Malware Analyst (Android Platform)

FocusKPI is seeking an Malware Analyst (Android Platform) to join one of our clients, a high-tech SaaS company.
Work Location: Mountain View, CA
Duration: 12-month contract with potential to extend; On-site role (5 days a week onsite)
Pay Range: $60/hr - 71/hr
**No C2C resumes are considered**
Responsibilities:

• Reverse engineer Android apps, malwares and SDKs to identify threat behaviors and attack patterns.
• Perform static and dynamic analysis of APKs, binaries, and mobile executables
• Analyze different types/families of malware, such as viruses, worms, trojans, and ransomware, to understand their functionality, origins, and potential impacts.
• Document investigation, findings and prepare clear, actionable reports.
• Develop framework/custom scripts and tools to automate the malware analysis process.
• Use industry standard tools such as JADx, Ghidra, Frida, IDA Pro, and Burp Suite
• Supporting testing different projects involving malware detection, prevention, testing detection accuracy, and finding gaps in the detection engine.
• Stay updated with the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and vulnerabilities.

• 3+ years of proven work experience in malware analysis and research
• Education requirement (Minimum): Associate's Degree (Community College, MBO); College degree
• Strong knowledge of malware operation and indicators of compromise.
• Good understanding of tools such as Metasploit and Cobalt Strike.
• Experience with reverse engineering tools (such as IDA Pro, OllyDbg, or Ghidra).
• Proficient in scripting languages (such as Python, Bash).
• Experience with Android OS architecture and application structure is preferred (APK format, permissions model, services, activities).
• Preferred experience with a sandbox environment for executing malware.
• Good communication skills.

• Customer-centric: Anybody you interact with can be considered a customer.
• Deep-diver: Curious about everything and insists on understanding the big picture.
• Quality advocate: Maintain high standards when it comes to product quality.
• Innovator: Constantly on the lookout for improving what we do.
• Proactive: self-starter with a keen eye for details, with focus on end-user experiences and ability to go above and beyond to ensure a high-quality release in a fast-paced and changing environment

Thank you!

FocusKPI Hiring Team

Founded in 2010, FocusKPI, Inc. (FocusKPI) is a data science and technology firm specializing in predictive analytics practice and methodologies. FocusKPI is a US company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with an East Coast office in Boston, Massachusetts.