Faris Hassan

• Maintaining WAN/ LAN networks, Collaborates with vendors in implementation and optimization of IT infrastructure. Design and implement on the go network solutions for the project sites.
• Digitization of Data archives and migrating to cloud infrastructure.
• Develop technical Presentations & Proposals. Develop cost effective solutions in different aspects of the company’s operation.
• Researched and documented security recommendations and outline a roadmap for implementation. Ensuring the Security by keeping track of the antivirus, firewalls and other Security & Network appliances.
• Works with business units to identify security requirements, using methods that may include risk and business impact assessments. Ensuring of security controls in compliance to security standards, ISO frameworks and policies.
• Develop process, standard operating procedures, and revises policies, improve the operations and actionable on a daily basis. Train End Users

• Developing and maintaining the information security policy and a supporting set of specific policies, ensuring appropriate authorization, commitment and endorsement from senior IT and business management
• Monitoring and managing all security breaches and handling security incidents, taking remedial action to prevent recurrence wherever possible.
• Perform risk assessment and proactively manage technology, insider, and cyber related risk exposure and determine root cause, thereafter implementing and managing remedial action plans to closure
• Maintaining appropriate security measures and mechanisms to guard against unauthorized access
• Review systems in order to identify potential security weaknesses, recommend improvements to amend vulnerabilities, implement changes and document upgrades.
• Managing day to day operations of Security Device Management SIEM, Solar winds SEM, incident response, threat hunting, Use case engineering, SOC analyst, device integration with SIEM.
• Analyzing logs from security devices such as firewalls, IPS / IDS, DLP and End-point antivirus applications.
• Designed, Implemented Enterprise network Architectures administered end-to-end IT infrastructure business solutions for organizations in different sectors (MPLS VPN, SOHO, SIP-T, Corporate Internet, E-VPN, IP-VPN, APN) such as construction, Telecommunications, Data center Banking, Hospitality, Defense.

Administered and deployed high-speed satellite data & communication solutions for major key players in Qatar.
• Implemented, managed of IT solutions ensuring business continuity for a variety of customers banking, Government, Maritime, Fleet, news gathering and Military. Remote fault and configuration management of the remote terminal, over a dedicated management network.
• Participated in hiring and training of technical staff and proactively cultivated a culture of teamwork and accountability resulted in good technical knowledge and technical understanding among the team.
• Expertly oversee large-scale IT projects, networks, and infrastructures—from initial planning and development to implementation and enhancements.
• Creation of Technical documentation, Diagrams and as-built documents for Site surveys and project signoff ensuring best practices.
• Designed and engineered NPRM (Non-penetrating Roof Mount) and supporting structures of VSAT and BGAN Antennas facilitated to successful project signoff before the proposed time span.

Coordinated end to end projects with internal team members, Field Engineers and Vendors, generates process documentation.
• Spearheaded crucial telecommunication projects in south India which resulted in the expansion of the business to neighboring states, successful 3G BTS installation and service integration in Kerala for TATA gained additional contracts in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
• Directed a qualified team of engineers in BTS and Microwave radio installation and integration, optical fiber splicing, OTDR testing and fault rectification.
• Collaborated with the equipment vendors and the installation team to validate nodes and transceivers by conducting Acceptance test.

Hands on technical experience of a broad range of Telecommunication technologies, including RF transmission and microwave radio links.
• Installation, configurations, commissioning, and Integration of BTS (Huawei, Nokia, ZTE) for telecom operators in south India
• Installation and commissioning of microwave radio links (NEC, Ceragon, Intralink & Huawei) and LOS surveying for new link sites.
• Measurement of VSWR & transmission power using Agilent meter and network analyzer, Performance analysis.