Malware Reverse Engineer

Accenture•St. Louis, MO

4d•$80,400 - $293,800•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is an opportunity to serve as a senior technical lead within Accenture’s malware analysis and operational intelligence capability. You will reverse engineer complex malware, unpacking sophisticated samples to uncover behavior, infrastructure, and adversary tradecraft. You will also translate malware findings into actionable detections, support incident response during critical events, and provide technical quality control over analytical products before dissemination.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of professional experience in malware reverse engineering, exploit analysis, vulnerability research, or closely related cyber technical analysis roles
Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience conducting both static and dynamic malware analysis across Windows and Linux operating environments
Minimum 6 years of experience using advanced reverse engineering tools, including IDA Pro and Ghidra, and minimum 3 years of experience using debugging and binary analysis tooling such as x64dbg, Binary Ninja, or equivalent
Minimum 5 years of experience analyzing packed, obfuscated, or anti-analysis-protected malware, including deconstructing custom packers and bypassing anti-debugging or anti-instrumentation techniques
Minimum 4 years of experience working with low-level code, including assembly (x86/x64 and/or ARM), and minimum 5 years of experience developing or modifying tooling in C/C++ and/or Python to support malware analysis, artifact extraction, or configuration decryption
Minimum 4 years of experience extracting or reconstructing C2 protocols, malware communications logic, or infrastructure artifacts to support adversary infrastructure mapping and campaign correlation
Minimum 4 years of experience tracking malware behaviors, code reuse, infrastructure overlap, or TTPs associated with advanced threat actors or major cybercriminal groups
Minimum 4 years of experience developing detection content based on malware analysis, including YARA, Snort, Sigma, or comparable detection logic used by SOC or detection engineering teams
Minimum 3 years of experience reproducing, validating, or technically assessing publicly disclosed vulnerabilities or exploit chains that have been observed in active threat actor operations
Minimum 3 years of experience serving as a technical quality reviewer for malware analysis, reverse engineering findings, or technical threat reporting produced by other analysts.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate highly technical findings into concise, risk-based briefings for senior stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to edit and refine complex technical reporting into polished, publishable deliverables suitable for both technical and executive audiences
Ability to operate effectively under pressure, prioritize technical workstreams, and maintain analytical rigor in fast-moving response environments
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting malware analysis on embedded devices, firmware, or non-traditional computing environments
Familiarity with the malware ecosystems, code families, or operating patterns associated with advanced threat actors such as state-sponsored groups or top-tier cybercriminal organizations
Experience validating, challenging, or enriching third-party malware intelligence provided by commercial CTI vendors or external partners
Demonstrated ability to challenge analytical conclusions or stakeholder assumptions using code-level evidence and defensible technical findings
Experience mentoring senior analysts or acting as a senior technical coach across a malware analysis or reverse engineering team
Familiarity with analysis workflows that distinguish rapid triage for operational response from deep-dive forensic deconstruction for longer-term intelligence production
Experience packaging partially completed analysis for transfer across global teams without loss of operational context or momentum
Strong editorial judgment in balancing technical depth, confidence, and clarity for varied stakeholder audiences

Responsibilities

Conduct advanced static and dynamic analysis of malware across Windows and Linux environments
Reverse engineer complex and obfuscated binaries, including packed or anti-analysis-protected samples
Reproduce and validate publicly disclosed vulnerabilities that are being operationalized by real-world threat actors
Extract configuration data, artifacts, communications patterns, and command-and-control (C2) logic from malware
Map adversary infrastructure and identify overlap across campaigns, malware families, and operators
Translate reverse engineering findings into high-fidelity detection logic for security operations use cases
Serve as a senior technical reviewer for malware analysis outputs, ensuring technical rigor prior to dissemination
Support critical incident and ransomware response by distinguishing rapid response requirements from deeper forensic analysis
Provide technical mentorship to senior analysts and help raise the engineering depth of the broader team
Deliver concise, risk-based communications to leadership audiences when technical findings must be escalated quickly