PayPal hiring Malware Reverse Engineer in Phoenix, Arizona, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

Job Description Summary:
What you need to know about the role We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Malware Reverse Engineer to support our Cyber Threat Intelligence team. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing and reverse engineering malware samples to provide valuable insights into the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by threat actors. Your expertise in malware analysis and reverse engineering will play a crucial role in enhancing our organization's ability to detect, attribute, and respond to cyber threats. A successful candidate will have a strong understanding of malware behaviors, advanced reverse engineering techniques on both Linux and Windows based platforms, and a passion for staying ahead of emerging threats.  Meet our team Applicants will be joining Cyber Threat Intelligence, which is a member of PayPal’s Cyber Threat Management organization. We work closely with incident response and investigation teams, as well as threat detection engineering and offensive security. CTI’s mission is to inform, advise, and empower our strategic partners with tailored intelligence analyzing the intent, capability, and opportunity of threat actors to impact the company

Job Description:
Your way to impact

• Provide operational support for critical security incidents
• Identify vulnerabilities being exploited at scale by malware / crimeware tools
• Research and profile threat actor groups targeting the company to help develop defensive strategies used by product and security teams

Your day to day

• Analyze and reverse engineer malware samples to uncover their functionality, behavior, and potential impact on our systems and infrastructure. 
• Identify and document indicators of compromise (IOCs), malware families, and their associated TTPs to enhance our cyber threat intelligence capabilities. 
• Automate and streamline malware analysis processes using scripting languages, custom tools, and open-source frameworks. 
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge base of malware analysis techniques, tools, and methodologies. 
• Collaborate with incident response teams to provide technical support and guidance during cyber incident investigations, including malware-related incidents. 
• Stay up to date with the latest malware trends, attack vectors, and evasion techniques to proactively defend against new threats. 
• Contribute to the development and improvement of malware detection and prevention systems based on the insights gained from malware analysis. 
• Prepare and deliver detailed reports and presentations on malware analysis findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 
• Collaborate with the Threat Hunting team to identify and track new and emerging malware campaigns. 

What Do You Need To Bring

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Network traffic analysis experience
• Strong background in malware reverse engineering
• Experience bypassing anti-debugging countermeasures
• Basic scripting and process automation 
• We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:

To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx

PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

As part of PayPal’s commitment to employees’ health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.

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