Senior Security Architect
Olayan Saudi Holding Company
Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months
• Working as senior security Architect with Olayan group Riyadh responsible for implementation of I.T Security and Cybersecurity measures.
• Supervised Cybersecurity operation and I.T security operation of more than 20 operating companies under OLAYAN group, build new SOC with Rapid 7 SIEM and SOAR solution.
• Managed Cybersecurity and solution delivery projects provided support to business and I.T on projects and initiative that require Cybersecurity involvement.
• Managed and conducted penetration testing and vulnerability scanning according to relevant policies and procedures.
• Performed quarterly vulnerability assessments and presented results to senior management with remediation plans.
• Conduct Periodic compliance reviews against regulatory Information Security requirements, Policies, procedures, and standards.
• Managed Cybersecurity operation and I.T security operation of more than 20 operating companies under OLAYAN group.
• Performed administration of security devices Palo alto firewalls, Fortinet firewalls, cisco Firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, EDR, carbon black Application control, Forcepoint proxy, LogRhythm SIEM and cloud security office 365, GCP, Azure.
• Coordinated with external vendors on several projects including product selection, POC deployments, internal/external compliance scans and remediation.
• Performed web security testing on internet facing applications and worked with application teams to fix issues and charged with evaluating new security technologies.
• Collaborate with developers, system/network administrators, and other stakeholders to ensure correct design, development, and implementation of applications and networks.
• Managed log-rhythm SIEM project deployment and performed integration of Security devices, network devices, windows servers, database servers with log-rhythm SIEM Solution.
• Worked as Senior cyber security Analyst in SABIC Global SOC (24/7) operation.
• Researched and adopted new technologies to add value to existing offerings
Installed system updates to address vulnerabilities and reduce security issues.
• Investigated SOC intrusion attempts and performed in-depth analysis of exploits, provided effective decision making when to declare security incident.
• Worked with Dell Secure works (managed SOC) team to integrate all SABIC regions including more than 25 operating companies.
• Performed Implementation of Splunk SIEM solution and integrated all servers and network devices logs.
• Worked as Network/Information Security Engineer in University of Dammam was responsible for all information/network security activities including planning, designing and implementation of security measures which safeguard access to university I.T infrastructure components and information Assets.
• Managed network security of university data center and more than 20 colleges.
• Deployed, upgraded, and maintained several security tools and technologies, including anti-malware, Firewalls, EDR, web proxy and SIEM products.
• Selected appropriate intrusion detection system solutions for implementation at facilities
• Worked as Sys Admin/ I.T Security Officer in Well-known Public Sector University managed network security of university campus, Hostels and more than 20 departments.
• Performed Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco ASA and open-source Firewalls, Configuration of DMZ Security Zones on Cisco ASA, and configuration of Remote access IPSEC VPN.
• Coordination with internal and external security agencies with respect to any security incident.
• Worked as Network Administrator in Ministry of I.T and Telecommunication, performed Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of DSL routers, CISCO Catalyst switches, CISCO, and Juniper hardware firewalls.
• Performed day-to-day LAN and WAN administration, maintenance, and support.
• Monitored system performance and responded to alerts.
• Implemented network security measures to minimize data loss.
• Analyzed network traffic and performance metrics to optimize system performance
• Worked as system/Network Administrator in APTECH, Performed Installation and configuration of windows server 2003 domain controller backup domain controller and child domain in 30 computer Labs each Lab contain 50 computers.
• Installed, configured, and supported local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN) and Internet system.
• Planned and implemented upgrades to system hardware and software.
• Monitored networks and network devices to resolve technical problems quickly
Bachelor Of computer and information technology(4-year degree)