Malware Analyst / Reverse Engineer

Main mission

Analyzes malware to understand and counter attacks.

5 key responsibilities

• Analyze malware: static, dynamic, sandbox.
• Decompile and understand attack mechanisms.
• Extract indicators of compromise (IOC).
• Publish analyses and feed detection.
• Track the evolution of families and groups of attackers.

Key skills

Reverse engineering (IDA, Ghidra), assembly, sandboxing, systems.

What's expected

Understand the adversary's weapon to neutralize it: a rare and sought-after expertise.

Career paths

Threat Researcher, Lead Malware Analysis, Security Publisher.