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MOHIDEEN BASHEER AHAMED, OT Security Engineer

MOHIDEEN BASHEER AHAMED

OT Security Engineer·VISTAS Infrastructure,

Qatar

Bachelor's degree, INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 3 months

OT Security Engineer

December 2025 - Present

VISTAS Infrastructure,

Doha, Qatar Hybrid

December 2025 - Present

• FAT/SAT test for CSMS system as per Regional Standards and the latest update.
• Lead OT cybersecurity professional services projects from design through implementation.
• Prepare High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation aligned with customer and operational
requirements.
• Develop Cybersecurity Requirement Specifications (CRS) and detailed technical architecture documents.
• Implement and integrate OT security solutions
• Fore scout for OT asset visibility, classification, and policy enforcement.
• Nozomi Networks for ICS network monitoring, anomaly detection, and threat visibility.
• Splunk for OT security monitoring, dashboards, alerts, and correlation searches.
• OT/ICS endpoint security solutions for asset protection and threat mitigation.
• Ensure all solutions are tailored to site-specific operational, safety, and security requirements.
• Coordinating testing, commissioning, and acceptance activities including FAT, SAT, CFAT, and CSAT, along with preparation
of handover documentation.
• Align solution design and implementation with IEC 62443 standards, the Purdue Model, SIEM Solutions, Play books & Use
cases and OT cybersecurity best practices.

Company industry:
IT Services

SENIOR OT SECURITY ENGINEER/ POWER

February 2015 - Present

ALFANAR

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

February 2015 - Present

Company industry:
Cyber & Network Security
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Substation Automation Engineer (SAS/ PSA/ SCADA)

February 2015 - June 2026

ALFANAR,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

February 2015 - June 2026

• Manage SAS & SCADA projects efficiently, in timely manner and quality standards as per the defined policies and procedures to
achieve departmental operational plans and developments within wider scope.
• Write Design specifications and scopes of work for construction and implementation of SAS installations involving integrated
protection and control (SCADA) for new substations.
• Perform construction oversight of contractors installation of new SAS equipment and systems in new substations.
• Conduct technical feasibility studies including project base design, cyber security complied SAS standardization, IED selection,
risk analysis and mitigation, related documentation as well as training.
• Implement cybersecurity test in line with NG/SEC TES-P-107.05 Rev1 and Saudi Aramco SAE-S P126 PSA standards as well
as participate in SCADA Hanover audit/walkthrough.
• Architecture modeling of network segmentation using ISA/IEC 62443, NISTR 7628, NERC CIP V5, NIST 800- 82, NIST
800-39 and ISO 27019.
• Design, implement and support the security of ICS networked systems; develop and establish cyber security processes.
• Work with cross-functional project teams focusing on Product Security, System Security and Network Security for OT Security.
• Clarify any technical issue related to the system with QC/Testing team; manage testing of SCADA equipment, software and all
equipment related to SCADA system.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to subordinates in all aspects of their work.

Company industry:
Construction & Building

Project Engineer -I

January 2023 - November 2025

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory (SEL Middle East W.L.L),

Manama, Bahrain

January 2023 - November 2025

• FAT/SAT test for PSA system as per SAES-P-126 Standards and the latest update.
• Installation of Automation system based on the framework derived from NIST, NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and IEC 62351
Standard with SDN SEL-5057 Solutions, SEL Blue frame solution etc.
• PSA SCADA Commissioning for O&G Projects.
• Designing Purdue model architecture for Power System Automation
• Solution and service provider for various customers, solutions include but not limited to fixing communication issues on various
protocols IEC 61850, IEC 104, RSTP, VLAN, NTP, PTP, Modbus, DNP and Modbus.
• PSA Advanced function configurations such as Reporting, Real time and Archived trend, Auto Disturbance Recorder and SEL
RTAC configurations for SCADA Protocols.

Company industry:
Electrical Engineering

Substation Automation DCS Commissioning Engineer

January 2012 - October 2014

OASIS Automation Technologies,

Bengaluru, India

January 2012 - October 2014

• Responsible for Substation Automation based design execution, configuration, troubleshooting and commissioning over IEC
61850, IEC 60870, OPC and Modbus protocols.
• Performed DCS (Digital Control System) design, engineering, and configuration of projects.
• Coordinated with vendors for site activity like system architecture formation, process interfacing, telemetry requirements, etc. to
make site ready for commissioning.
• Worked on goose configuration, optimization of SCL files and interoperability testing for Process Gateways.
• Responsible for industrial Ethernet switches, router, modem configuration.
• Handled VLAN management for the system under consideration for IEC/IEC gateway.
• Commissioned PACIS system with advanced functionalities such as report generation, trend recordings, alarm management, etc.
• Designed PACIS OI for power system functions such as synchro check, Automatic Voltage regulation, Auto-Reclose function,
Auto Bus transfer, TCS supervision, Auto Disturbance recording, etc., along with its testing.
• Handled SAS system redundancy configurations, historian management as well as gateway protocol testing with Triangle Micro
works System (TMW).

