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App Security Specialist

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Job Summary

6-8 years of experience in Cyber Security Good exposure in conducting Malware analysis & reverse engineering on APKs Experience on tools such as IDA Pro or OllyDbg Experience on Reverse Engineering tools around APKs (preferable) Mobile Security Malware Analysis Reverse Engineering Malicious code detection APK Decompile & Debug (IDA Pro OllyDbg) Android platform experience


Responsibilities

Experience with Android (OS and apps) Java Experience in Android Application development Analyze Android apps(APK) including binaries Identify mobile threats and classify them Reverse Engineering of malicious binaries Experience of Reverse Engineering on Android application Packages (APKs) Malware analysis experience with swift detection techniques of analyzing malicious binaries Good to have understanding or experience of PHA (Potentially Harmful applications) classification on android platform 3 years of relevant work experience including experience Reverse Engineering and code-level security auditing as well as experience handling obfuscated code Assembly language experience Experience in analyzing malicious APKs Experience with static and dynamic analysis of malicious binaries Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Strong self motivation and orientation toward results General ability to solve complicated problems Strong exposure to popular application security standards including OWASP TOP 10 OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) framework SANS TOP 25 WASC etc.


Certifications Required

Android Reverse eng

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