Ahmed Shehab, Security Consultant

Ahmed Shehab

Security Consultant

Al Salam Technology

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, COBIT
Experience
18 years, 6 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 6 months

Security Consultant at Al Salam Technology
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since January 2017

Interfacing with onsite/ offsite teams for business requirements gathering, conducting analysis and finalizing techno-functional specifications and service delivery. Recommend best security practices to achieve stated business objectives, advises on risk assumptions for any variances granted, and provides alternatives to achieve desired end results, security software installation and cyber-attacks prevention, Performing vulnerability assessments and malware analysis for web applications, Identifying issues and corrective actions necessary to sustain the productivity and ensure the security, Designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining the state enterprise security infrastructure, Implementing network security policies, application security, advanced malware protection with remediation techniques, WAF, access control and corporate data safeguards, Conduct Cyber Security Awareness Program for SMB and government sector

Sr. Network and Security Engineer – Network Infrastructure Division at alfardan group
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2012 to December 2017

Design, configure, deploy, and maintain the state enterprise security infrastructure, Monitor network traffic for unusual activity, investigate and respond to security violations, refine and execute on the underlying technical requirements to increase corporate infrastructure performance, by optimize and implement new technologies. Develop and update business continuity and disaster recovery protocols, Participates in preparation of division budget and monitors expenses.

Network Engineer - Network Infrastructure Division at Alfardan Group
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2008 to January 2012

Assists with administering and maintaining corporate network, manage user accounts and permissions, Install and administrate security appliances and firewalls, perform routine backup operations for all network appliances, carry out basic and more complex troubleshooting, Installs and upgrades server’s software and network equipment’s, Monitoring both systems and network performance through the use of various network management tools

Technical Support Engineer – Technical Support Division at Alfardan Group - Doha, Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • December 2007 to March 2008

Served as professional team member to handle L-1, 2 and 3 related issues for Network and Systems. Open, follow up and escalate trouble tickets in an organizational manner. Accurate logging incidents within ticketing system, documenting symptoms & steps taken to resolve

Sales and Maintenance Engineer at Medicanacy Co.
  • Egypt
  • September 2005 to April 2007

Assesses customers’ met and unmet needs, and recommends solutions that optimize value for both the customer and the firm, Install, maintain and calibrate Medical Equipment’s, Tender Preparation, Technical Decision of Tender and Manage Operations.

Specialist in Viasys Healthcare Products, BearCup Ventilators, Midex Anesthesia, Sierra Anesthesia, Fisher and Paykel

Telecommunication Sales at AmecoTech Co.
  • Egypt
  • January 2005 to July 2005

Sales VOIP services outside Egypt (UK, USA ) by Telephone .

Education

Diploma, COBIT
  • at COBIT 5 Foundation
  • August 2015
Diploma,
  • at Juniper Networks
  • August 2013
Diploma, Routing & Switching
  • at Cisco systems Inc
  • October 2011
Diploma, Networks Security
  • at Cisco systems Inc
  • July 2010

Cisco Certified Security Professional

Diploma, Networks Security
  • at National Security Agency
  • July 2010

Committee on National Security Systems

Diploma, Networks Security
  • at Cisco systems Inc
  • July 2010

Securing Networks with ASA Advanced

Diploma, Network Infrastructure
  • at Cisco systems Inc
  • June 2009

Cisco IPS Specialist

Diploma, Network Security
  • at Cisco systems Inc
  • June 2009

Cisco Firewall Security

Diploma, Networks Security
  • at National Security Agency
  • May 2009

Committee on National Security Systems

Diploma, Networks Security
  • at Cisco systems Inc
  • May 2009

Cisco Certified Network Associate Security

Diploma, Network Security
  • at Cisco systems Inc
  • May 2009

Cisco IOS Security

Diploma, Networks Infrastructure
  • at Cisco systems Inc
  • April 2008

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Bachelor's degree, Computer and Automatic Control Engineering session
  • at Faculty of Engineering - Suez Canal University
  • November 2004

Specialties & Skills

Security Architecture Design
Web Security
Verilog
Cisco Technologies
Network Security assessments, incidents response
HSRP, VRRP, GLPD, PVST
SCOM 2012, Hyper-V and VMM 2012
Digital Design using Verilog HDL
SSLVPNs, TACACS+
Hardware & Software maintenance
Networks and troubleshooting.
L2/L3 Switched Network, VLANs, ACLs, VACL’s
Network Security and Managing all Security appliances
IP Routing, EIGRP, OSPF
VMWARE ESX
Supervise IT Projects
Security Appliances Mgmt
Packet Shaping/QoS
Troubleshooting analysis of Windows Servers platform
Juniper FW and IDP
SIEM technologies
Anti-virus
Advanced Threat Prevention
firewalls, proxies, IPS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Forcepoint NGFW Admin 6.2 (Training)
Training Institute:
Forcepoint
Date Attended:
July 2017
Duration:
40 hours
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) (Training)
Training Institute:
Firebrand - Dubai
Date Attended:
February 2017
Duration:
72 hours
F5- BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) Essentials Training (Training)
Training Institute:
SecureWay - Dubai
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
80 hours
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2014
ECNA (Exinda Certified Network Administrator) (Training)
Training Institute:
Exinda Networks
Date Attended:
May 2012
Duration:
72 hours