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Iftikhar Ahmad

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Angestellt, Information Security Specialist, Beenazir Income Support Programme (BISP)
Abschluss: Masters, University of Birmingham
Islamabad, Pakistan

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Network Security
IT Project Management
Technology consulting
Source Code analysis
IT Security
Information Security
Computer Networks
OSINT
Firewall administration
DDOS
Technology
Project Management
Infrastructure
ISO 27001
Security Consulting
Information Security Management System

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Berufserfahrung von Iftikhar Ahmad

  • Bis heute 3 Jahre und 7 Monate, seit Dez. 2021

    Information Security Specialist

    Beenazir Income Support Programme (BISP)

    Oversee security of the multi-site local infrastructure, serving as the main point of contact for investigating and resolving security-related issues. Develop threat and vulnerability management policies, manage SIEM, SOAR, EDR in-house developed systems, configuring Firewall polices for smoother and secure communication and DDoS devices to secure our internal infrastructure

  • 2 Jahre und 9 Monate, Juni 2017 - Feb. 2020

    Senior Interface Engineer

    Thales Italia

    • Managing Engineering/Procurement/Commissioning interfaces: physical, logistical, informational, organizational and any other internal to project/operations issues. • Coordinate the execution of the Detailed Design and procurement activities; in particular coordinate all interfaces between contractor & company. • Identify the need for and ensure appropriate reviews and audits are implemented to support assurance of interface management performance. • Coordinated Risk & Opportunity Reviews every quarter.

  • 2 Jahre und 10 Monate, Juli 2014 - Apr. 2017

    General Manager Technical

    Arista Solutions

    • Define objectives, frameworks, and metrics for the IT strategic planning process. • Client Communication mitigating concerns. • Monitor value metrics to make informed decisions that maximize returns across IT investments. • Identification of Security issues within a project to design and deploy proper counter measures. • Design and deployed backup policies for successfully recovery in the event of failures. • Trained and lead technical teams for successful completion of multiple high level projects.

  • 2 Monate, Juni 2014 - Juli 2014

    DPI & Security Consultant

    Confidential

    • Deep Packet Analysis of Network Traffic using tools like Wireshark, Casacde etc. • Identification of Rogue/Illegal traffic. • Creation of Policy/Rules for illegal traffic. • Training of Personnel to identify such traffic in future.

  • 8 Monate, Sep. 2011 - Apr. 2012

    Technical Support & Security Consultant

    Beeliving Ltd.

    • Performed system audits to ensure everything was compliant within the set standards. • Optimized systems performance and spool utilization. • Responded to system hardware/software error messages, storage and configuration problems and ensured timely resolution.

  • 7 Monate, Apr. 2011 - Okt. 2011

    Remote Support & Security Consultant

    Yaser Riaz

    • Performed vulnerability assessment tests to classify the security of the web-projects. • Performed tests for the encryption levels of the data transferred between user and client. • Performed Scans to identify any threats on the website or servers and resolved them in a timely manner. • Educated and trained key-personnel how to effectively use the company’s assets without compromising security.

  • 1 Jahr und 4 Monate, Juni 2008 - Sep. 2009

    Technical & Security Manager

    Creative Solution

    • Managed creation and implementation of four new information-security departments, including Risk Assessment, Vulnerability, Penetration Testing and Security Engineering services. • Managed team of specifically selected employees charged with analyzing all critical systems, developing reports to document vulnerabilities and recommending appropriate solutions. • Created and produced company policies and procedures governing corporate security, email and Internet usage, access control, and incident response.

  • 11 Monate, Juli 2007 - Mai 2008

    NOC & Support Administrator

    COMPU ME!

    • Successfully increased customer count to 35% in 12 months. • Played a key role in re-engineering Support-Centre to improve responsiveness and customer satisfaction. • Established best practices in Server and Network support and trained technical staff. • Create new procedures to improve department productivity and train new team members

  • 1 Jahr und 6 Monate, Jan. 2006 - Juni 2007

    Technical Support Engineer

    COMPU ME!

    • Provided Tier-III support for LAN/WAN products and sales support for key accounts of all sizes. • Provided first level administration of Windows based email systems. • Launched user feedback survey based on input from Help Desk Institute to gauge customer satisfaction and support Continuous Improvement. • Recognised for outstanding quality of customer service with numerous personal commendation from clients.

Ausbildung von Iftikhar Ahmad

  • 1 Jahr und 1 Monat, Sep. 2009 - Sep. 2010

    Computer Security

    University of Birmingham

  • 1 Jahr und 2 Monate, Sep. 2009 - Okt. 2010

    Computer Security

    University of Birmingham

  • 2 Jahre, Sep. 2003 - Aug. 2005

    Computer Science

    University of Lahore

  • 2 Jahre, Sep. 1999 - Aug. 2001

    Double Computers & Mathematics

    Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

Sprachen

  • Englisch

    Fließend

  • Urdu

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