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

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $159,600 usd - $2...
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.
  • 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).
  • The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.

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

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 of malicious binaries
  • intelligence frameworks mapping

Nice-to-have

  • curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • collaboration, follow-through, and doing the right thing
  • think clearly, act thoughtfully
  • ambition is paired with trust

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
  • 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 large-scale platforms
  • Experience building and maintaining automated malware analysis pipelines
  • Ability to explain complex analysis to non-technical stakeholders

Work Rights

Must be a United States citizen (naturalized or native)

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