Rami Omar, Sr. IT Manager

Rami Omar

Sr. IT Manager

International RESCUE committee

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Masters of Computer Science
Experience
22 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 2 Months

Sr. IT Manager at International RESCUE committee
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since November 2015

Develop IT Policies / SOP
Develop Lebanon Country Program IT Policy.
Backup / DR: develop, implement and manage backup solutions for office/individual users as per IRC IT HQ recommendations and provide the necessary training on the use of these back-up solutions.
Update appropriate network security and data loss prevention procedures to safeguard system from physical harm, viruses, unauthorized users and damage to data.
Plan IT budget for all Lebanon offices
Create and maintain IRC computer software/hardware inventory ensuring accuracy.
Create and maintain network documentation to include but not limited to IP address, system access, email creation system, upgrades and changes to original network, etc.
Implement setup of the KACE server ( Centralized Updates Manager)
Develop and implement user and support local staff training, including training on basic care and maintenance of computers and equipment for users.
Test and evaluate new technology as required by HQ IT.
Perform annual IT Audit for Lebanon CP as directed by global IT
Maintain an updated IT Asset Registry, including software & licenses
Develop appropriate protocols for regular maintenance of all IRC computer related equipment.
Staff Capacity Building
Provide technical supervision for IT staff in Lebanon CP by on-the-job support and coaching to promote harmonized program approaches and strategies.
Coordinating between IT team members in CP and delegating tasks
Building IT team capacity in Lebanon CP by providing the needed IT technical training & assistance
Ensure that performance objectives for IT staff are regularly reviewed and met.

Sr. IT Security Engineer at International Rescue Committee
  • United States - New York
  • July 2019 to September 2019

Reporting directly to the CISO, focusing on the security implementation and refinement of IRC multi-country ERP deployment (Microsoft D365 with the integration with FastPath).
• Working with ERP Team (Business and IT) to design and implement preventive and detective security controls including security roles, cost centers, XDS, teams, security events, reporting, etc.
• Ensuring ERP security processes and technologies have appropriate ownership; by creating and maintaining documentation such as process flows and technical procedures, standards, etc.
• Designing and leading oversight reporting including implementation of FastPath to ensure appropriate managers are reviewing and re-certifying user access on a periodic basis.
• Strengthening control design in key ancillary systems as needed such as Office 365, Azure, SSRS, Qualys, Sophos, etc.
• Establishing, reviewing, and verifying the system risk and information security risk related policies, standards and procedures documentation.
• Developing, planning and implementing ISO 27001, NIST 800-53 and DFID Cyber Essentials compliance requirements.

Senior Network and System Administrator at ProMind IT Solutions
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2011 to October 2015

Follow up and supervision of Technical personnel.
Preparing blue prints for IT projects. (Case Study of projects)
Management of Accounts
Network Management and Monitoring.

Network and System Administrator at Techsupport
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2008 to September 2011

Managing Networks (Active Directory, Exchange, DNS, ISA, Firewalls….)
Supervision of Projects( VPN, Internet, secure servers ”Microsoft, Linux”)
System Administration.
Troubleshooting and maintenance

IT specialist at MIddle East Broadcasters
  • Lebanon
  • April 2007 to January 2008

Websites management (JOOMLA)
SQL administration
System Administration.
Network Management and Monitoring.
Domain Controller and ISA Firewall

IT administrator at BCU-University
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2003 to February 2007

System Administration.
Network Management and Monitoring.
Equipment purchase.
Lab equipments maintenance (servers and Firewalls).
Procedural reports and memos.

Laboratory Assistant at BCU-University
  • Lebanon
  • February 2002 to February 2003

Labs maintenance.
Oracle Database.
Exchange server.
ISA Server (Implementation, configuration).
Private proxy server.Backup operations.

Education

Master's degree, Masters of Computer Science
  • at BCU
  • December 2016

Masters of Computer Science

Diploma, CCNA
  • at BCU-IT Academies
  • October 2010

CCNA-Cisco Certified Network Associate

Bachelor's degree, Computer Communication
  • at BCU
  • June 2005

Computer Communication

High school or equivalent, General Science
  • at BOSS
  • June 2002

General Science

Specialties & Skills

Network Security
Network Management
Microsoft tools
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Products
Network Security Expert
Windows Server 2003, 2008 r2 , 2012
Programming
Hardware
Unix-Linux
Leadership
Time management
Proxy Servers
Content Filtering
Team work
decision making
Microsoft Exchange
Remote Installation Service
Active Directory
Virtual Machine
Active Directory
Web Filtering
Account Management
Firewalls
Firewall
Juniper
Switches
Cisco Router
VSphere 6.0
Group Policy ( GPO )

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Spanish
Beginner
Italian
Beginner

Memberships

Ubuntu Lebanon Team
  • Administrator
  • January 2008

Training and Certifications

CISSP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2018
MCSA - Microsoft Certified System Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2016
Leadership (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2016
98-365:MTA: Windows® Server Administration Fundamentals - ID 12426118 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2015
Valid Until:
September 2018
Body Language (Training)
Training Institute:
CapStone
Date Attended:
March 2015
Duration:
12 hours
Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Capstone
Date Attended:
March 2015
Duration:
30 hours
CCNA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2010
Valid Until:
October 2013

Hobbies

  • Reading