Lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Malware Reverse Engineer

KeyLogic Systems
United States, Virginia, Alexandria
Aug 28, 2025
Lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Malware Reverse Engineer Location: Arlington, VA Clearance: Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility required Salary Range: $140,000-$170,000 + benefits KeyLogic is seeking a highly skilled Malware Reverse Engineer to support a federal client. This key personnel role involves researching malware, vulnerabilities, and exploitation tactics, and developing mitigation strategies and detection signatures. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise and innovation to malware analysis and reverse engineering efforts. Responsibilities Conduct in-depth research on malware, vulnerabilities, and exploitation tactics. Develop mitigation strategies based on malware threats and adversary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs). Create and maintain YARA and SIGMA signatures for threat detection. Design and implement innovative tools and methodologies for malware analysis. Provide expert guidance on reverse engineering techniques and best practices. Requirements Minimum 10 years of experience in malware reverse engineering and cybersecurity. Proven expertise in: Evaluating and analyzing complex malware using advanced reverse engineering tools. Utilizing disassemblers, debuggers, hex editors, unpackers, virtual machines (VMs), and network sniffers. Application and network security, including assembly and web programming. Understanding and countering obfuscation and encryption techniques. About KeyLogic: Supporting critical missions at the intersection of data and science, KeyLogic provides mission management, systems analysis, data analytics, digital transformation, and cybersecurity to customers in the energy, federal civilian, and defense sectors, with a 20+ year portfolio of successes supporting DOE, DOC, EPA, DOD, DHS, FBI, and other federal agencies challenged with complex missions. We help our customers solve the world's most challenging problems with unsurpassed anticipatory service. KeyLogic employs over 600 team members, including systems designers, developers, data scientists, IT and cybersecurity specialists, engineers, mission experts, program managers, and more than 70 Ph.D. scientists. This multidisciplinary team works together solving challenging problems with anticipatory service-always staying one step ahead-benefiting our customers, and ultimately helping build a better world. We are committed to the success of each customer's mission. We care enough to make their mission our mission and their success our success. We take technical service delivery to a level above our peers. Our anticipatory service is best-in-class. KeyLogic is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer. KeyLogic is committed to a policy of non-discrimination against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Recruiting@KeyLogic.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Request for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Job Code: 2645