• Works closely with the university executives and the Chief Information Officer, in order to understand the requirements related to the information security and the regulatory compliance and incorporate those requirements to the current information security projects;• Develops, implements, and manages the overall university processes for information security strategy and associated industrial standards;• Develops implements and manages policies, standards, and guidelines related to the university information security;• Oversees the continuous monitoring and protection of the IT facilities and information systems;• Evaluates possible security breaches and recommends corrective actions (including incidents involving outside vendors);• Serves as university focal point for information system security incident response planning and execution;• Defines and implements an ongoing information system risk assessments program, which will define, identify, and classify critical information system assets, assesses threats and vulnerability regarding those assets and implement safeguard recommendations;• Reviews the development, testing and implementation of security plans, products, and control techniques;• Develops cutting-edge innovative solution for information system environment;• Conducts active penetration test to discover vulnerabilities in information system infrastructure;• Encrypts data transmissions and manages firewalls to protect confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers;• Supervises the Global University Internet connection and the authentication system;• Supervises the UNIX environment for students;• Supervises the development and installation of the University computer network;• Publishes information and instructions to help users improve their efficiency with the computers;• Assists the Chief Information Officer to develop the data telecommunication of the University.

• Administering the servers for administration staff and students including but not limited to data and system backup, printing, information systems maintenance, disk space management;• Maintaining the computer equipment of faculty including installation of new equipment, system and office application software, network support, and providing instructions for usage;• Assuming overall responsibility for the computer environment in the residence halls;• Supervising the work-study maintenance team of the office including time schedule, task assignments, and training;• Assisting in the development and installation of the University computer network;• Assisting in the maintenance of the personal computers of the administration, students, and staff;• Training and instructing staff in using their computer systems;• Providing information about computer configuration changes that could affect the user performance;• Publish information and instructions to help users improve their efficiency with the computers;• Implementing control to assure data integrity, computer security, and data recovery;• Reviewing and recommending proposed software and hardware that meets the needs of the departments;• Supervising and administering university Antivirus Server.

• Established and implemented business procedures and process improvements;• Directed strategic initiative that improved team productivity by 15%;• Created full-fledged implementation plans, accounting for ROI, cost-benefit and other analyses;• Coordinated projects in Blagoevgrad Area, including defining scope, managing milestones and maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders;• Implemented and managed wireless devices, multi-site network infrastructure, business intelligence development and implementation;• Identified computer hardware and network system issues, performing troubleshooting techniques for remediation.

• Engaged in first-level support for customers requiring routine support and troubleshooting;• Participated in client consultations and product capability demonstrations to support sales efforts;• Installed, configured and tested equipment on specialized platforms;• Developed and maintained broad knowledge of applications and industry activity to stay aware of trends, issues and competitions;• Escalated and re-produced problem to internal development sources to reach solution;• Analyzed, troubleshot and diagnosed problems and provided prompt repair and solutions;• Created relationships with key decision-makers and served as external technical spokesperson;• Tested and checked performance of hardware and software programs.