Location: Quantico,VA, USA
The Opportunity:
As a Malware Analyst, you know that identification, evaluation, and documentation of malware play key roles in the CNO lifecycle. We're looking for someone like you to flex your problem-solving prowess in a rapidly evolving systems security research and trend identification of malicious software.
You'll evaluate and analyze complex malicious code using tools, includingdisassemblers, debuggers, hex editors, un-packers, virtual machines, and network sniffers. You'll provide the findings in a technical report with details of the malware, identification parameters, advanced capabilities, and mitigation strategies. You'll perform research in malicioussoftware, vulnerabilities, and exploitation tactics. You'll lead the development of prototype applicationsoftware or systems to demonstrate the capability or exploitation of a vulnerability.
You'll analyze malware to determine its capabilities, intent, indicators, and origin. Confirm what is known about an intrusion and discover new information using industry standard malware and digital forensic analysis techniques. Examine recovered data for information of relevance to the investigation. You'll support the development of new detection capability by integrating the results of malware and forensic analysis tasks into new and existing detection use cases to prevent future occurrences. You'll be responsible for maintaining currency as data sources, analysis tools, and techniques evolve to changes in the technical computing environment as well as by mandates from higher echelon organizations.
Join us. The world can't wait.
You Have:
5 years of experience with performing malware analysis
Experience with handling national state level intrusions
TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an IT-related field or 5+ years of experience with DCO tools, tactics, and techniques in a large enterprise environment in lieu of a degree
DoDD 8570 IAT Level III Certification
DoDD 8570 CSSP Incident Responder Certification
Ability to obtain a GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) Certification within 180 days of start
Nice If You Have:
Ability to reverse engineer binaries of various types, including x86, x64, C, C++, .NET, and Delphi
Ability to script to automate analysis and reverse engineer tasks
Ability to analyze shellcode, packed and obfuscated code, and the associated algorithms
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $84,600.00 to $193,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Identity Statement
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