Project Manager Security

SYED FARAZ AHMED

Mailing Address:

SA***, Staff Appartment,Universiti Kuala Lumpur,British Malaysian Institute, Bt. 8, Jalan Sungai Pusu, 53100 Gombak, Selangor Darul Ehsan

E-mail: *********@*****.*** Skype: Faraz.ahmed Ph.: +60 (0-14-240****

OBJECTIVE

To Work in an organization where I can employ my skills achieved during my studies and in my Professional Experience.

ACADEMICS

Master of Science [2014-Present]

University of Malaysia, Perlis, Malaysia

Research Title:

“The effect of Security related to Quality of Service in Card Payment Industry”

Certifications:

Open Source: Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) V3 Foundation

Expert Level: Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert – Security (CCIE) (Written)

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert – R&S (CCIE) (Written)

Professional Level: Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional

Qualified Specialist: Cisco Qualified Specialist- Cisco Firewall Specialist (CQS-CFS)

Cisco Qualified Specialist- Cisco VPN Specialist (CQS-CVPNS)

Cisco Qualified Specialist- Cisco Intrusion Detection Specialist (CQS-CIDS))

Associate Level: CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE (CCNA)

CCSP, CISM, CISA, ISMS, ISO 27001, ISO 27003, OWASP, SANS, CISSP, CEH

WORK EXPERIENCE +11 YEARS

Risk Associates. Australia [August 2014 –Present]

Working as Manager Security & Technology Implementation

Develops information security roadmaps, business cases and remediation plans;

Contributes towards the design and operation of related compliance monitoring and improvement activities to ensure compliance both with internal security policies etc. and applicable laws and regulations, such as PCI DSS.

managing information security risks more efficiently

Designs and executes information security awareness training and educational activities

Implements security solutions (infrastructure and/or application) including the design, configuration, development, testing and deployment of security-related technologies such as Security information & Event Monitoring (SIEM), Identity & Access Management, IDS/IPS, Data Loss Prevention, Digital Rights Management, Network Access Control and Payments Security technologies (e.g. Tokenisation).

Routine line management and leadership of staff within the Information Security Management function

Supports the design, implementation, operation and maintenance of the Information Security Management System based on the ISO/IEC 27000 series standards, including certification against ISO/IEC 27001 where applicable

Conducts activities relating to contingency planning, business continuity management and IT disaster recovery in conjunction with relevant functions and third parties

Definition and development of security control designs including those required to support external regulations

Implement security solutions to protect against known/unknown threat, vulnerability, IT risk and APT solutions; perform vulnerability assessments, develop threat prevention strategies and mitigations plans.

Euronet Pakistan (Pvt) Limited, Pakistan [Mar 2011 – May 2014]

Working as Manager IT & Infrastructure Pakistan & Middle East

Manage and set priorities for the design maintenance, development and evaluation of all infrastructure systems, including LANs, WANs, Internet, Intranet, IT Security and Wireless communication.

Responsible to maintain PCI-DSS, BCP, ISO 27001 and other Data Security & Business Continuity Standards

Provide planning, design, and implementation of services and project delivery to the customers.

Design and implement short and long-term strategic plans to ensure infrastructure capacity meets existing and future requirement.

Establish and maintain a system that fosters review and monitoring of assessments, plans, implementations, operations, and usage related to information security throughout Organization.

Chain IT Change Control Board to maintain and track all the network, System and application level changes

Evaluate complex system's production readiness and supportability by identifying and resolving problems, risks, and issues, Coordinate and plan for future requirements.

Provide input to Business plan to support future computing requirements including Modernization and/or upgrade of existing data center facilities.

Provide technical support on business development and sales propositions in e-payment industry.

Conduct feasibility studies for various upgrade projects, improvements and other conversion.

Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedure and associated training plans for infrastructure administrator and project management.

Responsible to maintain the application, network and system capabilities and produce infrastructure designs that meet business requirements

Systematically plans for the development and implementation of new, efficient and effective technology solutions that maximize the business opportunities and resources.

Define hardware and software standards in conjunction with owners and stakeholder.

Responsible to manage Network, Wintel Systems, IBM iSeries Infrastructure and maintain the Security Standards to meet the business requirements and compliances needs.

Negotiate with vendors / outsourcer or contractor to secure infrastructure specific product and services.

Serves as a liaison between technical staff, management, users, and vendors regarding service requests, usage, standards, security, and other technical matters

Leads and interfaces with the technology team, and technology partners to resolve technical problems, ensure stability and maintain availability at the agreed upon SLA.

Euronet Worldwide Inc. USA [Feb 2010 – Mar 2011]

Worked as Consultant.

Worked as a member of Asia Pacific IT Steering Committee.

Responsible to build the complete IT infrastructure for Euronet Worldwide Incorporation based in Pakistan.

Responsible to build the First IT Operations Center as an Outsourcing Service Provider for e-Payment Industry in Pakistan.

Responsible to manage Pakistan’s First PCI-DSS complained Center.

Responsible to evaluate and select the Data Center for Euronet Worldwide Inc. based in Pakistan during the Euronet guidelines.

