Senior Malware Reverse Engineer & Threat Analysis Lead

Accenture; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior malware reverse engineer to lead analysis efforts, unpack sophisticated samples, and translate findings into detections for security operations. You will mentor analysts and shape technical outputs across the team.

The role requires extensive experience in Windows and Linux malware analysis, reverse engineering, and developing tooling in C/C++ or Python, with opportunities to influence across Accenture Security.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in malware reverse engineering or related analyses.
• 8+ years static/dynamic malware analysis on Windows and Linux.
• 5+ years detecting logic with YARA, Snort, Sigma or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced static and dynamic malware analysis across Windows and Linux.
• Reverse engineer obfuscated binaries and unpack samples.
• Translate findings into high-fidelity detection logic for SOC use cases.
• Support incident response and ransomware investigations.
• Provide mentorship and technical reviews for analysts.

Skills

Malware reverse engineering

Static analysis

Dynamic analysis

Binary debugging

C/C++ tooling

Python scripting

Threat intel awareness

Communication skills

Mentoring | leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

x64dbg

Binary Ninja

Python

C/C++ tooling

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior malware reverse engineer to lead analysis efforts, unpack sophisticated samples, and translate findings into detections for security operations. You will mentor analysts and shape technical outputs across the team.

The role requires extensive experience in Windows and Linux malware analysis, reverse engineering, and developing tooling in C/C++ or Python, with opportunities to influence across Accenture Security.