Malware Analyst
201DU - Customer Site,Herndon, VA
Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future
Can you protect and defend the most coveted targets in the world? Are you passionate about ensuring the safety of information systems assets and protecting systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction? Join ManTech and help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement. We encourage our team members to share and grow their skills and expertise while creating robust and state-of-the-art solutions.
ManTech is seeking a Malware Analyst in Herndon, VA. Help strengthen an established unit of elite cyber defense experts by providing strategic vision and tactical implementation to protect our customer's varied networks from all enemies.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Execute dynamic and static analysis of malware, or suspected malware, to determine functionality, capability, impact, and source
- Identify related processes, files, or secondary artifacts that may have been precursor or follow on attack methods
- Perform behavioral analysis through sandboxing and leveraging virtual machines to simulate enterprise environments
- Reverse engineer malware samples through the use of debugging tools
- Provide a written technical report related to the scope, nature, and characteristics of identified malicious code
- Identify malware IOCs, TTPs and recommend appropriate counter measures
- Provide reporting and support to detection engineers to establish automated detection and prevention methods for discovered malware samples
- Respond to security events received from incident responders and provide comprehensive findings and recommended remediation steps
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in information security or cyber security operations
- Experience with one or more of the following: Debuggers (x64bdg), Disassemblers (IDA Pro), System Monitors (Process Monitor), Network Monitors (Wireshark) or similar tools
- Experience with Cyber Incident handling
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or High School Diploma and 4+ additional years of relevant experience
- Active/Current TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with evidence handling, risk analysis and mitigation, and malware detection services
- Experience coding in C/C++, python, Java or other languages
- Ability to take on a high level of responsibility, initiative, and accountability
- Adept at collecting, summarizing, and documenting highly technical content
Physical Requirements: must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time
SKN.7.23
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Tags: C Clearance Compliance Cyber defense Java Malware Polygraph Python Risk analysis TS/SCI TTPs
Perks/benefits: Career development Team events
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