Job Description
Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Malware Analyst to join their security operations center team. The role involves responding to and mitigating cyber threats, developing network defense skills, and analyzing incidents to enhance cybersecurity measures. 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 to analyze patterns to understand attackers’ goals Skills Experience in a 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 such as CrowdStrike or bolthires Defender, IDS, and IPS Knowledge of operating system-specific exploitation vectors Ability to travel up to 25% of the time 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 Retirement benefits Paid leave
Professional development Tuition assistance Work-life programs Dependent care 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