Peraton is looking for an experienced Malware Analyst in support of the TASO mission with our DSCM program supporting the Department of State.
Location: Arlington, VA; For this role, you will be able to work on-site for the first 90 days. After the 90-day period, a hybrid schedule may be considered and offered.
The Cyber Threat Analysis Division's (DS/CTI/CTAD) Technical Analysis and Special Operations (TASO) team performs advanced cyber threat network hunting, advanced technical analyses (e.g. analysis of malicious code, network traffic, and Web log data), and forensic review of hard drives, mobile devices, and other storage media.
What you'll do:
The Malware Analyst will be responsible for the following but not limited to:
- Performing Dynamic and static analysis of malware, or suspected malware, to determine functionality and capability.
- Perform behavioral analysis through sand-boxing and leveraging virtual machines to simulate enterprise environments.
- Reverse engineer malware samples through the use of debugging tools.
- Provide a written technical report related to the scope, nature, and characteristics of identified malicious code. Identify malware IOCs, TTPs and recommend appropriate counter measures.
- Perform advanced network threat hunting to detect malicious or suspicious behavior on Department onpremises and cloud-based networks.
- Respond to security events received from CIRT and provide comprehensive findings and recommended remediation steps.
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