Maleware Reverse Engineer; Levels

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Malware Analyst (Several Levels) to join our team! In this role, you will perform malware analysis and software reverse engineering to identify malicious behavior, extract indicators of compromise, and support cyber investigations.

• Perform static and dynamic analysis of malware and potentially malicious files.
• Conduct software reverse engineering of malicious binaries to determine behavior, extract indicators of compromise, and identify potential attribution.
• Develop or maintain scripts and analytical utilities for malware triage, artifact extraction, timeline development, and repetitive examination tasks.
• Identify indicators of compromise, persistence mechanisms, lateral-movement activity, command-and-control activity, privilege escalation, credential abuse, and other adversary behaviors.
• Perform evidence identification, forensic image and extraction review, hashing, timestamp analysis, artifact interpretation, anti-forensic detection, and user-activity reconstruction.
• Maintain accurate chain-of-custody documentation and ensure evidence is handled, stored, transferred, and disposed of in accordance with laboratory procedures and security requirements.
• Prepare complete, technically accurate, and professionally formatted Malware Analysis Reports.
• Validate malware-analysis tools, document validation results, verify tool outputs, and develop or maintain approved scripts using version-control practices, as assigned.
• Participate in technical peer reviews of forensic reports and incorporate review comments.
• Support expert-witness preparation, affidavits, warrants, mock depositions, moot court sessions, and testimony when designated and qualified.
• Support quality-assurance activities, including SOP implementation, audit readiness, competency testing, and accreditation-related documentation.
• Support metrics collection and analysis involving case volume, backlog, throughput, cycle time, timeliness, workload, rework, error rates, and quality indicators.
• Provide technical input to training, mentorship, process-improvement, and lessons-learned activities.

• Active Secret clearance;
  Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, or a related field. Four years of hands‑on digital-forensics, malware‑analysis, or reverse‑engineering experience may be substituted for the degree.
• Proven experience performing software reverse engineering using IDA Pro, Ghidra, or equivalent tools.

• Hands‑on digital-forensics, malware‑analysis, and reverse‑engineering experience appropriate to the assigned level
• Malware Analyst 1:
  Minimum of two years
• Malware Analyst 2:
  Minimum of five years
• Malware Analyst 3:
  Minimum of eight years
• Malware Analyst 4:
  Minimum of 12 years.

• Experience performing static and dynamic malware analysis and interpreting malicious binary behavior.
• Ability to identify indicators of compromise, adversary behaviors, persistence mechanisms, lateral movement, command-and-control activity, privilege escalation, and credential abuse.
• Experience maintaining chain-of-custody documentation and handling evidence in accordance with laboratory procedures and security requirements.
• Ability to prepare accurate, complete, and professionally formatted Malware Analysis Reports.
• Strong analytical, investigative, technical, documentation, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with investigators, cybersecurity personnel, technical reviewers, government representatives, and multidisciplinary teams.

• At least one active…