Senior Reverse Engineer - Mandiant Washington, DC Bookmark Share Print 625 0 1

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Job Description

Mandiant Advantage Labs’ FLARE team works on in-depth reverse engineering, malware analysis, and research and development to support numerous functions within the Mandiant business.

If you have strong programming skills, experience in malware analysis or reverse engineering, and are looking for an opportunity to collaborate with an industry-leading team, then this may be the opportunity for you. As a reverse engineer working within FLARE you will dissect attacker tools and backdoors in support of incident responders. You will also help develop innovative tools to aid other business lines and automate malware analysis and reverse engineering efforts.

What You Will Do:

• Analyze executables and malicious files, model and report on their behavior
• Collaborate with a team of experienced malware analysts and researchers
• Develop novel solutions to challenges facing incident responders and network defenders
• Support the company’s research and development efforts via applied research efforts

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in programming skills
• Ability to analyze disassembly of x86 and x64 binaries
• Knowledgeable in the use of:
  • IDA Pro disassembler
  • User- and kernel-mode debuggers
  • Common binary file formats
  • Dynamic analysis tools
  • Network analysis tools
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in RE, Ability to reverse engineer binaries of various types including:
  • C/C++
  • Delphi
  • NET
  • Compiled VBScript
• Understanding of software exploits
• Experience developing scripts to decode obfuscated data and network communications
• Experience developing applications in C, C++, and .NET
• Thorough understanding of network protocols
• Experience mitigating anti-reverse engineering techniques

Desired Qualifications:

•  Ability to analyze shellcode
•  Ability to analyze packed and obfuscated code
•  Capable of Python scripting to automate analysis tasks
•  Capable of identifying host- and network-based indicators

At Mandiant we are committed to our #OneTeam approach combining diversity, collaboration, and excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.