Amazon Malware Researcher / Reverse Engineer - 

United States, California, Santa Monica 

332373387

The AWS Security Services team builds technologies that help customers strengthen their security posture and better meet security requirements in the AWS Cloud. We are building massively scalable and globally distributed security systems to power next generation services.Utility Computing (UC)About AWSDiverse Experiences
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We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Key job responsibilities
* Research the latest malware detection evasion techniques, such as use of customized packers and anti-virus (AV) software bypassing. Based on research, you will design and develop signatures and tools to detect and mitigate those threats.
* Work with data scientists to help develop and test detections for attack patterns.
* Build tools and systems to analyze emerging threats.
* Work with customers in response to requests related to suspicious files or false positives that may require reverse engineering.
* Advise broader team on current threat landscape, tools & techniques.
* Influence others while demonstrating significant creativity.A day in the life
As a Malware Researcher Security Engineer, you will reverse engineer and analyze malware to evaluate complex malicious code to determine malware capabilities and purposes. The scope of this role includes researching attack patterns, building attack simulations, active testing of defense strategies, and mentoring data scientists and software engineers. You will interact with many internal security teams to keep up to date with the latest attack techniques.

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3+ years of programming in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object oriented language experience
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP
- 5+ years of experience with malware analysis, reverse engineering

- Experience with AWS products and services
- MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related quantitative discipline