Malware Analyst II

Essential Job Functions

• Conduct dynamic and static analysis of suspicious code in order to establish malicious capability, and to determine potential impact.
• Leverage host and network monitoring for analysis of malware execution and propagation.
• Recommend proactive security measures.
• Support 24/7 monitoring of malware threats to NSA networks, hosts, mission platforms and boundaries.
• Communicate written and verbal information in a timely, clear, and concise manner.
• Generate technical summary of findings in accordance with established reporting procedures.
• Develop and document signatures, techniques, and rules to identify malware vectors.
• Conduct threat research to identify emerging threats.

• Due to the nature of this position and the information that employees will be required to access, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI with FS Poly.
• Required High School Diploma.
• Five years of demonstrated experience in Cybersecurity.
• Three years of demonstrated experience with Malware Analysis.
• Two years of demonstrated experience with tools such as GHIDRA, Sys Internals, Fire Eye AX, or similar technologies.
• One year of demonstrated experience with code development in languages such as Python, Lua, C, C++, Ruby or similar.
• Requires DoD 8570 compliance with Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) Analyst baseline certification, Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I or Level II certification, and Computing Environment (CE) certification.
• Multiple shifts available.