Umar Sa'ad, Assistant Network & Security Manager

Umar Sa'ad

Assistant Network & Security Manager

Dangote Petroleum & Petrochemicals FZE

Lieu
Nigeria
Éducation
Master, Computer Networking
Expérience
12 years, 9 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :12 years, 9 Mois

Assistant Network & Security Manager à Dangote Petroleum & Petrochemicals FZE
  • Nigeria
  • Je travaille ici depuis mai 2016

- Assist in maintaining servers, security solutions, network hardware and equipment.
- Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activities.
- Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
- Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.
- Stay abreast of advances in technology.
- Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
- Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
- Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.
- Work with the IT Manager to develop strategies and plans to enhance and improve user effectiveness and foster innovation.
- Perform tasks as directed by IT Manager.

Network Security Analyst à Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate
  • Nigeria
  • avril 2015 à avril 2016

Responsible for protecting all sensitive information within the company. I ensure the corporate network has adequate security to prevent unauthorised access. I perform security audits and advice the various administrators on the effectiveness of security policies and recommend changes. I conduct security awareness training for all staff.

Network Support Engineer à Nigerian Communications Satellite
  • Nigeria
  • août 2011 à avril 2015

I worked at the Nigerian National Public Security Communications System Project as the Head of the ePolicing unit. This unit consists of the Police Information & Biometric Information System, Email & IM, Police Capability Improvement System, and Police Portals (Internet & Intranet). This means managing and operating multiple servers and databases (Windows, Linux and AIX), security appliances, network devices, storage area networks, all spread across the country. I supervised a team consisting of 2 network engineers, a security analyst, 2 programmers, 2 database administrators and 3 web developers.

Éducation

Master, Computer Networking
  • à London Metropolitan University
  • octobre 2012

I graduated top of my class and received the University Recognition Award for Academic Excellence

Baccalauréat, Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • à University of Maiduguri
  • août 2010

Specialties & Skills

IT Service Management
Information Security Management
Routing and Switching
Troubleshooting
Time Management
Usable Security
Firewalls
Cisco Routers & Switches
Python Programming
Servers (Windows & Linux)
IDS/IPS
Communication

Langues

Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
  • Member
  • April 2013
Internet Society
  • Member
  • March 2012
Cybersecurity Experts Association of Nigeria
  • Member
  • February 2015
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium
  • Member
  • April 2014

Formation et Diplômes

Introduction to Time Management (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
August 2014
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999
Cisco Certified Network Professional(CCNP) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
January 2014
Valide jusqu'à:
January 2017
ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
January 2014
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA Routing & Switching) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
February 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
January 2017
Usable Security (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
March 2015
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999
Introduction to Computer Science & Programming Using Python (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
October 2014
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999
Systems Security Certified Practitioner(SSCP) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
April 2014
Valide jusqu'à:
April 2017

Loisirs

  • Football
  • Charitable causes
  • Reading