Amir Raza,  IT Infrastructure & Security Specialist

Amir Raza

IT Infrastructure & Security Specialist

Innovative Software Inc, KSA

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
High school or equivalent, Information Technology
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

IT Infrastructure & Security Specialist at Innovative Software Inc, KSA
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since March 2020

Manage all activities related to Infrastructure and Service Management across Company
Core activities may consist of systems planning, information security planning, performance
management, capacity planning, testing and validation, risk assessment, benchmarking,
information engineering, and development and staffing of a systems engineering or security
management plan
⮚ Develop solution architectures for various enterprise systems across the business, mainly in
Network, Cloud platforms, service management and security
⮚ Manage and monitor Data Center, network and telephony infrastructure on premise and cloud
based (OpenStack)
⮚ Managing 100+ Unix/Linux base servers
⮚ Create documentation concerning IT systems Security and IT procedures
⮚ Manage IT standards, procedures, policies, and best practices
⮚ Develop and communicate standards of use, operations and security of network
⮚ Designing and implementing safety measures and controls
⮚ Monitoring network activity to identify vulnerable points
⮚ Acting on privacy breaches and malware threats
⮚ Monitor and analyze Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), and
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

MIS Manager at NBP ARG-SOUTH
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • December 2018 to March 2020

Worked closely with management teams to plan, develop, coordinate and execute technical
strategies aligned to client's vision, mission and purpose
* Assessed existing systems including billing automation, accounting and real-time reporting and
analytics capabilities, delivering updates for security purposes
* Identified computer hardware and network system issues, performing troubleshooting
techniques for remediation
* Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing and deployment needs to
identify project requirements and costs
* Coordinated with management teams to plan, develop, align and execute strategies that would
meet client's vision, mission and purpose
* Analyzed architecture design, scoping, implementation, testing and deployment needs to define
project requirements
* Analyzed network security and current infrastructure to assess areas in need of improvement
and develop solutions
* Provided technology consultation for growing businesses, making recommendations and
upgrading existing systems
* Established communication infrastructures, including LAN and WAN networks for
communication and mobile device applications

Facilitator at NAB (National Accountability Bureau Government of Pakistan)
  • April 2019 to July 2019

Gives assistance investigator officer to find out corruption in financial market through
Technology.
* Analyzing computer system crimes
* Recovering data that was either destroyed or damaged.
* Gathering evidence.
* Reconstructing damaged computer systems.
* Preparing expert reports on highly complex technical matters.
* Testifying in court.
* Training law enforcement on computer related issues.
* Draft expert testimony, affidavits, and reports.
* Recover password protected/encrypted files and hidden information

information security consultant at OzoneCore System
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2012 to June 2019

 Determine the most effective way to protect computers, networks, software, data and information systems against any possible attacks
 Interview staff and heads of departments to determine specific security issues
 Perform vulnerability testing, risk analyses and security assessments
 Research security standards, security systems and authentication protocols
 Prepare cost estimates and identify integration issues for IT project managers
 Plan, research and design robust security architectures for any IT project
 Test security solutions using industry standard analysis criteria
 Provide technical supervision for (and guidance to) a security team

Head at National Bank of Pakistan
  • Bahrain
  • December 2011 to January 2018
Assistant Director at Infrastructure Prepared of DR SITE of National Bank of Pakistan
  • May 2010 to November 2011

Management of IT Infrastructure, Systems & Network of entire South Region.
* Responsibility for IT Strategy, planning and budgeting, operations, service level, vendor
relationship and team management.
* Managing of IT projects, people, resources and activities in the region.
* Maintenance of Lease, ISDN & MPLS Lines & VPN with Cisco and Nortel Routers for the
connectivity of all the branches and Regional Office with the NAB Headquarter
(Islamabad).
* Technical Support, System Uptime (24/7), Problem solving, Staff Training, Recruitment &
Up gradation (as per requirement) of entire System in South.
* In-House Maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server at Regional Office and
Branches. Implementation & Maintenance of AMS (Accountability Management System)
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and store Archiving Data through FTP on Headquarter.
Additional duties performed As Cybercrime and Forensics Investigators,
* Mobile/Credit Card / Balance Transfer Fraud
* Bank Fraud Credit Cards/ ATM/Loan
* Threatening/Abusive/ Massages & Emails
* Fraudulent Emails
* Electronic Money Laundering and Tax Evasion
* Electronic Funds Transfer Fraud
* Communications in furtherance of Criminal Conspiracies
* Writing reports and documenting procedures
* Testifying in court
Reporting Channel

Director General at Paxym Inc. (Pakistan
  • United States
  • December 2006 to May 2010
Network Administrator at Liaquat National Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates
  • October 2003 to January 2005

My primary duties were to monitor and troubleshoot problems at the network on AX-400.

System Administrator at Eastern Garments (Pvt) LTD
  • June 2001 to December 2002

Involved in migration of production application onto different servers
* Primary involved in Network Administrator and Support
* Router and switch configuration
* Research & Documentation

Education

High school or equivalent, Information Technology
  • at Dadabhoy Institute, Karachi
  • July 2019

Rrecognized by HEC), Final Year Project: A New Transport Protocol (nUDP) Module for the Network Simulator

Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Physics
  • at Karachi University
  • July 2019

courses: AND CERTIFICATION * AIX 7.1 certification Course Training by IBM * Virtualization Of IBM Power System AIX 7.1 Training Certification Course by IBM

Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
  • at College of professional
  • July 2019

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Specialties & Skills

Technical Training
Problem Solving
Collaborative Problem Solving
Maintenance Management
Red Hat Linux
NETWORKING
SERVERS
DOCUMENTATION
ENGINEERING
MIGRATION
NETWORK ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH
ROUTERS
SWITCHES

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Native Speaker
Punjabi
Expert
German
Beginner

Training and Certifications

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2020

Hobbies

  • Fishing
  • Reading
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