Cybersecurity Specialist: Malware Analysis and Incident Response

4 weeks ago


Ashburn, Virginia, United States Leidos Full time

About Leidos:

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  • We deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success.
  • Our teams empower each other, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably.
  • Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
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Job Description:

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  • Leidos is seeking an experienced Cyber Analyst to join our team covering both forensics and malware analysis on a highly-visible cyber security single-award IDIQ vehicle that provides network operations security center (NOSC) support, including monitoring and analysis, cyber threat intelligence, email analysis, forensics, incident response, and malware analysis
  • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) is a U.S. government program responsible to monitor, detect, analyze, mitigate, and respond to cyber threats and adversarial activity on the DHS Enterprise
  • The Cyber Forensics and Malware Analysis Team provide support during core business hours (7am – 7pm), Monday thru Friday EST. Flexible start times are considered. Participates in rotating on-call schedule.
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Key Responsibilities:

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  1. Perform long-term and time-sensitive in-depth technical analysis of malicious code (malware), analyze the inner workings, and develop defensive countermeasures
  2. Conduct malware analysis using static and dynamic methodologies (e.g. debuggers [Ollydbg], disassembler [IDA Pro], sandbox execution, etc)
  3. Produce malware reports to disseminate to the watch floor and enterprise
  4. Support investigating computer and information security incidents to determine extent of compromise to information and automated information systems
  5. Collaborate with analytical counterparts and across the U.S. Intelligence Community and apply knowledge of network fundamentals, open-source tools, and current implementation of those technologies in order to devise strategies to pursue access and exploitation of targets of interest
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Required Skills and Qualifications:

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  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field PLUS eight (8) years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, and/or cyber forensics
  • Experience in supporting malware analysis and forensics in cyber operations, and/or federal law enforcement
  • Hands-on experience with EnCase, Axiom, FTK, CrowdStrike Falcon, Volatility, Security Onion, Suricata, Splunk
  • Signature (e.g. Snort, Yara, Suricata) development/tuning
  • Proficient working in Windows and Linux operating systems
  • Must have TS/SCI
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Salary: $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

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Location: United States

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About the Job: This role requires expertise in malware analysis, incident response, and cyber forensics. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate potential security threats. If you have experience working with advanced security tools and are passionate about cybersecurity, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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