Malware Analyst

Overview

Remote
$40 - $45
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Malware
threats
spyware

Job Details

Job Title: -Malware Analyst

Location: -Remote role

Duration: -Contract

Job Description

  • Malware Analysis:
  • Perform static and dynamic analysis of Android malware.
  • Reverse-engineer malicious APKs and SDKs to understand behavior and intent.
  • Identify spyware, trojans, rootkits, and other threats.
  • Analyze network traffic and backend systems for vulnerabilities and data leakage.
  • Document findings and present reports to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Participate in client-facing activities and mentoring junior analysts.

Good to have:

  • Develop detection signatures (e.g., YARA rules).
  • Improve threat detection pipelines and automation systems.
  • Tool Development:
  • Create custom reverse engineering tools and scripts.
  • Automate analysis tasks to improve efficiency.

Tools

Reverse Engineering Tools: Ghidre, IDA Pro, Frida, Jady, Burp Suite, HITPToolkit Programming Languages: Java, Kotlin, JaveScript, Flutter, Python Platforms & Frameworks: VirusTotel, ExploitDB, MITRE ATT&CK

Security Techniques: Static/Dynamic analysis, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment

Basic Knowledge:

Android internals and lifecycle

Mobile app store policies and security best practices

Network traffic analysis and protocol interception

PHA category definitions and I0Cs

SOC operations, SIEM configuration, IDS/IPS systems

Note: - We cannot hire from existing malware vendors - CTS, Accenture, Trellix, 19Active, and Musarybra unless the candidates heve not been part of "Google Play Protect" for at least 6 months. Please request the TA team to validate this point before sharing any profiles.

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