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Over 24 years of technical experience & expertise leading projects with reputed clients in designing, architecting & deploying IT infrastructure. • Delivered scalable, sustainable, bespoke technology security solutions as a managed service provider to various companies. • Evaluate, implement enterprise-wide security for organisations working with various IT teams, security vendors, and by using automated tools for full spectrum of auditing, compliance and protection of applications & systems resulting in a reduction of cyber-attacks.• Evaluating new & emerging security solutions & best practices to achieve performance, security & productivity.• Experience in digital transformation, cloud computing/migration, design & implementation of process controls, security governance, gap analysis and to assist business achieve its cyber-security resilience posture. • Improve & fine tune the security posture of the enterprise & manage change configuration and risk. • Evaluate/implement cyber-threat hunting processes to pro-actively identify internal risks that may exist within the enterprise using automated security assessment tools.• Held a vital role in assisting various financial organisations to develop & implement a information security program to address risks relevant with achieving organisational strategic goals.• Evaluate & optimise risk management, boost defences and improve on the security posture.• Experience in event Management (SEIM's), firewalls, IDS/IPS systems, load balancers, virtual environments, cross-platforms operating systems and various other tools.• Have been trained as Certified Information Systems Security Professional, ITIL, Enterprise Architect (TOGAF) and various other certifications.• Utilised best practices and emerging security solutions to achieve performance, security, and productivity while simultaneously improving and fine-tuning the security posture of the enterprise.

Design & implement network security solutions.Manage, monitor & maintain various cloud technologies & infrastructure.Currently working with a wide range of networking and security technologiesIdentify technology gaps and implement appropriate security to manage risk.

Design,deploy and monitor the Infrastructure within the London office in UK.Manage servers, systems and support infrastructure in UK.Manage & monitor networks for any security issues. Investigate security measures following best practices.

London, England, United Kingdom

Configure/Setup cloud infrastructure for the Business Migration of all office systems to cloud infrastructure.Manage and monitor Risk and Security of infrastructure.Manage and monitor data loss prevention.Asset Management, Change & Transformation, Cybersecurity monitoring.Maintain Business continuity and planning of disaster recovery with regular checks.

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Evaluated the enterprise architecture to identify security gaps, and developed controls to meet business objectives while complying with security standards. Independently lead cyberscurity and technology investigations of highest risk and complexity while identifying cyber related risks and threats, devoloping regulatory strategies, and executing those examination strategies to completion. Proactively monitored relevant risk areas and raise notable trends, threats and or issues applicable to investigations & other core functions including researching and monitoring for updates of policies, rules, guidelines. Proactively identified all notable and emerging cybersecurity threats and attacks and taken appropriate steps to manage all the associated risks. Recommended appropriate security controls to protect confidentiality, integrity and availability of customer and corporate data in line with the business risk.Information Security program development and managementManage & monitor various security technologies required for the Business.Continous monitoring of vulnerability assessment tool and penetration test results to resolve all medium, high and critical level of issues.

London, United Kingdom

Design and implementation of WAN/LAN. Design and implementation of HyperV/SCVMM. Define infrastructure requirements and deploy based on the business requirements.Manage the Core technical infrastructure. Design, deploy and upgrade to Exchange 2016 infrastructure with on-premise hosts with Windows Server 2016 & 2019. Implement, manage and oversee security controls for the business. Manage all application stack both On-premise, On cloud & manage hybrid deployments. Support and manage the complete technical infrastructure for the client. Implementation and support of Video and VOIP solutions that are MiFID II compliant. Support Remote Access Services. Deploy and support the mobile platforms to facilitate the communication with in the business. Manage the core infrastructure, storage solutions within the Business & disaster recovery data center operations. Managed all core essential security controls. Monitor the security design implications and test platform. Worked with relevant vendors/security teams to ensure cyber resilience for the Business. Manage business risk, service disruption, security management.Support business change while maintaining a stable technical environment.

London, United Kingdom

Design and implementation of LAN/WAN refresh within two new offices.Project lead the setup and transition of the technology from Valleres to Genelenergy.Setup of new offices with all the infrastructure required for the business.Designing and implementation of servers, firewalls, lan/wan, high-availability, network monitoring tools, Netapp SAN and the application stack required. Setup and manage the Video conference and audio facilities.Manage and maintain patch control and regular security assessments.

Provide Infrastructure design to meet various codes and standards maintained by Capital Management, Research Management Companies, Oil and Energy.Systems/Network Security AdministratorExperience in Project implementation environment with full end to end deployment. Project lead, scope, architect and lead are a routine to work.In-Depth knowledge of Design, Implementation, Integration, Troubleshoot, Manage and Support Windows Server 2000/2003/2008/2012 R2 platforms. Implemented Hyper-V, SCVMM, VMware, Citrix, virtualisation technologies to a multitude of clients. Virtuozzo, vWorkspace.In-Depth knowledge of implementation and Migration of Active Directory/Exchange2007/2010/2013 projects.Backup & restore-Disaster recovery planning, maintenance & testingConfiguration of IP/Networking, LAN, SAN, WAN, VPN, Fiber installations.Worked with Storage arrays from EMC and TegileConfiguration of Routers, firewalls, VPN (Cisco, Sonicwall, Checkpoint), implementation of Intrusion Prevention Technologies and security policies. Knowledge of cloud and Big DATA.Implementation of Data-Governance and monitoring, Data Loss Prevention tools.Implement virtualisation for clients with Parallels Virtuozzo, VMWare, Hyper V,

London, United Kingdom

Manage and maintain Technology infrastructure in the UK Office. Manage firewalls, servers, systems, DR, and provide support of all technology services.

London, United Kingdom

Design and build of the infrastructure. Provided 3-level support for all servers and systemsProvided ongoing support and management of the complete infrastructure.Maintain and monitor the DR systems.Design process controls and improvements to achieve business goals.Deploy, manage end-point security solutions accross the organisation.

London

Implementation of LAN/WAN. Design and deploy the servers and systems for their new office in LondonProvide ongoing technical support for the business.