Cyber Forensics & Malware Analyst-reverse Engineer (us Federal)

Workday

McLean, Virginia, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $159,600 usd - $2...
Fully remote
Digital forensics and incident response
Malware analysis
Advanced threat hunting
This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native)

Job Summary

  • This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).
  • Promote and implement security processes and tools that support ongoing deliveries and promote a "shift left" Security mentality.
  • Stay ahead of industry technology and business trends by actively drive product technology and engineering process innovation to help Workday be a leader in Security.

Matching Summary

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

Salary

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $159,600 USD - $239,400 USD; Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $144,400 USD - $258,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: May be eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • digital forensics and incident response
  • malware analysis
  • advanced threat hunting
  • static and dynamic analysis
  • forensic suites
  • memory forensics tools
  • intelligence frameworks

Nice-to-have

  • shift left security mentality
  • collaboration with development teams
  • customer engagement
  • security architecture frameworks
  • product technology innovation
  • business impact communication

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of digital forensics and incident response
  • 5+ years of experience with Python, Go, or C/C++
  • Expertise in Static and Dynamic Analysis
  • Deep experience with Forensic Suites
  • Strong mastery of Intelligence Frameworks
  • Proficiency with disassemblers and debuggers
  • Ability to reconstruct attack timelines
  • Experience translating malware behaviors into rules
  • Experience hunting for forensic artifacts within large-scale platforms
  • Experience building and maintaining automated malware analysis pipelines

Work Rights

Must be a United States citizen

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