Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Malware Analyst to join their security operations center (SOC) team. In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring, detecting, and analyzing cyber threats while contributing to incident response and recovery efforts.
Responsibilities
- Develop network defense skills by monitoring, detecting, and analyzing threats
- Interact directly with affected users and state-of-the-art tools and technologies
- Collect data to help incident response understand and mitigate threats when an incident is detected
- Analyze alerts to determine how many systems are affected and initiate recovery efforts
- Contribute to assessments and learn how to analyze patterns to understand attackers’ goals
Skills
- Experience in an SOC, incident response, or cyber threat analysis role
- Experience analyzing logs, network traffic, digital forensics, malware analysis, threat intelligence, and cybersecurity
- Experience with incident response frameworks such as NIST or MITRE ATT&CK
- Knowledge of SIEM such as Splunk, Elastic, QRadar, or Sentinel and EDR, including CrowdStrike or Microsoft Defender, IDS, and IPS
- Knowledge of operating system-specific exploitation vectors
- TS/SCI clearance
- HS diploma or GED
- DoD 8140 Level II Certification such as Security+, CySA+, or CISSP Certification
- Experience supporting Air Force or DoD Cyber Protection Teams (CPTs) or cyber threat intelligence missions
- Experience in malware classification, unpacking, and behavioral analysis
- Experience developing custom scripts and automation in Python or PowerShell for analysis workflows
- Knowledge of adversary TTPs and frameworks such as CAPEC
- Knowledge of cyber kill chain methodologies
- Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or Digital Forensics
- GREM, GCFA, or OSCP Certification
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
- Paid leave
- Professional development
- Tuition assistance
- Work-life programs
- Dependent care
- Recognition awards program
Company Overview
Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that specializes in analytics, technology, and engineering. It was founded in 1914, and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.boozallen.com.
Apply Now