Description

MALWARE DEFENSE ANALYST

CONTRACT ROLE

DUBLIN

What you'll do

• Respond, triage, and adapt to real-time threats targeting the organization through the lens of malware delivery and execution.
• Perform static, dynamic, and behavioural analysis of malicious software and potential indicators of compromise.
• Maintain detailed documentation regarding analysis findings and producing comprehensive reports encompassing observations, actions taken, and recommendations.
• Identify cyber risks and help develop improvements to controls and detection mechanisms.
• Collaborate with response teams to defend against emerging threats and contribute to Incident Response efforts.

Who you are

• We are looking for mid-level candidates with malware analysis and incident response experience.
• Specific experience with triaging detections, prioritizing threats, performing static and dynamic analysis, identifying security gaps, and implementing preventative measures.
• Candidates should have a very strong investigative mindset with an ability to drive process changes and implement control enhancements.
• Candidates typically should have 3-5 years of relevant experience in one or more threat prevention disciplines focusing on Email, Web, or Endpoint.

Preferred Skillset

• Understanding of browser exploitation techniques
• Familiarity of web based technologies such as JavaScript or HTML and how they are commonly abused by various threat actors or techniques.
• Experience with reviewing and analyzing Email Headers.
• Experience with detecting phishing and other common email threats.
• SIEM experience with event correlation and searching.
• Experience with dynamic analysis tools such as Process Monitor, FakeDNS, Regshot, or Wireshark.
• Familiarity with use and interpretation of malware analysis results from sandbox technologies.
• Technical experience and ability to operate and maintain a virtualized sandbox environment.
• Familiarity with URL categorization and analysis tools like Fiddler, commercial sandbox, or web proxy technologies.
• Ability to assess files or URLs and extract Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) such as malicious domains, IPs, and file hashes.
• Experience with documentation and ability to clearly articulate thoughts to a wide variety of intended audiences (teammates, technical, non-technical, leadership, etc.).
• Knowledge of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools
• Knowledge of forensic artifacts such as Browser, Registry, or Event Log artifacts.

Nice to have

• 3+ years of experience conducting end to end Malware analysis specifically around either Email, Web, or Endpoint.
• 3+ years of conducting incident response using commercial products and tools.
• 3+ years of experience in digital forensics
• Knowledge of at least one major cloud services provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) technologies
• Ability to create scripts and other forms of automation
• Experience conducting interviews with an interrogative mindset

Job Title: Malware Analyst

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Job Type: Contract

Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available at https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices.

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