Malware Analyst

Peraton • Fort Meade, MD

254d • $112,000 - $179,000

About The Position

Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Malware Analyst for the USCYBERCOM program. In this role you will represent USCYBERCOM to provide requirements and integration support for malware analysis. You will analyze and understand the behavior of malware using dynamic malware analysis and reverse engineering techniques. Additionally, you will create in-depth malware reports to aid in the identification and mitigation of future cyber threats. You will support malware analysis efforts required for the delivery of Mission Assurance (MA) products as part of the effort to facilitate, evaluate, and report on malware in support of cyberspace operations. You will provide updates and report on the status of assigned Workflow Management System (WMS) malware tasks and participate in technical working groups and discussions to influence recommendations to malware analysis and exploitation strategy. Furthermore, you will participate and facilitate System Security Plan (SSP) development and certification and accreditation support for new malware analysis systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience as a Malware Analyst or Engineer.
• A minimum of DoD 8140/DoD 8570 IAM Level II Certification; or CSSP Incident Responder; or CSSP Infrastructure Support.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of source code, hex, binary, regular expression, data correlation, and analysis such as firewall, network flow, and system logs.
• Familiar with security concepts, protocols, processes, architectures, and tools (authentication and access control technologies, incident handling, etc).
• Ability to develop and analyze Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO), Computer Network Exploitation (CNE), and Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO) solutions.
• Demonstrated strength in attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent USCYBERCOM to provide requirements and integration support for malware analysis.
• Analyze and understand the behavior of malware using dynamic malware analysis and reverse engineering techniques.
• Create in-depth malware reports to aid in the identification and mitigation of future cyber threats.
• Support malware analysis efforts required for the delivery of Mission Assurance (MA) products.
• Provide updates and report on the status of assigned Workflow Management System (WMS) malware tasks.
• Participate in technical working groups and discussions to influence recommendations to malware analysis and exploitation strategy.
• Participate and facilitate System Security Plan (SSP) development and certification and accreditation support for new malware analysis systems.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap.
• Participation in an attractive bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees