Malware Analyst, NCC Group
Information assurance firm
Open for applications
Information assurance firm
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help keep their customers safe and secure.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience as a Malware Analyst, Threat Intelligence Analyst, or similar role with a focus on malware research and response
- Strong knowledge of reverse engineering tools and techniques for malware analysis, including tools like IDA Pro, Ghidra, OllyDbg, or similar
- Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, C++, or assembly for developing analysis tools and scripts
- Expertise in creating and maintaining YARA rules
- Strong understanding of networking protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, and how malware utilises these protocols
What the job involves
- As a Malware Analyst you will lead efforts in detecting, analyzing, and mitigating malware threats to safeguard organisational systems and data
- By conducting advanced static and dynamic malware analysis, the role provides critical insights into emerging threats, supports incident response activities, and enhances detection capabilities through tool and signature development
- Together with colleagues spanning almost all time zones, you will help to make our clients safer and more secure against cyber threats by helping them understand the motivations of relevant actors, identifying their targets and how they operate
- The Global Threat Intelligence Team has built a very strong reputation when it comes to collecting our own data and combining this with open and commercial sources
- This role involves analysis of cyber threats, the development of actionable intelligence, and collaboration with various teams
- Your support to the wider organisation will be critical in the development of NCC Group’s Threat Intelligence capabilities and the broader service we offer
- Conduct in-depth static and dynamic analysis of new and emerging malware threats, identifying potential risks and novel attack vectors
- Provide detailed analysis of malware samples as part of Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) investigations
- Respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) related to malware and binary analysis from internal and external teams
- Stay up-to-date with ongoing malware campaigns and techniques, providing insight into emerging or high-impact threats
- Document and report on the behaviour, techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) used by malware
- Generate and share IoCs from malware analyses, leveraging the internal TIP tooling
- Contribute to external communications through blog posts that highlight unique or significant malware findings
- Develop and maintain tools and scripts for malware analysis, including custom configuration extractors and unpackers in the malware lab
- Based on malware analysis, create and refine detection signatures such as YARA rules. Identify Network and host-based detection opportunities
- Support the other pillars within the GTI team with research and analysis
- Work closely with DFIR teams to provide context and insights on malware threats
- Collaborate with the internal detection engineering team to ensure detections are in place for the latest threats
- Collaborate with external partners, information-sharing communities, and industry forums to stay updated on new malware threats and to share intelligence
Application process
- End Date: February 25, 2025
Our take
NCC Group is a global cyber and software resilience businesses that assesses, develops and manages cyber threats. The company operates across multiple sectors, geographies and technologies but with the universal mission of communicating the best ways to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.
As we become more entrenched in the digital age, businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-related risk, and this is where NCC Group comes in. Its services work to make the Internet safer and to change the way that organisations think about cyber security. It continues to build momentum as our society becomes increasingly connected but more uncertain.
NCC Group brought on Mike Maddison as CEO in 2022, who previously ushered in tech success at EY Group. However, 2023 saw NCC fall in line with the many other financially strained tech companies in light of changing market dynamics and undertake several rounds of layoffs. Regardless, it is still performing robustly and attracting investors such as Kelso group.
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Company
Company values
- We work together - No matter how brilliant an individual might be, they are no match for a team. Our best and most impactful work has always resulted from collaboration. We act in the best interests of the whole Group, and we never miss an opportunity to help – each other and our customers
- We are brilliantly creative - We like to win. We are brilliantly creative – not pointlessly or stupidly or obstructively creative. We like to and are good at solving hard problems. We work hard, however in our world, success doesn’t just come from hard work – it’s from looking at things differently and never being satisfied with the way things are
- We embrace difference - The ability to think in a different way (to, for example, how systems were intended to be used) is what leads to much cyber vulnerability and is the cornerstone of the security testing and risk work we do.
- We take responsibility - We take responsibility to get things done in the right way. We care about the impact our actions have on others and consider and involve relevant stakeholders. Taking pride in our work is driven by the personal understanding we have of what is expected, and we’re never afraid to ask for help when we need it
Company HQ
Spinningfields, Manchester, UK
Articles
Leadership
Mike Maddison
(CEO, not founder)Former head of EY’s cyber security, privacy, and trusted technology practice for EMEA. Previously led PwC’s Risk Services practice across the Middle East and before that was head of Deloitte’s cyber security consultancy in EMEA.
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