A Day in the Life
As part of the attestation team for Adaptive Defense, the analyst will work classifying files from clients that require expert human malware analysis that the machine learning models are not able to classify. The job is to determine if the files are malicious or benign.
About the Position
This position is critical for the success of the 100% Attestation service, which is one of the key features of the WG Adaptive Defense platform.
The Attestation Service Malware Analyst plays a key role and is responsible for the classification of the files that are blocked in the clients that have risk and that the machine learning models cannot resolve. The right candidate for this position should have knowledge of malware analysis and reverse engineering of binaries. Previous experience in a similar position is desired. They should be able to analyze malicious and benign files and have knowledge of different programming languages and a technical background in cybersecurity.
This is a great opportunity for someone who loves malware analysis and reversing, who wants a career in cybersecurity, and wants to deal with the most challenging and current cyber threats attacking organizations. If you are passionate about malware analysis and cybersecurity, have experience with reverse engineering of malware, know about vulnerabilities and hacking methods, are up to date with cyber threats, and can analyze and understand malware code, this is the position you are looking for. This role reports directly to the Attestation Service Manager. If you are looking for a challenge and you are enthusiastic, self-motivated, and want to grow as a Malware Analyst, WatchGuard has the perfect role for you.
30/60/90 Plan
At 30 days – This is a training period. You will be trained in basic malware analysis and will learn the systems involved in the daily tasks of the team.
At 60 days – Training continues. You will be trained in more advanced malware analysis and the consoles used to analyze, detect malware, and do the daily classification work.
At 90 days – Training continues. You will start working in classifying files and detecting malware from clients with the rest of the team. You will be supervised and assisted at all times by a senior team member.
Position ResponsibilitiesClassification of files into malicious or benign (Adaptive Defense).Join the malware analyst team with direct access to great reversing engineers in the company.Analyze and detect the latest malware.Identification of PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs).Goodware application classification.Be aware of new cyber threats.Analyze new trends and techniques used by malware and cyber criminals.Study the attack/persistence/lateral movement methods of new malware.Help improve automatic classification systems based on machine learning.Help improve client's protection.Create technical reports on new malware.Be part of a great malware analyst team and help teammates and junior members.
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