# Senior-level Media Malware Analyst **Company**: Leidos **Location**: Fort Meade, MD **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00 **Category**: Security **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Fort-Meade-MD/Media-Malware-Analyst--Senior_R-00192736?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_6f0da0dd-be3 ## Description The Intelligence Sector seeks a highly qualified and trained Senior-level Media Malware Analyst to support United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) operations by identifying and analysing sophisticated malware threats. Responsibilities: - Provide timely, accurate, relevant support in identifying and assessing emerging threats and vulnerabilities in the Cyberspace domain. - Lead forensic analysis of vulnerable or compromised systems and media, and identify and analyse adversary TTPs and intrusion artifacts. - Create technical analysis reports with actionable intelligence findings, delivering timely, accurate, relevant threat briefs and analysis updates. - Identify unique indicators for signature and heuristic development. - Oversee drafting, release, and implementation of security incident response policies. - Analyse operational reporting to correlate attack trends and shared tradecraft. - Conduct log/system analysis for threat detection and update DoD situational awareness mechanisms. - Research open-source intel to inform threat assessments and signature creation. - Develop and maintain validated MD5 hash lists for signature repositories. - Analyse and evaluate All-Source finished intelligence, single-source intelligence, and technical data from various sources. - Conduct and publish in-depth risk assessments to evaluate and categorise the risk posture of detected cyber threats. - Collaborate with operational, technical, and intelligence elements across USCYBERCOM. - Maintain a current understanding of advanced persistent threats (APTs), threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and cyber threat trends. - Maintain situational awareness of, and execute on demand, CO crisis plans. - Provide situational awareness to a range of projects, Crisis Action Teams, and current operations activities. - Execute resource allocation decisions aligned with organisation objectives. - Apply knowledge of cyber threats and attack methods and techniques emanating from state and non-state adversaries. - Review, approve, prioritise, and submit operational requirements for research, development, and/or acquisition of Cyber capabilities. - Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and guidance relevant to daily activities. - Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organised manner. Requirements: - Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and Polygraph required. - BA/BS degree or higher within Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Digital Forensics, or related field. - Eight plus years' demonstrated proficiency in malware analysis (static/dynamic), incident handling, and reverse engineering. - Working experience with tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Wireshark, Volatility, and sandbox environments. - Strong familiarity with network protocols, OS internals (Windows/Linux/UNIX), and cyber threat analysis. - Broad knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities. - Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production. - Demonstrated proficiency working in a fast-paced collaborative environment. - Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills. Favourable if you have: - Masters' Degree or higher within Cybersecurity, Information Security, or related fields. - Experience developing detection signatures and writing technical reports for leadership. - Deep understanding of USCYBERCOM organisational structure and mission. - Prior experience supporting Joint operations across multiple warfighting domains. - Demonstrated experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into operations. - Experience with Space-enabled CO. - Formal training within field of Cyber Warfare and Joint Operations. - Familiar with art of Data Science and applicability to CO. - Familiar with Microsoft Power BI data visualisation software. - Desired Certifications: GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM); Certified Reverse Engineering Analyst (CREA); Certified Malware Analyst (CMA); Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR); GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA); GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI). ## Skills ### Required - Malware analysis - Incident handling - Reverse engineering - Cybersecurity - Network protocols - OS internals - Cyber threat analysis ### Nice to have - Artificial Intelligence - Machine Learning - Data Science - Microsoft Power BI - GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) - Certified Reverse Engineering Analyst (CREA) --- Source: [Apply at leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Fort-Meade-MD/Media-Malware-Analyst--Senior_R-00192736?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)