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Kuwait

Protiviti's global IT consulting practice helps IT leadership design and implement advanced solutions in IT governance, security, data management, applications, risk, and compliance.• Successfully led ISO 27001:2022 transition projects, enhancing data security for 5+ high-profile clients in the financial, telecom and retail sectors.• Implemented and managed ISO 27001:2022 transition projects successfully for multiple high-profile clients in the Middle East.• Develop documents and review ISMS policies and procedures in line with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 for information security and business continuity respectively. • Conducted Cyber Security Framework audits for financial institutions in the State of Kuwait.• Ensured compliance with applicable laws of the land related to PII and regulatory requirements regarding data privacy and security.• Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure effective communication of progress and changes in scope.• Conducted regular internal and external audits in compliance with SOX• Built relationships with clients through proactive engagement, demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills.• Managed multiple project teams to deliver successful results on time and within budget.

Kuwait

Octalpha Business Solutions is the first fully dedicated cloud provider in Kuwait and hosting solutions ranging from Exchange, Virtual Private Servers to ERP systems like SAP HANA and AX running on state-of-the-art Huawei Enterprise class servers and storage systems with datacenters located in Kuwait and Dubai.• Managed cloud delivery projects ensuring adherence to ISO 27001 standard focusing on information security and risk management.• Implemented and delivered cloud services based on Cloud Security guidelines (ISO 27017) and Privacy in Cloud Computing (ISO 27018)• Applied NIST SP 800-53 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework controls in cloud projects as well as compliance with SOX.• Advised senior leadership on changes needed to stay competitive in the marketplace.• Managed cloud environments to ensure PCI-DSS compliance for processing card information with our FinTech clients.• Implemented cloud IAM controls which included RBAC, PAM, MFA and MDM to secure cloud services and enforce compliance. • Submitted project deliverables ensuring adherence to quality standards.• Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure requirements were met and expectations exceeded.

Kuwait

Sulibiyah, Kuwait

As part of the group company’s expansion in the region, I was responsible along with my team to build a new IT datacenter from the ground up which incorporated VMware virtualization, IBM Blade Centers, storage and backup solutions, SAP ERP as well as a Microsoft cloud for the purpose of office communication. My responsibility was to setup, implement and maintain the entire IT infrastructure and was accomplished in record time within the budget and project deadlines.

Kuwait

Backup for the HP Country Manager in Kuwait. Duties encompass financial knowledge, client relationship and manage the day to day operations of the team. Responsible for design, creation of the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) for projects. Among my duties are the leading, mentoring of the team and managing the SUN Solaris infrastructure and software for the Kuwait Intelligence Directorate. Our actions allow the Intelligence team to provide a timely, relevant, accurate, and synchronized intelligence to tactical, operational and strategic-level commanders.

Kuwait

Providing support to the end users for the in house Oracle ERP applications. Stress testing and implementation of Oracle Application Servers as well as fine tuning the Oracle database in both the test and production environments. Working with users, addressing their issues and timely resolutions to data sensitive processes.

Kuwait

Mumbai Area, India

B.E., Computer

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