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;
CERT MANAGER (M4)
Key Duties and Responsibilities
i. Managing incident response processes.
ii. Overseeing and directing the response team’s actions as well as act on the given incident.
iii. Developing and maintaining incident response policies and procedures.
iv. Gathering and analyzing threat intelligence to understand the evolving threat landscape.
v. Selecting and training incident response team members and officers.
vi. Collaborating with sectoral CERTs.
vii. Measuring the readiness of members of Critical infrastructure in their ability to effectively detect and respond to incidents.
viii. Organizing training sessions and awareness programs for employees and team members to enhance their cybersecurity knowledge and skills including Promoting a culture of cybersecurity awareness in the country.
ix. Maintaining detailed records of all cybersecurity incidents and responses.
Required qualifications, Skills and Experience
i. Masters in Cyber Security, Information and Communications Technologies, or computer science. Those with an MSc in the related field will have an added advantage.
ii. Five (5) years of experience in cybersecurity/IT-related field of which three (3) are at the managerial level.
iii. Professional certification in any related field such as CEH/CPENT/CHFI and any other certifications is an added advantage.
iv. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to assess and respond to complex security incidents.
v. Strong knowledge of cybersecurity technologies and tools, network security, and malware analysis is crucial.
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.