Job opportunity for Java Android Developer

UK💼 Full-time🗓 2025-05-22 → 2026-07-31

Core

Analyzing malicious Android applications (APKs) through reverse engineering, static and dynamic analysis, and threat classification to identify vulnerabilities and security breaches.

Role type

Mobile Application Security Analyst (Reverse Engineering)

Builds

Detection routines for internal pipelines and reports documenting malware findings

Domain

Cybersecurity / Mobile Application Security

Deliverable

Required skills

Reverse engineering of APKs, Static analysis, Dynamic analysis, Malware classification, Vulnerability identification, Tool usage (IDA Pro, OllyDbg), Feature extraction, Clustering techniques, Security standards knowledge (OWASP, SANS)

Preferred skills

Kotlin programming, Experience with PHA classification, SDK analysis

Technologies

IDA Pro, OllyDbg, APKs

Responsibilities

Analyze Android apps (APKs) including binaries, Identify mobile threats and classify them, Reverse Engineering of malicious binaries, Develop techniques to extract features and clustering malicious software, Writing reports to document findings, Performing data analysis and creating detection routines

Seniority

Individual Contributor

Rewrite

## Responsibilities - Analyze Android apps (APK), including binaries - Identify mobile threats and classify them - Reverse Engineering of malicious binaries - Understanding malicious applications and SDKs by analyzing, unpacking and reverse engineering software that compromises Android devices - Utilizing tools such as IDA Pro and OllyDbg to help decide if binaries are malicious or not - Understanding techniques used by malicious software to tamper with user machines and making their removal harder - Developing techniques to extract features and clustering malicious software by origin and family - Writing reports to document findings, performing data analysis and creating detection routines for different internal pipelines - Experience in analyzing malicious APKs - Experience with static and dynamic analysis of malicious binaries - Strong interpersonal and communication skills ## Requirements - Experience in Android development with Java - Strong knowledge in Core Java - Experience on Reverse Engineering tools around APKs (preferable) - Experience of Reverse Engineering on Android application Packages (APKs) - Strong self-motivation and orientation toward results - General ability to solve complicated problems - Strong exposure to popular application security standards including OWASP TOP 10, OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) framework, SANS TOP 25, WASC etc. - Good exposure in conducting Malware analysis & reverse engineering on APKs ## Nice to Have - Java/Kotlin (Optional) for Mobile Devices - Understanding of PHA (Potentially Harmful applications) classification / Code Vulnerabilities / Security breaches on android platform - Experience in analyzing malicious APKsPAGE. 2 - Experience on tools such as IDA Pro or Olly Dbg ## Benefits - Employee Status : Full Time - Employee Shift : Day - Job Travel : No - Job Posting : Oct 12 2023 About Cognizant Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.

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