Fibertek, Inc.

Android Malware Reverse Engineer

Fibertek, Inc.  •  Austin, TX (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

NSS is currently hiring for an Android Malware Reverse Engineer to support a well known client. This individual is required to be onsite 3 days a week with 2 days remote, in their respective locations including Austin, Texas, Bothell, WA, or San Jose, CA.

The Android Malware Reverse Engineers will conduct reverse engineering, security assessments, and code reviews. You will conduct and assist with complex decompilation, unpacking, code review and malicious mobile software reviews. The goal of the work is to identify families of malware and act on apps at scale. You will be responsible for developing static and dynamic signatures for mobile code, binaries, and executable code leading to the detection of a variety of threat types including malware, potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) and advanced persistent threats. Additionally, you will identify weaknesses in detections and automations and make 
recommendations for improvements in the detection process and automation pipeline. You are required to write complex reports for consumption of non-technical audiences, review peer reports and assist with investigations.

Requirements:
  • Hands on Experience with the following:
    • Analyzing, unpacking, and reverse engineering code of malicious applications or SDKs.
    • Static and Dynamic Analysis Techniques
    • Reverse Engineering tools such as Jadx, Ghidra, Frida, IDA Pro, Burp, to perform binary and APK analysis
    • Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, Flutter, and other mobile software languages
    • ELF (Native Binaries) reverse engineering
    • Query languages such as SQL
  • Understanding of the following topics
    • Android Fundamentals such as Android activity lifecycles, common Android API usage, AOSP, and how an android application is created.
    • Java and/or Kotlin Programing Language
    • Techniques utilized by malicious software to harm the user’s device or their data
    • Mobile App store policies (Ads, PHAs, Developer, etc.)
    • Ability to read, comprehend and analyze source code
  • Additional:
    • Development of signatures (Yara, etc.)
    • Research on threats such as APT using Open-Source Intelligence (Virus Total, Web, ExploitDB, MITRE, etc.)
    • In depth knowledge of security engineering and analysis topics, computer and network security, cryptography, authentication security, rooting, packing, network protocols and interception
Nice to Have:
  • Experience with Vulnerability Analysis or security code review
  • Android Software Development Experience
  • Background / Familiarity with Google Ads or Content moderation
  • Participation in a Capture the Flag (CTF) for Mobile software
  • Pentesting, Blue Team, and/or Red Team experience
  • Professional Experience and Education
Required:
  • None
Preferred:
  • Associates/Bachelor’s Degree/master’s in computer science, computer engineering, CS, or information systems, or related discipline.
  • 3-5 years of hands on Android and reverse engineering
Fibertek, Inc.

About Fibertek, Inc.

Fibertek, Inc. develops advanced lasers and electro-optic systems for space and defense applications. Our customers include NASA, the U.S Department of Defense, and several of the leading aerospace prime contractors. With over 30 years of experience developing advanced fiber and bulk solid-state laser and lidar systems, Fibertek is a globally recognized leader and pioneer in our field. Fibertek's 50,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility includes 34 Class IV laser firing labs, electronics labs, wet labs, optical receiver labs, chemical labs and a NASA-certified in-house printed circuit board assembly lab. Fibertek is a fully vertically integrated company with an experienced staff of mechanical, optical, and electrical engineers and scientists, specializing in the development of custom lasers, lidars, 3-D imaging systems, including ground-based, airborne and space-based systems. Our team takes pride in the devices and systems we design and build, allowing us to be at the forefront of advanced laser and sensor system technology.

Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Herndon, VA
Year Founded
1983
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