Shahzad Rana

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Shahzad Rana

MS Information technology, CISSP

AM - Information Systems

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  • 75400 Karachi
  • Pakistan

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Personal information

Professional experience

  • Employment status
    Employee

Educational background

  • 2002 - 2003
    PIMSAT Karachi

    Information Technology, MS

    RDBMS, Computer Networks, System Analyzing & Design

  • Languages
    English

About me

IT and Security professional over 8 years of progressive experience with administration, directing and architecting a broad range of Corporate IT initiatives & business focused solutions using leading ICT technologies with industry best practices and standards.

Effective in Data Center Design, Disaster Recovery Site Designing; Business Continuity Planning. Having firm understanding of BS-25999. Hands-on experience leading all stages of Network Infrastructure efforts, along with conceptual and technical skills on Penetration Testing and Security Auditing.

Demonstrated strategic thinking & creativity capacity in implementing innovative ISMS programs that drive awareness, securing and strengthening Infrastructure & Organization Strong leadership abilities; able to coordinate and direct all phases of project-based efforts while managing, motivating, and leading project teams Adept at developing ISO27001 compliant security manuals, project documentation and technical/business specifications using formal methodologies and tools for Information Security.

Achievements

• Integration and implementation of Tier-4 Network Infrastructure (wired and wireless) along with layered security on country ORIX network wide (24 branches/ 27 locations) .
• Instrumental in developing and implementing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCP & DRP) Plans
• Supervising IT-Operation team for security analyses and event management of all critical systems, compiling reports to document systems vulnerabilities, and recommending appropriate solutions.
• Management of ORIX emails messaging system and proxies with access control, and incident response.
• Played a key role in full project life cycle of business focused leasing application project.
• Assisting auditors in Risk Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing and Security Audits.
• Ensuring adherence of Standard Operating Procedures to stipulated guidelines.
• IT Vendor management including negotiation and service level agreement
• ORIX IT Data Centre design and re-build project with logical, Physical & Environmental standards
 

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