Reston, VA · Information Technology · $145,000 - $223,100
Are you ready to grow as a Cybersecurity Malware Reverse Engineer? Antero Technology Services is looking for a proactive person with a TS/SCI clearance to join our Cyber Team. Your team protects a global cyber infrastructure comprising of mission-critical networks, systems, and information. You will focus on isolating, reviewing, analyzing, and reverse-engineering malicious binaries to determine functionality and capability. You will use your experience developing and tuning signatures and researching emerging techniques and protocols to advise analysts on the current threat landscape, tools, and techniques.
Your Place in Our Team
We’re a small business which means you make a big difference with our team. We offer full company-paid health plans, time off, retirement, and other financial benefits. Our culture thrives on learning, and our professional growth program helps pay for your advancement. We encourage leadership growth too, and we’ll help you build and lead a team of your own.
What you’ll be doing
Analyze, assess, and reverse engineer software and hardware systems for vulnerabilities
Develop tools, processes, and systems to automate malware discovery
Identify Indicators of Compromise (IOC)s through: forensic analysis of digital information, Open-Source Intel (OSINT) review and monitoring, available cybersecurity tools, and research on previously reported IOCs
Assist in the development of IOCs for active defensive countermeasures and passive detection signatures
Participate in collaborative sessions with other CNDSPs and IC agencies on malicious intrusions, attacks, or suspicious activities, as well as share emerging Cyber Threat Intel data; you will occasionally be required to present your findings in front of senior executives, so the ability to translate technical indicators into layperson’s terms is vital
What you’ll need to have
8570 IAT Level II Certification (typically Security+)
Secondary Certification (CEH, CySA+, Cloud+, CND)
TS/SCI with CI Poly, or willingness and ability to be cleared
High School+12 years; Bachelor’s+8; Master’s+6
Demonstrated ability to reverse engineer malware, and familiarity with today’s tools and operational needs
Experience monitoring emerging threats through Tools, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and how they relate to the MITRE ATT&CK framework
Experience with specialized forensic systems and tools, including dissemblers, debuggers, hex editors, unpackers, virtual machines, and network traffic analysis
Engaging communications style with customers, peers, and support teams
Good written communications skills are necessary in order to properly document and report the identification and sharing of newly identified IOCs
Strengths you’ll bring to our team
Passion for learning and professional growth
Eagerness to help customers, peers, and juniors
Taking ownership to do the right things right
Building trust by delivering results that make a difference
Comfortable communicating good news, bad news, challenging opinions, and innovative ideas
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.