Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is a statutory body established under the Communications Act (Cap. 68:01 of the Laws of Malawi) to regulate the provision of services in the communications sector of Malawi, comprising telecommunications, posts and broadcasting.
Under the Communications Act, MACRA is mandated to regulate and monitor the provision of communications services and ensure that, as far as it is practicable, reliable and affordable communications services are provided throughout Malawi and are sufficient to meet the demand for such services in accordance with the principles of transparency, certainty, market orientation, efficiency, and consumer satisfaction. The vision of MACRA is to ensure
communication services for a digitally transformed nation.
In order to fulfil its mandate effectively and efficiently with strategic leadership and management, an opportunity has arisen within MACRA to fill various vacant positions. The
positions are highly demanding and require persons who have demonstrable capacity to initiate innovations geared at making MACRA a rejuvenated, vibrant and competitive Authority. The following are the details of the vacant positions;
INCIDENT RESPONSE OFFICER (GRADE M6)
Key Duties and Responsibilities
i. Planning, executing, assessing, and monitoring all tasks assigned under MWCERT.
ii. Identifying, containing, and mitigating cybersecurity incidents, iii. Conducting risk assessment and security analysis on the reported incidents.
iv. Maintaining incident response policies, procedures, and playbooks to ensure a structured and effective response to security incidents.
v. Responding and providing support to the MWCERT constituents.
vi. Producing periodic or ad-hoc reports of high quality for every incident, security threat, and vulnerability.
vii. Developing training modules and technical documentation.
viii. Conducting knowledge-sharing sessions for the technical personnel on; lessons learned or new findings.
ix. Performing digital forensics and ensures that digital evidence is stored in a safe secure manner.
x. Participating in research and development of malware protection tools.
Required qualifications, Skills and Experience
i. Bachelor’s degree in computer science or cybersecurity.
ii. Professional certification in any relevant field such as CPENT and any other certification is an added advantage.
iii. Two (2) years of working experience in cybersecurity roles, with a focus on incident response, is essential
iv. Strong knowledge of cybersecurity technologies and tools, network security, and malware analysis is crucial
v. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to assess and respond to complex security incidents.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
MACRA shall offer an attractive employee benefits package to successful candidates by its emolument structure commensurate with qualifications and experience, which includes salary, medical insurance, and membership to a contributory medical scheme.
Method Of Application
Applicants are required to apply by filling out the form on the following link https://tinyurl.com/5mhrcsm5. The application process requires you to fill out the form and
upload copies of your certificates on the link provided on the form. Please ensure you have a good internet connection.
The application process is estimated to take 29 minutes to complete. Please submit your application by end of the day of 13th October 2023. Only short-listed candidates will be
acknowledged.