Malware Analyst

time left to apply End Date: February 25, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)

job requisition id R9060

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The Opportunity:

As a Malware Analyst, you will lead efforts in detecting, analyzing, and mitigating malware threats to safeguard organizational systems and data. By conducting advanced static and dynamic malware analysis, the role provides critical insights into emerging threats, supports incident response activities, and enhances detection capabilities through tool and signature development.

Together with colleagues spanning almost all time zones, you will help to make our clients safer and more secure against cyber threats by helping them understand the motivations of relevant actors, identifying their targets and how they operate.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Malware Analysis and Response:
   1. Conduct in-depth static and dynamic analysis of new and emerging malware threats, identifying potential risks and novel attack vectors.
   2. Provide detailed analysis of malware samples as part of Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) investigations.
   3. Respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) related to malware and binary analysis from internal and external teams.
   4. Stay up-to-date with ongoing malware campaigns and techniques, providing insight into emerging or high-impact threats.
2. Documentation and Reporting:
   1. Document and report on the behavior, techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) used by malware.
   2. Generate and share IoCs from malware analyses, leveraging the internal TIP tooling.
   3. Contribute to external communications through blog posts that highlight unique or significant malware findings.
3. Tool and Signature Development:
   1. Develop and maintain tools and scripts for malware analysis, including custom configuration extractors and unpackers in the malware lab.
   2. Based on malware analysis, create and refine detection signatures such as YARA rules.
   3. Identify network and host-based detection opportunities.
4. Collaboration and Information Sharing:
   1. Support the other pillars within the GTI team with research and analysis.
   2. Work closely with DFIR teams to provide context and insights on malware threats.
   3. Collaborate with the internal detection engineering team to ensure detections are in place for the latest threats.
   4. Collaborate with external partners, information-sharing communities, and industry forums to stay updated on new malware threats and to share intelligence.

Technical Skills:

1. Proven experience as a Malware Analyst, Threat Intelligence Analyst, or similar role with a focus on malware research and response.
2. Strong knowledge of reverse engineering tools and techniques for malware analysis, including tools like IDA Pro, Ghidra, OllyDbg, or similar.
3. Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, C++, or assembly for developing analysis tools and scripts.
4. Expertise in creating and maintaining YARA rules.
5. Strong understanding of networking protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, and how malware utilizes these protocols.

About NCC Group:

At NCC Group, our mission is to create a more secure digital future. That mission underpins everything we do, from our work with our incredible clients to groundbreaking research shaping our industry.

Our teams partner with clients across a multitude of industries, delving into, securing new products, and emerging technologies, as well as solving complex security problems. As global leaders in cyber and escrow, NCC Group is a people-powered business seeking the next group of brilliant minds to join our ranks.

We want colleagues to put down roots at NCC Group, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package, as well as opportunities for learning and development and career growth. Come join us!

About your application:

We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please email All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

About Us

The NCC Group family has over 2,200 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the United Arab Emirates.

We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value, and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.

Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative, and we embrace difference.

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