Malware Analyst Officer

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 country’s communications sector. Under the Communications Act of 2016, 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.

The Vision of MACRA is Communication Services for a digitally transformed Nation. 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 that require people 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.

MALWARE ANALYST OFFICER (MA 6)

Job Purpose
Identify cyber security threats such as worms, trojans, bots, rootkits, and viruses. Protect digital assets from threats and work closely with other security experts teams

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Document malware threats and identify procedures to avoid them
  2. Analyse programmes and software using analysis programs to identify threats
  3. Classify malware based on threats and commonalities
  4. Keep up to date on the latest malware threats and keep software updated to defend against them
  5. Write alerts to let security personnel know about the latest threats
  6. Help create documentation for cyber security policies
  7. Train personnel and other team members on best security practices
  8. Understand tools that identify zero-day cyber threats and work to protect from them
  9. Participate in research and development of malware protection tools
  10. Perform digital forensics
  11. Ensure that digital evidence is stored in a safe and secure manner.

Required qualifications and experience

  1. Bachelors Degree in Information Communication Technology (ICT) or Computer Science
  2. Professional certification in cybersecurity particularly in malware and forensics
  3. Two (2) years’ experience in an ICT environment

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants are required to apply by filling out the form on the following link https://tinyurl.com/yw5uaeh9. 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 25th April 2025. Only short-listed candidates will be acknowledged.