Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related fields., Less than 1 year of experience in malware analysis or related areas., Proficiency in Assembly and C programming languages is preferred., Strong analytical, technical writing, and problem-solving skills..

Key responsibilities:

Analyze and research malicious software to understand its behavior and implications.

Develop malware detection and remediation code and create removal tools.

Maintain technical documentation and report engine bugs and limitations.

Handle assigned case reports and escalate complex cases to senior engineers.

Job description

Description

Position at VIPRE Security Group

Position: Associate Malware Research Engineer
Office/Station: AVLab

GENERAL FUNCTION:

Responsible for daily analysis and research on malicious software, investigate how it works and what it does, create detection and removal/cleaning, assist in creation of removal tools and write malware descriptions for our Security Response Team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Handles the assigned cases reports and escalate difficult cases to next level of engineer
Reverse Engineer of malware to understand the underlying behavior and implication on a computer and network environment
Develop malware detection and remediation code
Research on new technologies on detection and remediation and vulnerabilities
Reports engine bugs and limitations
Create and maintain technical documentation using technical documentation templates
Performs related duties as assigned

Working Relationships:

Directly reports to the Technical Leader.

Qualification Standards:

Education: Bachelor’s degree Computer Science Science/Information Technology, Engineering (Computer/Telecommunication), Engineering (Electrical/Electronic) or any related courses.

Experience: Less than 1 year comprehensive experience.

Technical Skills:

Experience in Assembly and C programming language is preferred
Must be able to understand core processes of different IT section and knowledge areas such as Information Security, Network Infrastructure, Technical Support, Telecommunications, Reverse Engineering, Microprocessor and Input and Output devices.
Knowledgeable of Windows and other Operating Systems
Knowledgeable with Network programming, Windows internals, and / or x86 assembly language, disassembler and debuggers.
Knowledgeable with networking technologies and knowledge of core internet protocols (HTTP,TCP/IP,SMTP, etc.)

Other Skills:

Strong teamwork skills, experience working as part of a development team.
Strong analytical skills, design skills, technical writing skills, and problem-solving ability.
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills