Malware Prevention Analyst, Global Information Security At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.
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Join us! Your background Strong direct experience of analyzing malware Must have a solid understanding of dynamic/static analysis of malware Background in network traffic analysis related to malware Experience in encryption/obfuscation and how to reverse engineer (desirable) GCIH, GREM, GCFA, CISSP or CCSP desirable At least 3+ years of direct experience analyzing malware (or show equivalent competency) Able to work independently on tasks Able to work well within a team environment Can create innovative ways to track progression of malware families, infrastructure and campaigns conducted by various threat actors Knowledge of networking protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPs, FTP, IRC etc.
Ability to create scripts and other forms of automation Excellent communication skills, able to adapt a message to various audiences Knowledge/experience of at least one major cloud services provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) technologies What you can expect The Global Information Security (GIS) team is responsible for protecting bank information systems, confidential and proprietary data, and customer information.
The Cyber Threat Defense (CTD) team aims to protect the bank by having an end-to-end view and influence over all security controls at the Bank.
The CTD Malware Defense team specifically aims to reduce risk across the Bank of America by leveraging multiple methods of malicious code detection and containment activities for the security, safeguarding, continuity and confidentiality of information at Bank of America.
The Malware Defense Analyst role undertakes incident response activities with a primary focus on malware analysis.
CTD Malware Defense team operates 24x7 on follow-the-sun model having teams based in APAC, EMEA and AMRS.
This role may require working on public holidays and weekends as part of 24x7 coverage.
What you will do Analyze various malware alerts and corresponding events Respond to actions by threat actors and disrupt their attempted actions Perform static and dynamic forensic analysis of malware Perform disk based and memory-based analysis of systems Execute and improve relevant risk management strategies Perform real-time analysis and trending of security log data from various security devices and systems Maintain data sources feeding the log monitoring system, develop and maintain detection and alerting rules Respond to user incident reports and evaluate the type and severity of security events Execute initial triage of incidents to rule out false positives Identify recurring security issues and risks and develop mitigation plans and recommend process improvements Interpret and apply security policies and procedures Establish escalation processes for security incidents and develop contingency plans and disaster recovery procedures #J-18808-Ljbffr
