Senior Cybersecurity Analyst (Malware Analysis)

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Join UnitedHealth Groups Enterprise Information Security (EIS) organization if you want to be the first-line defense against securing the largest healthcare company in the world against security threats.  We are focused on transformation by strengthening our cyber defenses, ransomware resiliency, mitigating vulnerabilities, and better securing all aspects of our company, globally.  We are vigilant and passionate about protecting the sensitive data of our members and providers and are committed to leveraging every tool, partnership and process needed to enhance our security posture.  It is our duty to protect the information of those we serve and help fulfill our mission of making the health care system work better for everyone.

The Senior Cybersecurity Analyst will join the Reverse Engineering unit, which is part of our Cyber Threat Intelligence Team and involved in the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect and defend networks, computers, programs, and data from attack, damage, theft, or unauthorized access, including firewall, digital forensics, investigative services, and incident management.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform dynamic and static malware analysis using non-automated sandboxes
• Monitor threat feeds for relevant information
• Monitor threat landscape to identify new tactics, techniques and procedures employed by threat actors and update associated profiles
• Perform research and collection across the intelligence spectrum to support requests for information from internal teams
• Contribute to threat intelligence reports regarding current activities
• Develop, manage, optimize and continuously improve processes to enhance the overall cyber threat intelligence function
• Support Incident Response and Engineering teams during incidents and other threat monitoring activities providing intelligence context, remediation recommendations and expertise
• Maintain relationships with external partners such as the FBI, DHS, NH-ISAC, and other healthcare organizations

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with a Threat Intelligence Platform
• 2+ years of experience leading cybersecurity projects in an enterprise environment
• 2+ years of experience working with Linux, OS X, UNIX and Windows operating systems
• 2+ years of experience with security technologies such as Sysmon, Procmon, FlareVM toolset, etc.
• 2+ years of experience utilizing decompilers such as Ghidra or IDA Pro
• 1+ years of hands-on experience performing dynamic malware analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware Certification (GREM) or other related certifications
• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

California, Colorado, Nevada, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Washington or Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The hourly range for California, Colorado, Nevada, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Washington or Washington, D.C. residents is $88,000 to $173,200 per year. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.