DTS Solution (part of BeyonCyber) delivers comprehensive cybersecurity solutions to IT & OT organizations across the GCC region, including consultations, governance, risk and compliance services, vulnerability assessments and penetration testing (VAPT), and engineering. Apart from managing engineering team, I also serve as Solution Architect and Program Manager to key projects.• Provide consultation on network security solutions, including designing network segmentation, systems hardening, implementing encryption, and Identity and Access Management. Develop high and low-level design documents, IP designs, and migration plans for cybersecurity solutions, ensuring physical and logical security.• As leader of Security Operations and Engineering team, I have successfully delivered security services to a diverse set of customers.• Effectively conduct network and cloud security auditing and architecture reviews, security risk assessments and mitigation plans, vulnerability assessments, gap analyses, and threat modeling for both government and private organizations.• Served customers by developing and implementing security governance and compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-53, NESA/UAE-IA, and IEC62443.• Collaborate with clients and third-party auditors to validate and mitigate audit findings as well as build, execute corrective action plans as necessary.• Respond to RFPs, prepare technical proposals, and initiate technical sessions to meet customers' business needs.• I am responsible for hiring, team management, performance reviews, appraisals, and improving overall team performance by implementing training programs and mentoring.• leading team of engineers to deploy and manage range of security solutions, including SIEM, SOAR, intrusion prevention systems, endpoint protection, secure web gateway, MDM, data classification, data leak protection, data masking, and vulnerability assessment.

• Participate in significant projects when complex architecture or configuration expertise is required• Develop close relationship with vendor’s technical team• Develop complementary activities to vendor propositions to demonstrate product portfolio and enable channel• Be the technical contact within DTS Solution and towards the vendor team• Lead the development of vendor agnostic architecture blueprints, design specifications, migration plans and operational best practices guidelines based on detailed requirements gathered onsite • Regular participation in technical discussions • Active and regular participation in knowledge management

Resident Sr. Network Security Engineer at one of the largest telecom provide in UAE. Responsible for planning, installation, integration and migration of services from legacy to NextGen Firewalls

At Nokia (formerly known as NSN), the focus is on providing operators wireless/wired with security solutions that are tailored to their specific needs. Following are some of my key responsibilities:• As a skilled network security engineer, I have successfully configured, deployed, and implemented large-scale carrier-grade firewalls and DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) technologies in mobile network and packet core environments for various telecom organizations• Implemented and managed complex dynamic routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, and VPN in virtualized firewalls to service multiple services within clustered hardware platform.• Worked in a Packet Core environment securing Gi and GN networks by implementing and customizing payload inspecting solutions.• Collaborated with other network engineers and security professionals in a team-oriented environment.• Acted as a resident engineer for complex, long-term network security implementation and migration projects across the MEA region.

Almoayed Group, a Bahrain based company established in 1983 having office in 14 counties and doing business all over Middle East & South Asia. Almoayed an “ELITE Partner” of Juniper Networks, Silver Partner of Cisco and GOLD Partner of Nortel Networks.• Deploying Juniper routers, switches, and Netscreen firewalls in various customer environments• Conducting proof of concept (POC) evaluations to assess the suitability of network solutions for customer requirements• Short term deployment as a Resident Engineer for sensitive and complex network deployment projects• Configuring and optimizing Juniper routers, switches, and Netscreen firewalls for high performance and reliability• Troubleshooting network issues and resolving technical problems in a timely manner• Developing and implementing network security solutions using Juniper products• Providing technical guidance and support to customers, both pre- and post-sales• Maintaining positive customer relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction with network solutions• Staying current with new Juniper technologies and industry trends in order to make recommendations for upgrades and improvements to the network

Joined as Network Engineer with AMZ Access part of AMZ Groups, largest Business Process Outsourcing Company in Pakistan with branches in US, UK & Cairo. AMZ Providing services for Software Development, Medical transcription, Billing & Claim Processing, Computer Research, Electronic Medical Record and Call Center providing Sales & Support for US, UK and Australian market.Responsibilities:• Technical lead for VoIP (H323 & SIP) and WAN Network• Cisco Call Manager 4.1, Tenor Quintum VoIP gateways and Administrating Linux based H323 GNUGatekeeper• Security and monitoring Windows/Linux based servers• Traffic engineering and configuration OSPF routing protocol on primary Radio Link, dual digital cross connect E1 circuits, IVS downlink and 512Kbps DSL CIR as backup for outbound data/voice traffic• Configured and implemented DMZ using Cisco PIX Firewall 515e• Systems Management such as disk management, resource management of servers that include process, memory etc

Teamed as a System Administrator with Instanet Pvt. Ltd, a well known ISP in Karachi having total 10 Mbps bandwidth from ITI Network Fujikura Fiber Loop with local exchange with an average 1500 simultaneous dial-up connections. My responsibilities included monitoring the network performance, configuration and troubleshooting of Linux based servers and security of the complete infrastructure. Responsibilities:• Operation and Maintenance of ISP Network. Coordinating with local Telco for PRI and Leased Line Issues• Solving problems relevant to the ISP and our corporate clients (Hardware & Software)• Installation and configuration of Lucent Technology MAX3000/6000/4000 and MaxTnT• Configure Cisco Access servers AS5200 & AS5300• Access control list on Cisco core switch restricting access to database, Radius and RAS• Configuration and monitoring Cisco Content Engine 507 Series• Configure IPRICOT IPS-RC Broadband Satellite Receiver

Started in Customer Support and after 6 months promoted to Network Engineer. SAMW Inc. is a Cisco Silver Partner company based in New York, USA, offering Internet and Data Network Services in Pakistan. • Implementing, and maintaining the network infrastructure• Monitoring network performance and troubleshooting issues as they arise• Configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g. routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, proxies)• Ensuring network security through access control, firewalls, and other security measures• Collaborating with other teams to resolve technical issues and improve network performance• Providing technical support to customers and other teams as needed• Documentation of network designs, configurations, and troubleshooting steps