Responsible to procure IT infrastructure devices for Euronet Pakistan including Network Devices, Wintel Server Systems and AS/400 Mainframe Servers

Responsible to manage more than 40 Network devices, IBM Blade Centers with SAN, AS/400 Mainframe Servers and IT Security

Act as an Infrastructure Architect for Euronet Pakistan in order to comply with PCI-DSS and ISO 27001 compliance

Coordinate with Euronet Worldwide Teams to create / amend IT policies and procedure for Euronet Pakistan.

Responsible to assist Euronet Middle East, Euronet India and Euronet China Teams on different projects

Report to Country Manager Pakistan and Director Infrastructure –Asia Pacific.

1LINK (Guarantee) Limited, Pakistan [Feb 2007 – Feb 2010]

Worked as Manager Networks Operations

Acts as a technical expert in matters relating to network design, administration and operation by maintaining broad and expert-level knowledge of networking technology

Develop guidelines and upgrade techniques for new operational procedures for the support of databases, hardware systems, operating systems software, network systems software, and security and client-server systems.

Development of detailed functional specifications prior to Network implementation

Acts as counsel to the Manager Network Operations concerning the creation, implementation and enforcement of network-related operational policies, procedures and Project Management.

Troubleshoot issues and enforces the approved policies and procedures as necessary.

Acts as project manager, in scoping, executing, reporting and gaining closure on projects in collaboration with stakeholders and other team members.

Involvement in planning, designing, and implementing networked systems, including configuration, supporting/ troubleshooting network problems.

Avia Equipments Pte Ltd, Singapore. [Nov 2006 – Dec2006]

Worked as a Network Security Engineer

Involved in planning, designing, and implementing network security systems, including configuration, supporting/ troubleshooting network problems.

Participates in the installation and commissioning of networking equipment and servers and project implementations, including project management and coordination of activities and resources across Asia Pacific.

Responsible to maintain secure and proactive Network resources of the organization.

Prepare work orders for Network Security instructions to be used by Engineers to configure network devices.

Provide consultancy and work with application teams to plan, design and implement infrastructure solution for new project.

SAZTEL (PVT) Ltd, Pakistan [Sep 2005 – Oct 2006]

Worked as a Network Engineer

Responsible for planning, upgrading, Installation, Support, testing, and servicing of networking equipments.

Perform troubleshooting of internetworking devices like Cisco Routers, Catalyst, Firewalls, IDS/IPS and others like wireless devices,

Involve in building up Network architecture and deployment of network infrastructure.

Experience in LAN/WAN Technologies like Integrated Security System, Segmentation, ISDN, VOIP, and Frame-Relay and many other wired/wireless technologies.

Responsible to implement network security and management policies.

Document World Pakistan, Pakistan. [May 2005 - Sep2005]

Worked as a Help Desk Engineer

Perform System and Network Devices Configuration and Maintenance, IT security and compliance audit on controls and accesses of systems and applications

Provide support on network equipment installation and hardware replacement.

Dhanak International, Pakistan. [Jan 2004 – Apr 2005]

Worked as a Network Engineer

Perform System and Network Devices Configuration and Maintenance, IT security and compliance audit on controls and accesses of systems and applications

Provide support on network equipment installation and hardware replacement.

INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS & Awards:

ASIA MPLS Project for Euronet Worldwide: Worked as Regional Project Manager. The project is to connect six Data Centers for Euronet Worldwide including Euronet India, China, Middles East (UAE – Bahrain – Egypt) and Pakistan. The objective is to provide the remote support and share the customer services to the customers.

Euronet Middle-East Infrastructure Setup: Worked as a Project Manager to setup a NEW Data Center Infrastructure for Euronet Middle East in Dubai and Bahrain. With the Join-Venture of Gateway Gulf (in Bahrain) and ASP-Gulf (in Dubai), we establish PCI-DSS compliance Infrastructure containing IBM Servers, Cisco Routers, Switches, Juniper Security devices and Unified computing Infrastructure.

Euronet Pakistan Infrastructure Setup: Worked as a Project Manager to setup a wholly NEW Data Center Infrastructure for Euronet Pakistan in Karachi. With the Join-Venture of IBM – Pakistan, we created a Pakistan’s First PCI-DSS (Security compliance) Infrastructure containing APC and IBM Racks, Cisco Routers, Switches, Security devices and Unified computing Infrastructure.

HERO AWARD for year 2011: Awarded a HERO for year 2011 across the Asia Pacific for the outstanding performance during the year

1LINK Migration worked as Assistant Project Manager. I was responsible to migrate IT infrastructure of 1LINK (Guarantee) Limited from ABN AMRO H.O to Park towers (1LINK primary side) in limited downtime. Build complete infrastructure to connect 35+ member banks to A/A Network setup and maintain the security requirements.

Barclays Bank Migration from Euronet Middle East to Euronet Pakistan:

MCB Bank Migration to Euronet Outsourcing platform :

JS Bank Migration to Euronet Outsourcing platform:

NIB Bank Migration to Euronet Outsourcing platform:

Burj Bank Migration to Euronet Outsourcing platform:

MNET Cutover on Euronet Out-Sourcing model:

State Bank of Pakistan - Data Acquisition Gateway Portal

Civil Aviation Authority VOIP Project.

Banking Mohtasib Pakistan Security:

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality: Pakistani

Visa Status: Student Visa

Date of Birth: 1st September, 1983

Language skills: English, Urdu-Hindi.

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