Media Malware Analyst, Junior
LeidosMaryland, United States
Posted September 10, 2025
67600 - 122200 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
Job Description
Leidos seeks a Junior-level Media Malware Analyst to support United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) operations by identifying and analyzing sophisticated malware threats. The analyst will conduct forensic analysis, perform static and dynamic malware analysis, and create technical analysis reports with actionable intelligence findings.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and Polygraph required
- Formal training within field of Media Malware Analysis, or BA/BS degree or higher within Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Digital Forensics, or related field
- Two plus years' demonstrated proficiency in malware analysis (static/dynamic), incident handling, and reverse engineering
- Working experience with tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Wireshark, Volatility, and sandbox environments
- Intimate familiarity with network protocols, OS internals (Windows/Linux/UNIX), and cyber threat analysis
- Broad knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities and demonstrate understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct Defensive (DCO) and Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO)
- Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, to include documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance