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Muhammad Jawwad Alam Siddiqi, Head of Information Security

Muhammad Jawwad Alam Siddiqi

Head of Information Security·Almajdouie Holding

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, MBA (Digital Tranformation)

Work experience

Total years of experience: 21 years, 6 months

Head of Information Security

November 2015 - Present

Almajdouie Holding

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

November 2015 - Present

Heading the Information Security function at group level

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Deputy Director

December 2012 - November 2015

NADRA

Islamabad, Pakistan

December 2012 - November 2015

Heading the Information Security Governance, Risk, Compliance and Trainings & Awareness Teams of NADRA Pakistan.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Information Technology

Information Security Executive

January 2010 - December 2012

Telenor Pakistan

Islamabad, Pakistan

January 2010 - December 2012

Responsibilities include:
􀂃 Conducting ISO27001 Internal Audit for Financial Services - Mobile Banking (EasyPaisa)
􀂃 Conducted TL9000 Internal Audit for Business Services, NOC
􀂃 Conducted ISO14001 Internal Audit of Telenor Pakistan
􀂃 Performing Business Impact Analysis for Business Services
􀂃 Conducting Policy Compliance Reviews
􀂃 Performing Incident Response activities
􀂃 Conducting Application Security Reviews
􀂃 Conducting Process Reviews
􀂃 Coordinating with External Auditors
􀂃 Coordinating with Tameer Bank
􀂃 Ensruing regulatory compliance in Financial Services - Mobile Banking

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Information Technology

Assistant Manager - IT Advisory Services

July 2009 - December 2009

KPMG

Islamabad, Pakistan

July 2009 - December 2009

Responsibilities included:
􀂃 Managing the IT Advisory Service line & IT Audits of KPMG TH Islamabad Office

Major Projects include:
􀂃 Integrated Banking System Selection Consultancy to Khushali Bank
􀂃 Royal Bank of Scotland global KPMG assignment of conducting ISO27001 based security reviews of RBS vendors.
􀂃 Conducted ISO27001 based security review of Ufone for RBS-Ufone co-branding project
􀂃 Conducted ISO27001 based security review of Chanda Law Associates

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Information Technology

Senior Associate II - IT Advisory Services

July 2008 - June 2009

KPMG

Islamabad, Pakistan

July 2008 - June 2009

Responsibilities include:
􀂃 Leading the IT Advisory Section of KPMG TH Islamabad Office
􀂃 Leading the Information Risk Management (IRM) Audit team of KPMG TH Islamabad Office

IRM clients audited belong to following sectors:
􀂃 Hospitality
->Marriott Hotel Islamabad, Marriott Hotel Karachi, Serena Hotel Islamabad, Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi, Hashwani Hotels Limited, Pakistan Services Limited
􀂃 Manufacturing
-> AkzoNobel (formerly ICI Pakistan), Murree Brewery, Biafo Industries Limited, Bestway Cement Limited, Mustehkam Cement Limited, Fauji Cement Company Limited, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited, Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited
􀂃 Telecom
-> Mobilink (PMCL), Diallog CDMA
􀂃 Insurance (nonlife)
-> Askari General Insurance Company Limited
􀂃 NGO
-> National Rural Support Program (NRSP), Sarhad Rural Support Program
􀂃 Pharmaceutical
-> Ferozsons Laboratories Limited
􀂃 Government
-> Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA)
􀂃 Oil & Gas
-> Halliburton, Oil & Gas Development Corporation Limited, Dewan Petroleum Limited
􀂃 Stock Exchange
-> Islamabad Stock Exchange
􀂃 Electricity Generation & Distribution
-> Islamabad Electric Supply Company Limited, Southern Electric Power Company, Uch Power, Saif Power Limited, Fauji Power Company (Dharki) Limited
􀂃 Airline
-> Air Blue
􀂃 Banking & Microfinance Institution
-> NRSP Bank, Khushali Bank Limited, First Microfinance Bank
􀂃 Software House & IT Consulting
-> Landmark Resources (LMKR)
􀂃 Construction
-> PakGulf Construction

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Information Technology

Information Security Analyst

July 2007 - June 2008

Digital Processing Systems

Islamabad, Pakistan

July 2007 - June 2008

􀂃 Leading one of ISO/IEC 27001:2005 implementation team.
􀂃 Maintaining Disaster Recovery Plan
􀂃 Managing Information Security Group (ISG) in the absence of Manager
􀂃 Member Incidence Response Team
􀂃 Coordinating with Consultants, External Auditors & Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) Representatives
􀂃 Creating and implementing information security policies and practices in DPS Inc.
􀂃 Monitoring and Controlling the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
􀂃 Implementing ISO/IEC 27001:2005 controls
􀂃 Implementing Information Security related CMMI process areas.
􀂃 Conducting internal audits of applications, processes and physical sites.
􀂃 Conducting risk analysis
􀂃 Providing Information Security Consultancy to the clients of DPS Inc.
􀂃 Coordinating with other branches of DPS Inc. for acquisition and deployment of security hardware.
􀂃 Conducting Information Security Awareness campaigns for all DPS Inc. employees
􀂃 Administering Information Security Induction to newly hired employees in DPS Inc.
􀂃 Preparing EOI and RFP documents for the projects DPS Inc. is interested in.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Jr. Information Security Analyst

August 2005 - June 2007

Digital Processing Systems

Islamabad, Pakistan

August 2005 - June 2007

Responsibilities included:
􀂃 Creating and implementing information security policies and practices in DPS Inc.
􀂃 Monitoring and Controlling the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
􀂃 Implementing ISO/IEC 27001:2005 controls
􀂃 Implementing Information Security related CMMI process areas.
􀂃 Conducting internal audits of applications, processes and physical sites.
􀂃 Conducting risk analysis
􀂃 Providing Information Security Consultancy to the clients of DPS Inc.
􀂃 Coordinating with other branches of DPS Inc. for acquisition and deployment of security hardware.
􀂃 Conducting Information Security Awareness campaigns for all DPS Inc. employees
􀂃 Administering Information Security Induction to newly hired employees in DPS Inc.
􀂃 Preparing EOI and RFP documents for the projects DPS Inc. is interested in.
􀂃 Created Training Guides for TABS (Telecommunications, Administration, & Billing System) of ITS
Kuwait. Sites included Warid Telecom (Pakistan) & BanglaLink (Bangladesh).

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Jr. Network Engineer

June 2005 - August 2005

Rawalpindi College for Girls

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

June 2005 - August 2005

Work responsibility included maintaining college website and computer laboratories.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Information Technology

Internee-Volunteer

January 2005 - May 2005

Union Bank Limited

Islamabad, Pakistan

January 2005 - May 2005

Worked in the clearing section of the bank therefore I am familiar with the entire inward and outward
clearing procedures being followed in most of the well reputed banks. Also during my stay there I
prepared an interns manual for those doing internship in the clearing section of Union Bank.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

University of Southern Queensland, Australia

November 2015

November 2015

Master's degree, MBA (Digital Tranformation)

Australia

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

July 2010

July 2010

Master's degree, Project Management

Pakistan

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

April 2008

April 2008

Master's degree, Software Engineering

Pakistan

Curtin University of Technology

March 2005

March 2005

Bachelor's degree, Business Information Technology

Australia

Informatics Academy

August 2004

August 2004

Diploma, Major in Information Systems

Singapore

University of Cambridge

December 2003

December 2003

Diploma, Major in Computer Science

Pakistan

University of Cambridge

December 2002

December 2002

High school or equivalent, Double Majors in Business Computing & Programming

Pakistan

Skills

ISO 27001

Expert

IT Audit

Expert

Information Security Management

Expert

Information Security Policy

Expert

Risk Management

Expert

Compliance

Information Risk Management

ISO 27001

ISO 9001

TL 9000

CMMI

Inofmration Security Review

Project Management

C++

PHP

Java

SQL

Disaster Recovery

Business Continuity

FRAP

Risk Management

Visio

Primavera P6

MS Project

SAP Project Systems

MS Office Suite

PhotoExpress

BS25999

Application Security Review

Qbasic

FoxPro

Oracle Financials

OPMS

COBIT

Information Security Management

Application Security

Security Awareness

IT Audit

IT Service Management

Security Audits

Vulnerability Assessment

Risk Assessment

Incident Management

ISO14001

Information Security Policy

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Urdu

Expert

Memberships

ISACA

Member

November 2007

(ISC)2

Member

May 2008

Business Continuity Institute

Member

August 2008

IRCA

Provisional Auditor ISMS

August 2009

Training and Certifications

Certifications
CISSP
CISA

Training
PMO Maturity
SysComp International
May 2008
HSSE - People First
Edvantage Group
Oct 2011
BS25999 Implementer Course
Business Beam
Nov 2008
SEI Authorized - Introduction to CMMI version 1.2
GRAFP Technologies
Nov 2008
IRCA Certified - ISMS Lead Auditor Course
Moody International
May 2009
COBIT 4.1 Foundation
Business Beam
Oct 2009
PMP Prep Course
Rita Mulcahy International
Nov 2007