Senior Malware Analyst

Description

Leidos has a current job opportunity for a Senior Malware Analyst on the DISA GSM-O program in Alexandria, VA.An active Top Secret security clearance and demonstrated advanced technical ability in reverse engineering custom protocols used by malware.

This position provides support to the J6 Pentagon Security Operations Center in conduct reverse engineering for Malware Analysis using dynamic and / or static analysis. Activities that this position performs include developing a standard process for the capturing and analysis of software artifacts suspected of being malicious code. This analysis will uncover an adversaries' tools, techniques, procedures, and will aid in discovering other affected or vulnerable systems, establishing a more concrete framework for attribution, and drive the development of additional defensive measures.

The tasks will culminate with written reports written in plain business language that details the analysis of the malware and detail the defensive measures that can be employed to discover other vulnerable systems and implement defensive measures to prevent future risks.

Responsibilities include :

• Demonstrated advanced experience with network traffic and communications, including known ports and services;
• Demonstrated advanced experience with the Windows operating system and other operating systems (e.g., Linux or Unix);
• Demonstrated experience with cyber security related technologies (e.g., NIDS, HIDS, IPS, and IDS);
• Demonstrated advanced understanding of various open source and commercial analysis tools used for malware analysis and reverse engineering;
• Demonstrated advanced technical ability in reverse engineering custom protocols used by malware;
• Demonstrated experience with programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Ruby)

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

About our Program :

Through the J6 Penetration Handling, Incident, System Health (PHISH) support services task order on the GSM-O contract, we provide IT products, services and solutions to the Pentagon and other DoD offices and agencies for them to meet mission and business requirements. Our Cybersecurity team performs cyber defensive actions in support of J6 to prevent, detect, respond and recover from adversarial activities.

Original Posting : July 7, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range :

Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.