Malware Analyst

Senior Malware Analyst

Location: Hyderabad/ Chennai/Pune

Notice Period: Immediate

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, a related technical field, or equivalent

practical experience.

• 35 years of experience in security assessments, security design reviews, or threat

modeling.

• Experience in malware analysis, reverse engineering, and software development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with advanced reversing tools (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra).

• Ability to reverse-engineer heavily obfuscated code and native libraries.

• Capability to analyze and break custom cryptographic routines used by common

malware.

• Expertise in threat identification, with the ability to accurately pinpoint malicious code

and classify all categories of malicious applications.

• Experience in Android reverse engineering (APK, DEX), malware analysis, and

threat modeling.

• Strong understanding of ARM-based architecture.

• Android application development experience in C/C++ and Java.

• Experience analysing app behaviour using automated tools and sandboxing

environments to identify known malicious patterns.

• Foundational and in-depth technical knowledge of security engineering, computer

and network security, authentication, security protocols, and applied cryptography.

• Experience in automation and scripting, preferably in Python.

• Ability to classify applications based on predefined Standard Operating Procedures

(SOPs) and known threat indicators.

Responsibilities:

• Perform second-level reviews of complex threats and conduct security analysis on a

high volume of Android applications.

• Conduct reverse engineering and analyse malware at scale.

• Document all analysis findings accurately and concisely for reporting and tracking

purposes.

• Advocate for secure development practices and security-first approaches.

• Conduct research to identify emerging attack vectors targeting Android platforms.

• Collaborate with team members to enhance Android Security and Privacy’s

understanding of malware and propose methods for detection and mitigation.

• Mentor and train team members; lead knowledge-sharing sessions to upskill the

broader team.

If interested, kindly share the resumes to the below mail id

shri.lakshmi@cielhr.com