Senior Mobile Malware Engineer & Threat Analyzer

Applied Information Sciences; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Information Sciences (AIS) seeks a Senior Security Engineer to join our Federal-focused security team as a Mobile Malware Engineer. You will analyze, reverse engineer, and characterize malicious software targeting Android and iOS, using tools like Ghidra, IDA Pro, Jadx, Frida, MobSF, and Corellium.

This role requires a Top Secret with SCI eligibility, strong ARM/ARM64 assembly skills, and deep knowledge of mobile threat actors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's + 8 yrs experience or Master's + 6 yrs experience.
• Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility clearance required.
• Proficiency in ARM/ARM64 assembly and binary analysis.
• Strong knowledge of Android/iOS internals (APK/IPA, Mach-O).
• Hands-on with listed reverse engineering tools and Python.
• Nice to have CNO toolchains or offensive mobile capability knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Perform static and dynamic analysis of mobile malware on Android and iOS.
• Reverse engineer ARM/ARM64 binaries; unpack APK/IPA files.
• Identify C2 infrastructure, IOCs, and data exfiltration indicators.
• Develop tooling, automation scripts, and YARA signatures.
• Produce MITRE ATT&CK for Mobile mappings and remediation docs.
• Collaborate with forensics, vulnerability research, and cyber ops teams.

Skills

ARM/ARM64 assembly

Mobile malware analysis

Reverse engineering

Python scripting

Threat detection

Incident response

Android/iOS internals

MITRE ATT&CK for Mobile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS

Master's degree in Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Jadx

Frida

MobSF

Corellium

Job description

Applied Information Sciences (AIS) seeks a Senior Security Engineer to join our Federal-focused security team as a Mobile Malware Engineer. You will analyze, reverse engineer, and characterize malicious software targeting Android and iOS, using tools like Ghidra, IDA Pro, Jadx, Frida, MobSF, and Corellium.

This role requires a Top Secret with SCI eligibility, strong ARM/ARM64 assembly skills, and deep knowledge of mobile threat actors.