Malware Analyst
Posted 14 Jul 2026
Advertised as “Senior Malware Analyst (Media, Malware, and Analysis – MMA) MD TS/SCI CI POLY”
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- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Contract
- Full-time
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Field of studyComputer Science, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Field of studyCybersecurity, Information Security (or related)
Study levelMaster's
Senior Malware Analyst (Media, Malware, and Analysis – MMA) US CITIZEN ONLY
Job Type
Full-time
Location
Annopolis Junction, MD
Clearance Requirement
TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Position Description
The Senior Malware Analyst provides advanced technical expertise in malware analysis, digital forensics, and cyber threat intelligence in support of USCYBERCOM cyberspace operations. This role directly supports operations across USCYBERCOM J3, Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force-Ares (JTF-ARES), delivering critical insights into adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) targeting the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) and associated mission systems.
The analyst performs deep technical analysis of malicious code, compromised systems, and digital media to identify threats, develop mitigation strategies, and enhance operational situational awareness. This position contributes to mission assurance, defensive cyberspace operations (DCO), and offensive cyberspace operations (OCO) by enabling timely, actionable intelligence and supporting enterprise cyber defense and exploitation capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct static and dynamic malware analysis, reverse engineering, and forensic examination of compromised systems and digital media to identify adversary TTPs and intrusion artifacts.
- Perform media exploitation and forensic analysis, including extraction and analysis of malicious files, logs, and system artifacts across Windows, UNIX/Linux, and network environments.
- Develop and disseminate technical intelligence reports, threat briefs, and executive summaries to support operational decision-making and leadership awareness.
- Identify and develop indicators of compromise (IOCs), signatures, heuristics, and MD5 hash repositories to support detection and mitigation strategies.
- Analyze and correlate cyber threat intelligence (all-source, SIGINT, and technical data) to identify patterns, anomalies, and emerging threats.
- Support incident response activities, including policy development, after-action analysis, and improvement of response procedures.
- Conduct trend analysis and risk assessments to evaluate threat posture and inform defensive and offensive cyberspace operations.
- Collaborate with operational, intelligence, and technical teams across USCYBERCOM to enhance .