Syed Noaman Ali, Senior Lecturer Cybersecurity & Risk Management

Syed Noaman Ali

Senior Lecturer Cybersecurity & Risk Management

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Doctorate, Cyber Security & Risk Management
Experience
21 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months

Senior Lecturer Cybersecurity & Risk Management at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since September 2006

Excellence in Teaching Award 2020
⮚ An Active Member of the Faculty Recruitment Committee
⮚ Prepared and delivered lectures, administered and corrected examinations
⮚ Supervised laboratory sessions
⮚ Rendered advisory role for students in the area of Computer and Information Technology
⮚ Assisted in curriculum revision and academic planning activities
⮚ Arranged field trips and seminars on the topic of Cyber Security for a better understanding of students
⮚ Ability to undertake a range of administrative and managerial responsibilities

Taught the following courses with 9.5/10 average teaching evaluation:
● Information Systems
● Information Security
● Operating Systems
● Network Security & Penetration Testing
● Ethical Hacking
● Digital Forensics & Investigations
● Data Integrity & Security
● Cloud Computing & Virtualization
● Windows Server Administration (AD, DHCP, DNS, RADIUS, IIS, WSUS, Hyper-V)
● Introduction to ERP

IT & Cybersecurity Manager at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since January 2008

Distinguished performance throughout as “A+”
* Expertise in Data Center Operations, Servers & Storage.
* Experienced in safeguarding information system assets by identifying and solving potential and actual security
problems.
* Updated and coordinated policy changes, meeting 100% compliance
* Expertise in protecting systems by defining access privileges, control structures, and resources.
* Managed Implementation of security improvements by assessing the current situation; evaluating trends; anticipating
requirements.
* Managed integration of applications between the Office of the Registrar, Admissions, Student Affairs, and Library to
ensure effective and informative processes, reports, and systems.
* Implemented a plan to determine security violations and inefficiencies by conducting periodic audits.
* Upgraded systems by implementing and maintaining security controls.
* Strong working knowledge of various systems technologies, architecture fundamentals, and next-generation
technologies
* Hands-on experience designing and implementing security controls in an enterprise
* Ensured compliance with the defined standards. Directed and enforced the development of documentation throughout
the development lifecycle of the solution.
* Ensured compliance with Audit Requirements by proactively educating the team on Compliance Requirements and
Integrating Compliance Requirements
* Performed software vulnerability scans, interpreted the results, and provided vulnerability mitigation
recommendations
* Experience in developing implementing, and/or managing large-scale, high-profile corporate programs

SOLUTION ARCHITECT at GOOGLE
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2011 to August 2012

SULTAN BIN ABDUL-AZIZ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
* Full-scale Enterprise Deployment and integration of Google Suite
* Generated more than SAR 200, 000 savings annually through mail server management, hosting, maintenance, and
licensing.
* Designed and delivered training sessions according to the specific needs of the client.
* Developed methodologies, guidelines, policies, processes, and procedures for the entire IT organization.
* Coordinated implementation of company-wide IT controls, including policies and procedures, risk assessments, new
systems, and monitoring applications
* Pivotal role in IT technical requirement development, recommendations, and testing of systems and upgrades

BUSINESS ANALYST at KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
  • Pakistan
  • April 2006 to December 2007

Analyzed the business process and implemented the latest technology for the paperless business solution by adopting
the latest technologies.
* Automated Students Admission Process by integrating the systems with Yasser National Database.
* Documented functional specifications based on requirements and created data flow diagrams.
* Performed user acceptance testing for software changes and enhancements.
* Analyzed Client Asset lists to determine SLA coverage.
* Trained employees on software applications.

IT SPECIALIST
  • March 2005 to March 2006

Redesigned the IT Infrastructure, provided technical support, maintained the website, and designed catalogs &
brochures.
* Achieved and maintained a 95.95% level of service ensuring customer satisfaction.

SYSTEM ANALYST at KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
  • Pakistan
  • February 2003 to January 2005

Education

Doctorate, Cyber Security & Risk Management
  • at University of Leicester
  • January 2023
Master's degree, Electronic Commerce
  • at Griffith University
  • April 2006
Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems
  • at King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals
  • January 2005

Specialties & Skills

IT Project Management
Disaster Recovery
Imaging Systems
Backup Solutions
A+ CERTIFIED
DOCUMENTATION
MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT ACCESS
MICROSOFT OFFICE
NETSCAPE ENTERPRISE SERVER
PROCESS ENGINEERING
SERVERS

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Native Speaker
Punjabi
Native Speaker
Hindi
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2022