Software Engineer (Malware & Digital Forensics)

Do you have previous Software Engineering experience within Digital Forensics & Malware Analysis? Are you looking to play a meaningful role in a creative environment? If so, we are searching for someone like you to join our team of experts supporting NATO!

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Supporting in the execution of projects undertaken within the 2020 calendar year within the Cyber Security Operations Branch and reporting to the Incident Analysis and Response Section Head, your daily role responsibilities with our company will be as follows:

• Provide technical and expert support for to the 24/7 Cyber Security Incident Analysis and Responses process
• Execute both static and dynamic Malware analysis and capture
• the results in a technical analysis report
• Execute Digital Forensic Analysis in the form of network, system and memory forensics and capture the results in a technical Analysis report.
• Identification and Sharing of technical Indicators of Compromise with the other NATO stakeholders, the NATO nations and partners
• Develop tools, scripting, automation and integrations to automate using Python and PowerShell
• Experiment and conduct research in Malware Analysis and Forensic areas
• Propose additional detection content (Network IDS rules, SIEM content, endpoint scanning, etc)
• Support a Cyber Security Response Team, designated to provide Cyber Security Incident Response happening on one or multiple physical locations, including NATO Alliance Operations and Missions
• Support the production of Standard Operating Procedures covering all aspects of Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

If you have passion for the work described above, here are the basic qualifications we are looking for:

• University degree or at least 8 years extensive and progressive expertise in the duties related to the function outlined above
• At least 3 years demonstrable experience in conducting Forensics and/or Malware Reverse-Engineering or Analysis.
• Very good understanding of the inner working of modern Operating Systems on Windows and Linux environment
• Very good understanding of communication mechanisms on modern internet-facing systems: REST, SOAP, AJAX, MIME, API calls
• Good understanding of modern scripting languages: Python, PowerShell and JavaScript
• Good understanding of the TCP/IP stack up to the Application Layer
• The ability to work independently, identifying areas of potential improvement
• NATO Secret Clearance

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

MCR, LLC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by law.

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