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Job Description
The FireEye Mandiant team is seeking an experienced Malware Analyst and Reverse Engineer to support a long-term government client. The successful candidate will have extensive experience understanding and analyzing cyber tools and malware samples in support of active investigations and working with technical data to support creation of cyber intelligence products. The analyst will utilize FireEye’s tools, sources, methods and data to provide the client with context about the evolving threat landscape. The successful candidate excels at interpreting and analyzing large, sometimes ambiguous, data sets and has experience in writing publication-worthy analysis with minimal direction and oversight. The analyst’s work will inform a range of tactical and strategic decisions and should equip audiences with actionable assessments.
Responsibilities:- Perform static and dynamic analysis of malware samples in supporting ofongoing investigations
- Conduct reverse engineering as necessary
- Develop tools, signatures and methods of detection for use in hunt and incident response activities
- Research and develop methods of tracking and detecting adversary activity within a network
- Produce deliverables that equip audiences with actionable assessments to inform tactical and strategic decisions
- Support the creation and presentation of tactical and strategic intelligence about threat groups, the methodologies they use and the motivations behind their activity
- Compile collected intelligence with malware research to be presented to senior leaders and build upon a larger knowledgebase of tracked threat activity
- Present tactical and strategic intelligence about threat actors, methodologies and motivations based on malware research and incident response activities
- Prepare and deliver briefings and reports to customer leadership, operational teams or fellow analysts
- Provide training and mentorship, present to small groups, and speak in public in venues such as conferences
Qualifications
- Must have a current TS/SCI and polygraph
- Five (5) or more years or related experience
- Minimum two (2) years in an investigative or incident response environment
- Experience with malware analysis and reverse engineering
- Knowledgeable in the use of:
- IDA Pro and/or Ghidra
- Common binary formats
- Static and dynamic analysis tools
- Network analysis tools
- Ability to reverse engineer samples of various types such as:
- C/C
- .NET
- Flash
- Compiled VBScript
- Ability to analyze shellcode
- Ability to analyze packed and obfuscated code
- Understanding of software exploits
- Ability to automate analysis tasks and developing scripts to decode obfuscated data and network communications
- Capable of identifying host- and network-based indicators
- Experience performing technical research
- Experience mentoring junior team members
- Ability to think critically and properly qualify assessments
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to provide concise, accurate communications (both verbal and written)
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to present to a variety of internal audiences including senior executives
- Proven track record of successfully managing and executing on both short term and long-term projects
- Ability to set and manage expectations with key stakeholders and team members
- Ability to communicate and establish rapport with a global team
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to prioritize and execute with minimal direction or oversight
Additional Information
At FireEye we are committed to our #OneTeam approach combining diversity, collaboration, and excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
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