Senior Malware Researcher
Core
Analyze and reverse engineer malware and tooling used by advanced threat actors to support national cyber-defense and AI-driven research.
Role type
Senior IC malware researcher
Builds
Malware catalog, detection artifacts (YARA, CAPA), and AI-driven analysis capabilities
Domain
National security / Cyber defense / Malware analysis
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Malware reverse engineering, Binary analysis, Dynamic analysis, Script analysis, C2 infrastructure mapping, Threat actor attribution, OS internals knowledge, Detection rule development
Preferred skills
Experience with government or critical infrastructure defense
Technologies
IDA Pro, Ghidra, x64dbg, WinDbg, YARA, CAPA, PowerShell, JavaScript, VBA, PE, ELF, .NET
Responsibilities
Perform static and dynamic analysis of malware and tooling used by APTs. Reverse engineer binaries and scripts to determine capabilities and evasion techniques. Extract and document configuration data and C2 information. Develop detection and hunting artifacts such as YARA rules and sandbox signatures. Collaborate with AI researchers on developing artificial cyber researchers.
