Unit Head - IT Infrastructure
First Woman Bank Ltd
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :21 years, 7 أشهر
Reports to IT Head in development and execution of Policies, Annual IT budget & future Implementation Plans
Responsible to manage Primary and DR Data Centre operation that includes Dell servers, DELL EMC Storage, Tape Library,
Sophos XG Firewall, Cisco SourceFire, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco ASA & FTD firewall, Fortigate Firewall.
Managing 46 benches countrywide which are connected through WAN & LAN using different connectivity mediums like. Fiber,
Radio and 4G.
Supervise and manage IT infrastructure team (System, Network and IT Support) nationwide.
Prepare tender related to procurement of IT hardware and software solution. Compile bid submission documents in relation
to tendering/bidding activities, tender questionnaires and pre-qualifications
Co-ordinate with service providers, business partners and hardware/software vendors to ensure successful implementations
of IT related projects with minimal disruption to business.
Responsible for overall system and infrastructure availability and develop a resilient infrastructure to reduce failures liaison
with external network & hardware services providers.
works with Head of IT to establish standards and best practices for managing internal infrastructure, including network,
access rights, desktops, servers, internal applications, Internet links, external partner’s links.
Responsible for overall system and infrastructure availability and develop a resilient infrastructure to reduce failures liaison
with external network & hardware services providers.
Responsible for day-to-day system administration, including management of internal network, VPN, Microsoft Active
Directory (AD) and system backups.
Ensures that systems, processes and methodologies are maintained, followed to ensure effective monitoring, control and
support of service delivery.
Planning and implementation of SIEM solution (IBM-Qradar) and coordinate with vendor for Creation of reports,
dashboards, metrics for SOC operations and presentation to senior management.
Working closely with the IT Security Team to implementing cybersecurity standards and policies across IT infrastructure
Implement information security best policies and standards in IT environment to avoid unwanted threats.
Closely work with the IT and Business Teams to establish roadmap for compliance and all security requirements, and
standards
Manage the deployment of content (policies, signatures, or rules) for the security infrastructure.
Managing and administrating Windows servers in virtualize environment.
Work closely with internal and external audit teams to ensure compliance
Perform enterprise & IP Networks (LAN, WAN), Servers, Vulnerability Assessment using different security tools
Involves in Incident analysis, incident responses, incident remediation, fine tuning and developing co-relation rules.
Conducted IT awareness sessions for employees’ organization wide.
Achievements:
Formulation and implementation of IT policies
Implementation of IBM-Qradar (SIEM)
Implementation of Sophos XG firewall
Plan and execution of DR Drill (Bank wide)
Implementation of TrendMicro Apex One (Enterprise Antivirus - On Premises & Cloud)
Prepare and Published multiple RFPs relate to IT Procurement.
Planning and Implementation of Internet and Mobile banking (IT Infrastructure Related)
Perform PCI-DCC framework assessment with vendor coordination
Prepare Multiple Tenders for renewal and acquire new IT infrastructure related projects.
Doha - Qatar
Joined IBIN Ajayan Group as Senior System Administrator and got promotions to the level of Head of IT Operations
The group was established in 1967, now it's a one of the leading group of Doha-Qatar and comprising portfolio of 8 (eight)
companies providing automotive and other services throughout the Qatar.
Role & Responsibilities:
* Reports to Group IT Head in development and execution of Policies, Annual IT budget & future Implementation Plans
* Responsible to manage a Data Centre operation that includes HP, Dell and IBM rack servers, SAN, Tape Library, Security
Firewall, Barracuda spam controller, Fiber and VPN connectivity between different show rooms and site offices.
* Managing above 400+ above active network nodes countrywide which are connected through LAN & WAN using different
connectivity mediums like. Fiber, ADSL and VPN. Install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and
switched network.
* Responsible for day-to-day IT operation, Windows Servers 2008 r2 & 2012 (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO), MS Exchange 2013, IIS,
Microsoft Dynamic Navision, Symantec Backup Exec 2016, Microsoft office 365, Azure Cloud, Azure Storage, ADFS, and
support and implementation other business applications
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* Co-ordinate with service providers, business partners and hardware/software vendors to ensure successful implementations
with minimal disruption to business.
* Monitors Active Directory environment and tracks all domain events, including user, group, computer, GPO, and OU changes
* Implement and support enterprise-level Citrix environments Install, configure, and maintain Citrix servers and related
systems
* Experience in configuring and managing complex Citrix environments containing XenApp, XenDesktop, NetScaler,
Storefront, Firewalls, and other supporting technologies
* Manage the deployment of content (policies, signatures, or rules) for the security infrastructure.
* Installation/Configuration of SonicWALL firewall in Azure cloud with Site to Site VPN between Azure cloud and head
office/DR site.
* Real time monitoring of network using SIEM tool and doing deep analysis of security attacks.
* Manage the response to day-to-day security change requests related to security operations.
Achievements:
Formulation and implementation of IT policies
Implementation of HP Blade Server
Implementation of HP MSA SAN Storage
Implementation and migration of users on Office365
Implementation of DR Server on Microsoft Azure
Implementation of ESET End Point Security (Enterprise Antivirus
Reports to CTO in development and execution of IT Strategy, Policies, Annual IT budget & future Implementation Plans
Responsible for overall IT related activities, installations, configurations and maintenance of network with 99.9% guaranteed
uptime.
Managing above 300 active network nodes countrywide which are connected through LAN & WAN using different connectivity
mediums like. Fiber, Radio Link, Microwaves, ISDN, DSL and VPN.
Infrastructure designing, planning and supervision of Data Centre operations that includes HP Blade Serves, SAN, Tape Library,
Active Directory, Financial Application, Security Firewalls, Internal Web Services, Fiber Connectivity etc.
Configuration of Cisco 2801 for IP-Sec Site to Site VPN and Configuration of Conditional NAT using route map.
Facilitate IS Internal Audit, External Audit and other regulatory authorities to their satisfaction representing IT Dept.
Implementation and administration of following Servers ( Domain Server, MS Lync Server, WSUS, TMG, IIS, Oracle Financial
Asterisk Server & Kaspersky Endpoint Security with Encryption)
Configure HSRP-VSS between Core Switches for redundancy and for load balancing.
Conduct active penetration tests and discover vulnerabilities in information systems.
Managing group and end-user IT Policies for effective management of network-wide security policies and procedures.
Supervise IT Helpdesk & Network /System engineer’s team.
Conducted IT awareness sessions for employees’ organization wide.
Achievements:
Implementation of Microsoft CRM Dynamic 2011
Implementation of HP Enterprise Blade Center & SAN Storage Solution
Implementation of VMware vSphere 5.1.0
Implementation of Corporate WAN/ LAN (Fiber, Radio, Microwave & DSL)
Implementation of DR services (Internal & Third party)
Implementation of Microsoft License compliance organization wide
Implementation of Call Center Solution (Server & PBX based)
Implementation of Comprehensive IT Security and other policies
Implementation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security with Encryption
Joined ARY Communication Pvt. Limited as Network Engineer and got promotions to the level of Assistant Manager IT. The ARY
Communications Pvt. Ltd is a part of ARY Group, holding LDI, DTH and international & Domestic Call Center licenses
and provides IT and communication services to other companies of ARY Group.
Role & Responsibilities:
* Installed and Configured Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System for ARY Network T.V. channel Pakistan
* Planned, scheduled and coordinated IT infrastructure activities, including installations, testing and configuration of hardware
and software.
* Configured VTP, internal VLAN on Cisco 3550
* Deployed and manage route maintenance of ARY Call Centre that included but not limited to LAN/WAN, Cabling and data
transfers.
* Planned backups, disaster recoveries, IT Support,
* Manage team of technicians and junior Systems Engineer(s).
Achievements:
Implementation of Microsoft Windows Domain
Implementation of Microsoft Exchange Server
Implementation of ISA Server
Implementation of IVR Solution
Completed BS degree in computer science (Recognized by HSC)
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