About MACRA
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is a statutory body established under the Communications Act, 2016, to regulate the provision of services in the communications sector in Malawi. MACRA is inviting suitable people to apply for the following vacant positions.
Malware Analysis Officer MA6
Job Purpose
Identify cyber threats such as worms, Trojans, bots, rootkits and viruses. Protect digital assets from threats and work closely with other security experts in teams.
Responsibilities
- Use Cyber crimes tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity.
- Characterize and analyse network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources.
- Conduct research, analysis and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (incications and warnings).
- Source and determine network alerts from various sources and determine possible causes of such alerts.
- Analyse identified malicious activity to determine rootcauses, exploitation methods, effects on system and information.
- To provide advice and input for Disaster Recovery, Contingency, and Continuity of Operations Plans.
- To perform automated scanning, contact and/or support authorized penetration testing to identify and purge threats.
- To prepare audit reports that identify technical and procedural findings and provide recommended remediation strategies/solutions.
- To keep up-to-date on the latest malware threats and techniques to defend against them.
- Document malware threats and identify procedures to avoid them.
- Analyze programs and software using analysis diagrams to identify threats.
- Classify malware based on threats and commonalities.
- Keep up-to-date on the latest malware threats and keep software updated to defend against them.
- Write alerts to security personnel, know about the latest threats.
- Help create documentation for cyber security policies and personnel and other team members on best security practices.
- Understand tools that identify zero-day cyber threats and work to protect from them.
- Participate in research and development of malware protection tools.
- Performs digital forensics.
- Ensures that digital evidence is stored in a safe and secure manner.
- Perform vulnerability management.
Qualifications and Experience
- A minimum qualification of a degree in Cybersecurity, Forensics Computer Science, ICT or equivalent.
- At least 2 years' experience in cybersecurity – particularly in Cyber forensics, ethical hacking, CPENT and malware analysis.
- Specialized skills in cybersecurity.
How to Apply:
Submit your Application by 22nd May, 2026 to:
The Director General
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)
Private Bag 261
Blantyre
Email: recruitment@macra.mw