Lead Analyst Hyderabad, India;Saki-naka,Andheri E **Job Description:** **About Us** At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us! **Global Business Services** Global Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations. Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence and innovation. In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non-banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services. **Process Overview*** The Global Information Security (GIS) team is responsible for protecting bank information systems, confidential and proprietary data, and customer information. Within GIS, 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. **Job Description*** The CTD Malware Defense team reduces risk across the Bank by leveraging multiple methods of malicious code detection and containment activities for the security, safeguarding, business continuity, and confidentiality of information at Bank of America. The CTD Malware Defense team is truly global and operates 24x7 on follow-the-sun model having teams based in APAC, EMEA and AMRS. This role will require working on public holidays and weekends as part of 24x7 coverage. **Responsibilities*** + Conduct in-depth analysis of various malware alerts and associated events + Perform both static and dynamic analysis of malware to extract IoCs, identify malware family and take appropriate remedial action + Proactively respond to and disrupt actions by threat actors, mitigating potential threats + Perform disk based and memory-based analysis of systems + Perform real-time analysis and trending of security log data from various security devices and systems + Execute and improve relevant risk management strategies **Requirements*** **Education* -** B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science **Certifications If Any*** -Not Mandatory **Experience Range* -** 8-12 years **Foundational skills*** + 5+ years of experience ofMalware Dynamic and Statis analysis, Malware reverse engineering + 5+ years of experience conducting end to end Malware analysis specifically around either Email, Web or Endpoint. + 5+ years of conducting incident response using commercial products/tools. + 5+ years of experience in digital forensics + Knowledge of Assembly language + Knowledge of C, C# + Knowledge of Network security + Determine the purpose of malware, how it operates and what it affects + Using virtual environments for offline dynamic malware analysis + Basic knowledge in digital forensics and memory analysis + Determine if a file executed on a system + Research used to identify IOCs and malware threat families + Find origins of malware i.e. hosting IPs/domains + Understanding of email headers and trace email origins + Help create/write security tool alerts/detections + Drive/coordinate projects requiring malware analysis expertise + Communicate technical outcomes to non-technical partners + Thorough documentation of findings and actions taken + Prepare technical reports and executive summaries related to major malware incidents + Provide management with timely, comprehensive, and accurate updates in both written and verbal form + Knowledge of current malware tactics and trends + Knowledge/experience of at least one major cloud services provider (AWS, Azure, GCO) technologies in context of malware controls and malware analysis Experience in encryption/obfuscation and how to reverse engineer the same + Experience of creating innovative ways to track progression of malware families, infrastructure and campaigns conducted by various threat actors + Ability to create scripts and other forms of automation. + Problem solve and make decisions based on evidence + Basic computer/software troubleshooting skills **Desired skills*** GCIH, GREM, GCFA, CISSP or CCSP desirable **Work Timings* -** Any Shift between 06:30 AM to 10:30 PM **Job Location* -** Hyderabad, Mumbai Bank of America and its affiliates consider for employment and hire qualified candidates without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. 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