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

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $159,600 usd - $2...
Hybrid (minimum 50% in-office quarterly)
Digital forensics and incident response
Malware analysis
Advanced threat hunting
Workday is seeking a Cyber Forensics & Malware Analyst who will focus on digital forensics, incident response, and malware analysis for U.S. federal contracts. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in cybersecurity, particularly in threat hunting, malware analysis, and digital forensics

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.
  • Responsibilities include promoting and implementing security processes and tools, collaborating multi-functionally with development and operations teams, and developing expertise on security architecture frameworks.
  • The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.

Matching Summary

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Workday is seeking a Cyber Forensics & Malware Analyst who will focus on digital forensics, incident response, and malware analysis for U.S. federal contracts. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in cybersecurity, particularly in threat hunting, malware analysis, and digital forensics.

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

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Digital forensics and incident response
  • Malware analysis
  • Advanced threat hunting
  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of malicious binaries
  • Forensic Suites and memory forensics tools
  • Intelligence Frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model)

Nice-to-have

  • Curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • Sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • Shift left security mentality
  • Product technology and engineering process innovation
  • Real-world demands

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of proven expertise in DFIR, malware analysis, or advanced threat hunting
  • 5+ years of experience with Python, Go, or C/C++
  • Expertise in Static and Dynamic Analysis of malicious binaries and scripts
  • Deep experience with Forensic Suites and memory forensics tools
  • Strong mastery of Intelligence Frameworks
  • Proficiency with disassemblers and debuggers
  • Ability to reconstruct attack timelines by analyzing volatile memory, file systems, and registry hives
  • Experience translating malware behaviors into high-fidelity YARA, Snort, or Sigma rules
  • Experience hunting for forensic artifacts within large-scale SIEM platforms
  • Experience building and maintaining automated malware analysis pipelines and custom sandbox environments
  • Ability to explain complex analysis to non-technical stakeholders
  • Must be a United States citizen

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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