Brian Thomas Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

Directory of Operations leading all aspects of operational delivery for Cyber Security Services for CGI National Capital Region. This includes providing Security monitoring, SIEM, Security Tools, Network Security, Threat Management and Incident Response for global clients across all industries. This also includes the responsibility of leading a global delivery team of 100+ security professionals across multiple functions.

Ottawa

Responsible for the transition of client projects into a managed services model. This involves both technical and management aspects of the engagement. Responsible for ensuring that the solutions architected are suitable to be merged into the CGI delivery model, and that all solutions will be manageable within the SLA and financial constraints of the engagement.Responsbile for evaluating the resource requirements on an ongoing basis for all engagements.Responsible for… Show more Responsible for the transition of client projects into a managed services model. This involves both technical and management aspects of the engagement. Responsible for ensuring that the solutions architected are suitable to be merged into the CGI delivery model, and that all solutions will be manageable within the SLA and financial constraints of the engagement.Responsbile for evaluating the resource requirements on an ongoing basis for all engagements.Responsible for the adherance of all client projects to the ITIL service delivery principles. This included both the enforcement of the ITIL processes and the definition of the internal processes to meet the ITIL and Contract requirements. Show less

Ottawa, Canada Area

Responsible for service delivery, and providing a technical roadmap for all government clients in the Tier-1 space for CGI.Performed tier-1 account management for the Atlantic Lottery Corporation. This included the transition of this organization into a managed service provided by CGI.Worked as the lead technical architect for the Ottawa datacenter providing standards, and technical guidance to all projects being deployed into the facility.Performed the role of Lead… Show more Responsible for service delivery, and providing a technical roadmap for all government clients in the Tier-1 space for CGI.Performed tier-1 account management for the Atlantic Lottery Corporation. This included the transition of this organization into a managed service provided by CGI.Worked as the lead technical architect for the Ottawa datacenter providing standards, and technical guidance to all projects being deployed into the facility.Performed the role of Lead Technical Architect on projects for Infrastructure Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs, Canadian Institute for Health Research, and multiple engagements within PWGSC.Worked as the operations manager, responsible for creating operational efficiencies while ensuring adherence to SLA commitments across multiple client environments.Worked as the team lead for the deployment of large government outsourcing projects. Responsible for oversight, and deployment of all technical aspects of these projects.Worked as the security lead on multiple engagements. Responsible for implementing firewalls, VPN, and IDS solutions ultimately transitioning those solutions to the operations teams. Show less

Ottawa, Canada Area

Worked as a part of a team providing security solutions to large enterprise clients. These solutions included Checkpoint and PIX Firewalls, Checkpoint, and Nortel VPNs , and Intrusion Detection systems. This team was responsible for managing 50 Firewalls in complex network environments.Worked as part of a team tasked to deploy a managed network service for the Bank of Canada. Was responsible for obtaining client requirements, and designing, and building firewalls, Unix systems, and VPN… Show more Worked as a part of a team providing security solutions to large enterprise clients. These solutions included Checkpoint and PIX Firewalls, Checkpoint, and Nortel VPNs , and Intrusion Detection systems. This team was responsible for managing 50 Firewalls in complex network environments.Worked as part of a team tasked to deploy a managed network service for the Bank of Canada. Was responsible for obtaining client requirements, and designing, and building firewalls, Unix systems, and VPN appliances to meet these requirements. Deployed Network based intrusion detection systems using ISS software. Worked with the team in the deployment of several clients into a managed webhosting environment. This involved requirements gathering, client interaction, firewall, and VPN deployment, and providing solution documentation along with other deliverables. Responsible for evaluating new products proposed for integration into the security environment, and planning their deployment. (Provider-1, Nokia Appliances, Netcool Omnibus, Checkpoint NG Migration). Show less

Worked as a part of a team supporting the IT services of the organization. This role included the support of Unix servers, firewalls, and backup services.