Head of Network Department
LGB Bank
Total years of experience :15 years, 6 Months
Highlights:
-Played key role in setting up automated procedures to inventories IP assets and managed configuration of critical components.
-Streamlined operations by standardizing security configurations, naming convention and IP addressing across the company environment.
-Successfully set up communication channel and mechanism for change management including monitoring and notification controls.
-Actively involved in setting up zero-day attack network protection, servers and workstations protection and base lined security patches.
Key Responsibilities:
-Set up and manage the network department for catering to the company wide network infrastructure and security to identify and evaluate critical business areas.
-Define and implement workflow processes, procedures aimed at seamless operations of the network department. Liaise with other departments in IT Division, external solution providers and auditors leading to seamless project implementation.
-Involved in end to end management of network infrastructure and IT security projects as well as defining IT procedures for daily and monthly tasks.
-Asses and define standard configuration enterprise wide. Liaise with other departments heads for issue management and requirements definition.
-Follow up with internal and external teams in ensuring compliance to project delivery schedules and other SLA parameters across assigned projects.
-Collaborate with the senior management in preparing and implementing project plans aimed at maintaining project profitability based on changing market dynamics and other related factors.
-Evaluate team performance and rendered productivity enhancement feedback. Organize training sessions for team members based on identified training needs and other related factors.
-Participate in senior management meetings and update project status the senior management and other stakeholders using detailed reports and presentations to enable effective decision making.
Highlights:
-Played key role in setting up Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCP and DRP) across 3 corporate Data Center sites,
-Developed POS solution over Private WAN, Internet and 3G.
-Successfully led the organization in accomplishing PCI Compliance.
-Developed and maintained Network Management Secure Zone and facilitated tools to provide management services to the entire network environment.
-Significant contributor in realigning branches and remote offices connectivity, setting WAN link requirements and security for accomplishing zero downtime for all branches.
-Enhanced security of Core and Internet Network by implementing technologies to minimize impact on day to day business operations of the bank.
-Acquired cable certification across datacenters to highlight capability of infrastructure in catering to existing and future business requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
-Involved in end to end management of projects related to design and implementation of network, security, management and monitoring systems.
-Played a key role in vulnerability assessment, penetration testing and forensic analysis for network systems.
-Designed and set up load balanced and redundant WAN Links with QoS.
-Built network management and monitoring systems.
-DR Site based on BCP.
-Set up infrastructure and security for POS machines over the Internet.
-Functioned as representative of the Network Department for PCI Compliance Project.
Highlights:
-Successfully enhanced Service Quality Management by implementing ISO 9001 guidelines.
-Implement solutions based on Microsoft Products (Active Directory, Exchange, ISA, DNS, DHCP, File and Print servers).
-Played key role in implementing delivery of 20+ projects involving Active Directory Domain Migration from 2000/NT to 2003 as well as 30+ projects pertaining to designing and implementation of local and wide area networks.
-Rendered high availability solutions for network resiliency of 10+ GSM operators. Assisted 5+ GSM operators to expand and secure VAS and IN networks.
-Implement 40+ IT security projects (Email and Web Security, IPS, Firewalls, UTM and VPN Concentrators).
Key Responsibilities:
-Spearheaded team efforts in rolling out projects related to systems, network and security as well as designing and recommending solutions for the customers.
-Managed presales for large solutions including new products assessment and selection for rendering customized solution to customers.
-Coordinated activities related to network and security for GSM operators, ISPs and banking clients based on business and operational requirements.
-Rendered technical consultation to clients to implement upgrades based on current and future requirements.
-Functioned as project lead for Microsoft Infrastructure migration.
-Prepared and implemented quarterly plans for projects, trainings and performance review for Junior Engineers to cater to project requirements.
-Involved in design and setting up WiFi infrastructure, in addition to resilient and secure WAN and remote access networks.