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

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
Base: $159,600 usd - $239,400 usd; bonus/equity: m...
Fully remote
Digital forensics and incident response
Malware analysis
Advanced threat hunting
Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust

Job Summary

  • Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust.
  • The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other.
  • In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul.

Matching Summary

Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust.

Salary

Base: $159,600 USD - $239,400 USD; Bonus/Equity: May be eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus, annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • digital forensics and incident response
  • malware analysis
  • advanced threat hunting
  • Python, Go, or C/C++ automation
  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of malicious binaries
  • Forensic Suites and memory forensics tools
  • Intelligence Frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model)

Nice-to-have

  • collaborate multi-functionally
  • internal customer engagement
  • security architecture frameworks
  • product technology and engineering process innovation
  • explain complex analysis to non-technical stakeholders

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of expertise in DFIR, malware analysis, or threat hunting
  • 5+ years of experience with Python, Go, or C/C++
  • Expertise in Static and Dynamic Analysis
  • Deep experience with Forensic Suites and memory forensics tools
  • Strong mastery of Intelligence Frameworks
  • Proficiency with disassemblers and debuggers
  • Ability to reconstruct attack timelines
  • Experience translating malware behaviors into YARA, Snort, or Sigma rules
  • Experience hunting for forensic artifacts within SIEM platforms
  • Experience building and maintaining automated malware analysis pipelines
  • United States citizens (naturalized or native)

Work Rights

Must be a United States citizen

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