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy

Education

Anna University – Anna University Of Technology Chennai

May 2011

May 2011

Bachelor's degree, INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING

India

Skills

Substation Automation
Expert
Substation Automation
Expert
Incident Analysis
Expert
Incident Analysis
Expert
SCADA Systems
Expert
SCADA Systems
Expert
Industrial Automation
Expert
Industrial Automation
Expert
Cyber Security
Expert
Cyber Security
Expert
AUTOMATION
Expert
AUTOMATION
Expert
SAS
Expert
SAS
Expert
BASIC
Expert
BASIC
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
SCADA & DCS
Expert
SCADA & DCS
Expert
NETWORKING PROTOCOLS
Expert
NETWORKING PROTOCOLS
Expert
DCS YOKOGAWA CENTUM CS3000
Expert
DCS YOKOGAWA CENTUM CS3000
Expert
COMMISSIONING
Intermediate
COMMISSIONING
Intermediate
COMPLIANCE TESTING
Intermediate
COMPLIANCE TESTING
Intermediate
CYBER SECURITY
Intermediate
CYBER SECURITY
Intermediate
ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION
Intermediate
ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION
Intermediate
MICROSOFT FOREFRONT THREAT MANAGEMENT GATEWAY
Intermediate
MICROSOFT FOREFRONT THREAT MANAGEMENT GATEWAY
Intermediate
OIL AND GAS
Intermediate
OIL AND GAS
Intermediate
SAS SOFTWARE
Intermediate
SAS SOFTWARE
Intermediate
SOFT HANDOVER
Intermediate
SOFT HANDOVER
Intermediate
SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SCADA
Intermediate
SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SCADA
Intermediate
SYSTEM INTEGRITY
Intermediate
SYSTEM INTEGRITY
Intermediate

Social profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website

Languages

Arabic

Intermediate

English

Expert

Memberships

ISA

Regular Member

February 2015

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Updated ISA 62443 Certification program ISA CERT 3
Certification CEH
Professional Certificate of Competency
Certificate for completion of Executive Program on Project Management
Training on Zenon command sequencer
SPRECON - E Service Program & SPRECON –V460
Professional Certificate of Competency in Advanced TCP/IP Based Industrial Networking
Professional Certificate of Competency in IEC 61850 based Substation Automation
FortiGate Firewall Certificate
Professional Certificate of Competency in Big Data Analytics in Electricity Grids
online training program on "ISA Security Design Specialist"
professional online training program on "ISA Risk Assessment"
Splunk Core Certified User
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundation Associate Certification
ISA/IEC 62443 Cyber Security Risk Assessment Specialist (CRS)
62443 Cyber Security Design Specialist (CDS) Certification
62443 Cyber Security Fundamental Specialist (CFS) Certification
Lead SCADA Security Manager Certification
Zenon Advanced Certification
Senior Lead SCADA Security Manager Certification
FORESCOUT Certified Associate FSCA OT/ICS
Commissioning & SCADA Standard
NCA
KAHRAMAA Standard for SCS system
NCSA standards NIA
standards
standardization and standards
National Grid (Saudi Electricity SEC Standard)
SAUDI ARAMCO Standard (Saudi Oil Company Protection
engineering license/professional accreditations
62443
COPA-DATA
Zenon Professional (No: 2020011326340)
May 2021 - Jan 2023
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY IN ADVANCED TCP/IP BASED INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY IN IECC61850 BASED SUBSTATION AUTOMATION
ISA 62443 CYBER SECURITY FUNDAMANTAL SPECIALIST
Sep 2020 - Sep 2023
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PECB LEAD SCADA SECURITY MANAGER
Aug 2020 - Aug 2023
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Training
ALARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM -APAC
HONEYWELL
Mar 2021
DCS FUNDAMENTALS & ENGINEERING YOKOGAWA CENTUM CS3000
YOKOGAWA INDIA
Feb 2010
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Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
ISGF
Jun 2020
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Cyber Security for Power Systems
INDIA SMART GRID FORUM (ISGF)
Jun 2020
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