Thomas Kurian, Senior Cyber Security Consultant – Lead Technical Presales, Project Manager & Tech Support Manager

Thomas Kurian

Senior Cyber Security Consultant – Lead Technical Presales, Project Manager & Tech Support Manager

Kuwaiti Canadian Consulting Group W.L.L

Location
Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration And Information Technology
Experience
11 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 11 Months

Senior Cyber Security Consultant – Lead Technical Presales, Project Manager & Tech Support Manager at Kuwaiti Canadian Consulting Group W.L.L
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since January 2016

Promoted and working as Senior Cyber Security Consultant, Project Manager & Tech Support Team Manager with Kuwaiti Canadian Consulting Group and my current responsibilities include IT Security consultation, technical pre-sales, price negotiation and preparation of Techno-Financial proposals and respond to RFPs, Management level meeting with various clients, maintaining customer relationship as Key Account Manager, manage tech support
cases of our customers by personally attending and resolving them or resolving the same when the case gets escalated from my team of Level 1 Junior engineers whom I manage as part of my designation as their Senior Team leader and to sharpen my IT security skills and stay updated I continue to discharge all the responsibilities which I used to handle in my previous job role within the company as an IT Security Engineer (Pre-Sales, Technical & Management) along with cybersecurity product solutions architecture design for multiple customers. Perform product and services security architecture reviews and advise necessary enhancements on identified security gaps in current and envisioned solution architectures of customers. Identify and communicate current and emerging security threats and vulnerabilities, including recommending appropriate product solutions and designing the architecture for product solutions to fit into the customer environment to mitigate threats.

IT Security Engineer (Pre-Sales, Technical & Management) at Kuwaiti Canadian Consulting Group W.L.L
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2012 to December 2015

Worked as IT Security Engineer handling both Network & Endpoint Security Products implementation and Pre-Sales with KCCG \[Intel Security McAfee Premier Partner / Forcepoint
Gold International Partner / Paloalto Networks Platinum Partner\]. In addition, I also handle Security Solution Consultancy, project management, and related responsibilities. I also independently handle our DNS, Email, and Web Servers which manage several customer domains hosted with our company. I have also experience in configuring Radiator RADIUS AAA servers, and one of Kuwait’s prominent ISP is managing its customers using the Quota and Bandwidth Throttling Program developed by me. My duties also include related technical correspondence with various vendors/distributors and customers, maintaining good business relationships, and preparing & reviewing tender documents of High-profile customers which include customers from Oil and Gas, banking, and Government Ministries.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration And Information Technology
  • at Jaipur National University
  • October 2022

Thesis on Cloud Computing Data Security

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at MJ University
  • January 2012

Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering (BTECH - Electrical)

High school or equivalent, Computer Science
  • at United Indian School
  • June 2007

CBSE

Specialties & Skills

Technical Consultation
Technical Support
McAfee ePO
Information Security Management
Programming
Technical writing
Network Security
Client Services
Team Management
Information Security
Communication
Team Work
Presentation Skills
Endpoint Security
Data Loss Prevention
Database Security
Business Strategy
Problem Solving
Security Solution Design
Email Security
Relationship Building
Training & Development
Cloud Security
Information Security Management
Cyber Security
Presales
Critical Thinking
Project Management
Interpersonal Communication
Web Security
Information Security Audit
ISO27001 ISMS Implementation
Security Architecture Review
Penetration Test
Vulnerability Assessment
Web Application Scanning

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) - Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) (Certificate)
ECCOUNCIL Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) (Certificate)
ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) (Certificate)
ISACA Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA) (Certificate)
ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) (Certificate)
CompTIA A+ Hardware (Training)
Training Institute:
India
Blackberry Technical Sales Accreditation (Certificate)
Veeam Technical Sales Professional (VMTSP) (Certificate)
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2020 Certified Associate (Certificate)
Ivanti PulseSecure VPN Connect Secure Associate Certification (Certificate)
Blackberry Cylance Security Professional (Certificate)
Certified Network Security Specialist (Training)
Training Institute:
International Cybersecurity Institute
Rapid7 Nexpose Enterprise and Metasploit Pro (Training)
Training Institute:
Spire Solutions - UAE
Forcepoint Certified Next Generation Firewall Administrator (Certificate)
Paloalto Networks - Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) (Certificate)
Forcepoint Partner Next-Generation Firewall Services Professional (Certificate)
McAfee Database Security (Database Activity Monitoring) (Training)
Training Institute:
McAfee UAE
McAfee Accredited Channel Engineer (Certificate)
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) – RHEL6 (Certificate)
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) – RHEL6 (Certificate)
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist - MCTS (Certificate)
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate - MCSA (Certificate)
Microsoft Certified IT Professional - MCITP (Certificate)
Cisco CCNA (Security, Routing & Switching) (Certificate)
Cisco CCNP (Routing & Switching) (Certificate)

Hobbies

  • Martial Arts
    Okinawa Shorin Ryu Seibukan Karate Martial Arts (Black Belt)
  • Gardening
  • Cricket
  • Badminton
  • Browsing Internet
  • Reading
  • Listening To Music
  • Pets