Mohammad R. Email & Phone Number

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Projects: • Firewall Migration,• SIEM Deployment.• HCI solution implementation.Responsibilities:• Developing a Short term and Long-term cyber security strategy for the Enterprise. • Support the implementation of new security solutions to define and manage the Enterprise Security. • Ensure policies, procedures and standards are implemented to ensure the protection of information in networks and supporting infrastructure. • Knowledge of NFT and Blockchain. • Ensure access to both internal and external network services is controlled in a manner that ensures user access to networks and network services does not compromise the security of the network services. • Security Incident Management and responsibility for Risk Management and remediation. • Check vulnerability announcements (OWASP, PSIRT etc) for impact and agree on action plan with key stakeholders and operations. • Periodic reviews on security control configurations and develop continuous improvement plan. • Involvements in information security architecture, solution planning and development/deployment. • Upgrades security systems by monitoring security environment, identifying security gaps, evaluating and implementing enhancements. • Creating LLD/ HLD. • Vulnerability assessment, threat modeling Develop and define AAR (After Action Review) and TTP (Tactics, Threat & Procedures). • Facilitated POC for PAM, SIEM, Application security solution & HCI solution. • Evaluate existing computer systems and ensuring its confidentiality, security, integrity, availability, compliance, effectiveness and efficiency. • Implementation of DLP (Data leak prevention). • Assessing Cloud security solution and to keep a check if security controls are in place.

Al Ulayah Al Sharqeyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Projects: • Datacenter migration, Supporting the infra & cyber team with creating run book for the migration. Responsibilities: • Assessing security requirements by evaluating business migration plan & interim activities. • Creating rule book for the Datacenter migration. • Design review of Datacenter solution & collaborating with vendors’ and internal team members. • Creating action plan and methodology to have seamless migration without compromising the security & availability.

Qatar

Projects: • Designed and developed solution with Cisco ISE as an Identity Management for blocking unauthorized network access for wired and wireless access at Main Enterprise Site. • Upgrade the infrastructure to support 10G including firewall upgrade. • Implementation of HP NNM & NA (Network Automation).Responsibilities: • Determining security requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements; researching information security standards; conducting system security and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments. • Developing and implementing Network Security protection, information security, corporate policies, standards, and practices throughout the Enterprise Site. • Reviewing Vulnerability Assessment (Nessus) report prepared by Technical Staff and taking necessary steps to ensure IT security and compliance. • Implementing/Managing Cisco ASA/Fortinet Firewalls scattered geographically across Qatar from both Head office and remote sites. • Using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (Splunk) tools to get real time analysis on threats and security alerts created by network applications and hardware. Reviewing reports for defined Security Framework compliance. • Leading resolution for Priority & incidents reported by Security Incident Team. Reviewing Security Incident reports. • Managing the existing network setup including Routers, Switches, ASA, NGIPS, Cisco ISE, Cisco Prime, Cisco IDS/IPS, Cisco UCS servers. • Contributing in designing the future roadmap to ensure that function’s future infrastructure requirements can be met in a timely fashion. • Collaborating with companies to be part of POC and giving feedback in purchasing in new products to support network fabric. Creating the migration plan for network migration and verifying the HLD/ LLD/ BOM for network migration• Keeping check with Security team on ISE/ ESA/ WSA & FTD.

Doha, Qatar

• Performed Design & deployment of Local Traffic Manager (LTM) & BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager (GTM), Application Acceleration Manager (AAM) & Application Security manager (ASM) modules, to ensure fast, secure, and always-available delivery of MOI applications and services to both its internal employees and external users at different Ministries, airports and other locations. • Performed deployment of BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) solutions for load balancing and securing Web applications for Government Organization to secure its intranet applications and meet the stringent compliance requirements set by internal security teams.• Collaborating with vendor in the migration from AVAYA to Cisco Call manager 9.0. • Creating Publisher Subscriber on UCS servers in VM environment CUCM/ Unity. Providing support for Cisco Jabber. • Lead the team forming GCC network to support IP Telephony. Configuration of ASA, setup of CUCM. Bulk installation of Cisco phones as 9971/7979/7945/6921/EX-90/EX-60. • Facilitated the POC of RightFax and later implemented the solution.Instrumental in troubleshooting and sustaining network connectivity in the data centre and Disaster recovery (DR) site, simultaneously tested and evaluated network systems to eliminate problems, made improvements, escalated unresolved issues to senior network support engineers for timely solutions. •Recommended upgrades, patches and new applications, thus troubleshot network performance issues and rendered technical support to users, to ensure smooth operation of communication networks and systems to provide maximum performance and availability for users. •Kept abreast of existing and emerging core network technologies to support next generation VOIP network solutions of the company

Sultanate Of Oman, Muscat.

Project: Design and deployed wireless coverage for Enterprise sites using Cisco WLC/AP.Role and Responsibilities: • Managing the Team leading three verticals in Network, Security and Voice domain. • Reviewing RFP’s creating technical and commercial proposal. • Performing site survey & conducting meeting with the customer for information gathering/ setting expectation. • Creating HLD/ LLD for the projects. • Preparing technical and financial proposal. • Design of wireless network (WLC / AP/ Cisco PoE switches). • Dealing with Cisco account manager for best possible discounts for the deals/ proposals. • Involved travelling within Oman for L3 troubleshooting. • Technical Validation of vendor proposals.

Bengaluru Area, India

Worked as a Network Consulting Engineer (NCE) for CA-Advance Services team which involves consultative support in operation/optimization of networks.Role and Responsibilities: • Delivery of Advanced Services programs to major accounts. • Resolve highly complex problems and compatibility issues. • Generates standard project documentation including Risk Assessment Plans, for Cisco equipment. • Assists customer with Advanced Services tools and strategy deployment of highly complex tools and related Network Management Systems. • Introducing new ways of working leveraging the adoption of Software Strategy “Best Practices” with cross-functional interfacing with all levels of Advance Services Team, GSE and TAC, Business Units and Account Teams. • Verify and improve device configuration to match the best practices approach from Cisco Systems. • Design Review of customer network design changes.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Installation& configuration of Cisco Routers & Switches & firewall. • Configuring and managing HSRP, VRRP, configuring, DHCP and maintaining Ether-channel• Wireless configuration and security. • Network Design and Implementation.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Installation& configuration of Cisco Routers & Switches & firewall. • MST and STP parameters e.g. port priority, vlan priority, port fast, bpduguard. • Cisco Router configuration and Route filtration using standard and extended ACL, Route Map, VLANS and VTP. • Configuring routing Protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP), Route redistribution and summarization. • Training the team members. • Supported ERP solution by publishing on citrix server.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Creation and management of VLAN, HSRP, VRRP, OSPF, BGP, Ether-channel, STP. • NAT/ DHCP configuration. • Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of LAN and WAN, Routing Protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, RIP). • Deploying and maintaining antivirus solution.