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tariq Al-walah, Lead Specialist,  Information Security

tariq Al-walah

Lead Specialist, Information Security·MARAFIQ

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, Information Technology

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 11 months

Lead Specialist, Information Security

January 2014 - Present

MARAFIQ

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

January 2014 - Present

-Leadership of staff within the Information Security department.
-Leadership and strategic direction for the department, ranging from planning and budgeting.
-Liaison with and offers strategic direction to related governance functions.
-Leads the design, implementation, operation and maintenance of the Information Security Management System based on Information Security Standards.
-Governs and authorizes the implementation of necessary information security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines, in conjunction with the Security Committee.
-Design and operation of related compliance monitoring and improvement activities to ensure compliance both with internal security policies and applicable laws and regulations
-Commissions suitable information security awareness, risk assessment, business continuity management and IT Disaster recovery.

Company industry:
Utilities
Job role:
Information Technology

Security System Analyst

May 2011 - December 2013

Advanced Petrochemical Co

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

May 2011 - December 2013

* Security System Analyst at Advanced Petrochemical Co. - Jubail . May 2011 - Jan 2014. My Duties including:
- Information Technology Policies and Procedures.
- IT Security management & Audit.
- Symantec Antiviruses server Administration.
- Symantec Mail Exchange Security Admin.
- Multi-Homing Subnet Admin.
- Public IP’s Management.
- Linux Services Server Admin.
- Servers Security Management.
- Bluecoat Proxy Administrator.
- Bluecoat Reporter Administrator.
- Packet Shaper Administrator.
- McAfee IPS Administrator.
- McAfee E-mail Gateway Administrator.
- Arc Sight Management.
- Firewall (ASA) Admin.
- PenTest ( Internal & External).
- Bandwidth Monitoring & filtering.
- Systems Penetration Testing

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture
Job role:
Information Technology

IT System Analyst

July 2010 - May 2011

Tasnee Petrochemical Co

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

July 2010 - May 2011

* IT System Analyst at Tasnee Petrochemical Co. - Jubail . July 2010 - May 2011. My duties including:
* Blue Coat Proxy security & administration.
* ISO Documentation.
* Servers security updates.
* Windows security update server.
* BlackBerry server administration.
* Sophos Administration.
* Websense administration.
* Information technology Audit.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture
Job role:
Information Technology

IT Associate Consultant

October 2009 - May 2010

Crown Consultant Inc

United States

October 2009 - May 2010

* IT Associate Consultant at Crown Consultant Inc -Chicago October 2009 - May 2010.

Company industry:
Management Consulting
Job role:
Information Technology

Workstation Support Specialist

January 2006 - December 2008

University of Wisconsin

United States

January 2006 - December 2008

-Supporting Help desk web based ticket generator software ( FootPrints and Worker) .
-Backup UWSP-HDDs using Bacula S/W and imaging software.
-Supporting Windows XP, Vista, Linux, Dos-based S/W.
-Following up Hardware & software warranty with ( Gateway, HP and Dell).
-Support UWSP-Wireless users.
-Supporting gateway and HP notebooks.
-Supporting UWSP-Faculty with (RAS, VPN, Remote Desktop).
-SQL server for backup lists.
-Supporting Desktop applications ( MS-Office 2003, 10, Open office and varied Graphics software).
-Coordinating with IT technical support including - Systems & servers, Networking and management.

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

User Support Supervisor

December 2002 - March 2004

Royal Commission for Jubail

Saudi Arabia

December 2002 - March 2004

* User Support Supervisor at Royal Commission for Jubail ( Al-Fanateer Hospital) . Dec 2002 - March 2003 my duties included: -
* Coordinating with Technicians to troubleshoot PC's & W/S's and peripherals problems.
* Provide flow-charts and tasks procedure activities.
* Management over Helpdesk system Technicians.
* Management over Hardware and software Inventory, Warranty and licenses of all PC's and peripherals.
* Providing reports and documents for all above activities.
* Prepare policy and procedures for all user support activities.
* Monthly Back up over UNIX platform.
* Designing User Support and apply documentation system -oriented.
* Personnel Specialist at Al-Fanateer Hospital - (temporary)

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

Loyola University Chicago

December 2009

December 2009

Master's degree, Information Technology

United States

* M.S in Information Technology, Loyola University Chicago-USA.

University of Wisconsin

December 2008

December 2008

Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems

United States

* B.S in Computer Information Systems, University of Wisconsin-USA.

Herzing College

December 2002

December 2002

Bachelor's degree, Computer Systems and Networking Technology

Canada

* Diploma in Computer Systems and Networking Technology, Herzing College, Canada.

Skills

Data Security
Expert
Data Security
Expert
IT Management
Expert
IT Management
Expert
System Testing
Expert
System Testing
Expert
System Design
Expert
System Design
Expert
Responsible Care Audit
Intermediate
Responsible Care Audit
Intermediate
ISO Standards
Intermediate
ISO Standards
Intermediate
Project Management
Intermediate
Project Management
Intermediate
Blue Coat Proxy Admin
Expert
Blue Coat Proxy Admin
Expert
Packet Shaper
Intermediate
Packet Shaper
Intermediate
Compliance
Intermediate
Compliance
Intermediate
RCA
Intermediate
RCA
Intermediate
Risk Managment
Intermediate
Risk Managment
Intermediate
Information Security Governance
Intermediate
Information Security Governance
Intermediate
Information Security Managment
Intermediate
Information Security Managment
Intermediate
Pen Testing
Intermediate
Pen Testing
Intermediate
ISO 27001
Expert
ISO 27001
Expert
Information Security
Expert
Information Security
Expert
SERVER ADMINISTRATION
Expert
SERVER ADMINISTRATION
Expert
SYMANTEC
Intermediate
SYMANTEC
Intermediate
WEBSENSE
Beginner
WEBSENSE
Beginner
System Design
Expert
System Design
Expert
System Testing
Expert
System Testing
Expert
IT Management
Expert
IT Management
Expert
Data Security
Expert
Data Security
Expert
ISO 27001
Expert
ISO 27001
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert

Memberships

CompTIA

Member

December 2001

ISACA

member

September 2014

Training and Certifications

Certifications
GlobalKnowledge
Dec 2012 - Dec 2012
Intrusion Prevention System
McAfee
Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
NET+
CompTIA
Jan 2001 - Mar 2001
A+
CompTIA
Oct 2001 - Dec 2001
BCCPA
Bluecoat
Aug 2010 - Sep 2010

Training
Certified Information Security Management Principles
BCS
Feb 2017
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