Cyber Operations Malware Analyst - Senior

Cyber Operations Malware Analyst - Senior
Fort Knox KY or Remote
Active TS/SCI SSBI Clearance Required
@Orchard is supporting a growing Federal contractor with multiple needs for an experienced Cyber Operations Malware Analyst. The individual in this role will lead and participate in evaluation and analysis of complex malicious code through utilization of tools, including dissemblers, debuggers, hex editors, un-packers, virtual machines, and network sniffers. They will be responsible for conducting research on malicious software, vulnerabilities, and exploitation tactics, providing findings in technical reports with details of malware, identification parameters, advanced capabilities, and mitigation strategies .

As the Cyber Operations Malware Analyst you will:

• Provides support for defensive cyberspace operation by reviewing and evaluating network traffic, and identifying baselines to facilitate locating adverse network trends, anomalous traffic, or malicious cyberspace activity.
• Supports network analysis by performing hunting, clearing, hardening, and continual assessment operations as well as providing Cyber Threat Emulation (CTE) and Discovery and Counter-Infiltration (D&CI) capabilities.
• Provides surge support, technical guidance, and expertise in the areas of Cybersecurity to support Customer, Mission Partners, IMOs, ISSOs, IS Owners, Software Developers, Network System, and Database Administrators IAW all related cyber regulations and directives; provide results in reports, briefs, and deliverables as required to the appropriate Government representative.
• Provide Cybersecurity surge support in the event of real world or additional requirements in support of RMF compliance checks and documentation review across authorization boundaries, including, but not limited to:
  • Perform security review preparation for all security controls associated with RMF applicable to an assigned authorization boundary based upon the Confidentiality, Integrity, or Availability designation.
  • Perform on site or off-site reviews of all information systems to audit and validate compliance with associated security controls.
  • Perform as reviewers of audit teams during inspections, assessments, evaluations, audits, etc.
  • Provide reports to the assigned Government representative as required.
  • Provide reviews, validation, and deliverable efforts in support of compliance or non-compliance IAW CCI, STIGs and SRGs for each finding or vulnerability IAW RMF.
  • Provide embedded Cybersecurity support across Customer or other supported organizations as required.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience with:
  • Application security, network security, reverse engineering, or malware.
  • Programming (assembly and web) and system analysis with various tools, including IDA Pro, Ollydbg, PCAP tools, or TCP Dump.
• Requires strong knowledge of worms, viruses, Trojans, rootkits, botnets, Windows internals, and Win32 APL.
• MA/MS preferred; Security+, Computing Environment Certification
• Must be professionally certified, within a Computer Network Defense (CND) discipline, as Technical Level Ill as defined by DODI 8570 (CISSP, GCIH, or GCED)
• Must hold TS/SCI clearance and SSBI investigation.

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atorchard.com .