Malware Defense Endpoint Analyst and Incident Response

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving over 66 million consumers and small businesses. Company success is only possible with a strong cyber defense, which enables Bank of America to safely conduct global operations across the United States and in approximately 35 countries. Our primary goal is to safeguard not only the company, but our clients and their trust. The

Malware Defense Team is looking for top talent who would like to join one of the most advanced cybersecurity teams in the world.

• We are looking for mid-level candidates with malware analysis and incident response experience. 

• Specific experience with triaging detections, prioritizing threats, performing static and dynamic analysis, identifying security gaps, and implementing preventative measures. 

• Candidates should have a very strong investigative mindset with an ability to drive process changes and implement control enhancements. 

• Candidates typically should have 3-5 years of relevant experience in one or more threat prevention disciplines focusing on Email, Web, or Endpoint.

Responsibilities

• Respond, triage, and adapt to real-time threats targeting the organization through the lens of malware delivery and execution.

• Perform static, dynamic, and behavioral analysis of malicious software and potential indicators of compromise.

• Maintain detailed documentation regarding analysis findings and producing comprehensive reports encompassing observations, actions taken, and recommendations. 

• Identify cyber risks and help develop improvements to controls and detection mechanisms.

• Collaborate with response teams to defend against emerging threats and contribute to Incident Response efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Understanding of browser exploitation techniques

• Familiarity of web based technologies such as Javascript or HTML and how they are commonly abused by various threat actors or techniques.

• Experience with reviewing and analyzing Email Headers.

• Experience with detecting phishing and other common email threats.

• SIEM experience with event correlation and searching.

• Experience with dynamic analysis tools such as Process Monitor, FakeDNS, Regshot, or Wireshark.

• Familiarity with use and interpretation of malware analysis results from sandbox technologies.

• Technical experience and ability to operate and maintain a virtualized sandbox environment.

• Familiarity with URL categorization and analysis tools like Fiddler, commercial sandbox, or web proxy technologies.

• Ability to assess files or URLs and extract Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) such as malicious domains, IPs, and file hashes.

• Experience with documentation and ability to clearly articulate thoughts to a wide variety of intended audiences (teammates, technical, non-technical, leadership, etc.).

• Knowledge of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools

• Knowledge of forensic artifacts such as Browser, Registry, or Event Log artifacts.

• Knowledge of Cloud based Detection and Response tools.

Desired Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience conducting end to end Malware analysis specifically around either Email, Web, or Endpoint.

• 3+ years of conducting incident response using commercial products and tools.

• 3+ years of experience in digital forensics

• Knowledge of at least one major cloud services provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) technologies

• Ability to create scripts and other forms of automation

• Experience conducting interviews with an interrogative mindset

Desired Certifications

• GCIH, GREM, GCFA, GCFE, CFCE, or CISSP

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$95,700.00 - $144,900.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.