Malware Analyst - Alltech Consulting Services, Inc.

Job Title: -Malware Analyst

Location: -Remote role

Duration: -Contract

Job Description

• Malware Analysis:
• Perform static and dynamic analysis of Android malware.
• Reverse-engineer malicious APKs and SDKs to understand behavior and intent.
• Identify spyware, trojans, rootkits, and other threats.
• Analyze network traffic and backend systems for vulnerabilities and data leakage.
• Document findings and present reports to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate in client-facing activities and mentoring junior analysts.

Good to have:

• Develop detection signatures (e.g., YARA rules).
• Improve threat detection pipelines and automation systems.
• Tool Development:
• Create custom reverse engineering tools and scripts.
• Automate analysis tasks to improve efficiency.

Tools

Reverse Engineering Tools: Ghidre, IDA Pro, Frida, Jady, Burp Suite, HITPToolkit Programming Languages: Java, Kotlin, JaveScript, Flutter, Python Platforms & Frameworks: VirusTotel, ExploitDB, MITRE ATT&CK

Security Techniques: Static/Dynamic analysis, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment

Basic Knowledge:

Android internals and lifecycle

Mobile app store policies and security best practices

Network traffic analysis and protocol interception

PHA category definitions and I0Cs

SOC operations, SIEM configuration, IDS/IPS systems

Note: - We cannot hire from existing malware vendors - CTS, Accenture, Trellix, 19Active, and Musarybra unless the candidates heve not been part of "Google Play Protect" for at least 6 months. Please request the TA team to validate this point before sharing any profiles.