Wael Elsayed, Senior Security Analyst

Wael Elsayed

Senior Security Analyst

KUWAIT ENERGY EGYPT COMPANY

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
Experience
16 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 5 Months

Senior Security Analyst at KUWAIT ENERGY EGYPT COMPANY
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2014

Key Responsibilities:
Administer vision, strategy and/or execution for all facets of information security, safeguarding mission-critical systems and information from unauthorized access.
Detect and coordinate responses to security incidents, while identifying and closing gaps through vulnerability assessments using Nexpose.
Organize and executes risk assessments and audits to continual reinforce the information security footing of the company.
Monitor and investigate collected events by using Splunk enterprise security suite, from client and servers.
Install, Configure and Monitor Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics. Analyze activity trends in Client environments using a mix of tools and analytical methodologies to hunt for threats.
Configure and manage the company’s networks using Fortinet cybersecurity solutions, including Fortinet 100 E and 800 D security appliances.
Supervise the event logs to identify evidence of intrusions and other security incidents.
Involved in the process of audit of the IT department.
Accountable for a broad array of systems administration responsibilities and projects, including design and implementation of a data center, migration from Microsoft Exchange to Google Cloud and supervision of Data backup using Symantec BackupExec.
Manage and support enterprise applications for information security, configured and maintained NOD32 Server, led the migration of Symantec End Point Protection to Kaspersky Antivirus
Deploy and Monitor Client security status using Sophos Intercept X Advanced with EDR

IT System Administrator at KUWAIT ENERGY EGYPT COMPANY
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2008 to January 2014

Key Responsibilities:
Administer the installation and maintenance of Active Directory, File Server, Antivirus server, SCCM, SCOM, print servers, and more.
Administered virtual environments running on VMware ESXi 4, 5, 5.5 & 6.5 on HP Servers, using VMware Vcenter.
Support the Network team to troubleshoot & resolve network related issues.
Deploy and Manage Veeam for servers Backup
Responsible for the administration, upgrade, and maintenance of IT infrastructure, including all servers, networking, and desktop workstations such as HP, Dell, Lenovo etc.
Participate further in administration, diagnosis, troubleshooting, etc. at hardware level along with replacement issues.
Performed as an invaluable resource for Level 1 help desk support.
Monitor the activity of migration and integration of the infrastructure of an oil search company as well as the head office data center.
Support the general software application(s) and industry-specific solutions as well, which includes Petrel, Eclipse, OFM, and Kingdom.
Coordinated and led several large-scale migration projects, including from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012 and from Windows Server 2003 R2 to Windows Server 2008 R2, then to 2012 R2/2016.
Coordinate all installation/upgrade of service components, meeting/exceeding the requirements in accordance with agreed procedures.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at Helwan University
  • January 2007

Specialties & Skills

Administration
Ethical Hacking
HP Server
VMware ESX
Microsoft Technologies
Technical Security
Information Security Operations
Enterprise Information Security
System Administration
Cyber Security
Incident & Response Protocols
Network Monitoring and Intrusion Detectionc
Audits and Risk Assessments
IT Infrastructure and Security
VMware and Microsoft Technology

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Using Splunk Enterprise Security 5.3, virtual class (Training)
Training Institute:
splunk
Date Attended:
January 2020
VMware Vsphere: Install, Configure and Manage (Version 5.5) (Training)
Training Institute:
Global Knowledge Dubai
Date Attended:
May 2016
MCITP Enterprise Messaging 2007 Administrator course (Training)
Training Institute:
EGYBYTE
SANS Security 505: Securing Windows and Resisting Malware (Training)
Training Institute:
SANS on demand
Date Attended:
March 2013
SANS Security 580: Metasploit Kung Fu for Enterprise Pen Testing (Training)
Training Institute:
SANS on demand
Date Attended:
December 2011
SANS Security 560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (Training)
Training Institute:
SANS Vlive
Date Attended:
September 2012
SANS Security 542: Web Application Penetration Testing (Training)
Training Institute:
IT institute
Date Attended:
December 2011
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer (Training)
Training Institute:
EGYBYTE
Date Attended:
December 2018
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) (Certificate)
CitrixXen Desktop 5 Administration (Certificate)
MCSE: Server Infrastructure 2012 MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) (Certificate)
MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator 2007 (Certificate)
MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator on Windows 7 (Certificate)
Microsoft CertificationsMCITP: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 (Certificate)
Microsoft CertificationsMCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) MCSE 2003 + SEC (Microsoft Certified Syste (Certificate)
VMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization/Cloud (Certificate)
VMware CertificationsVMware Certified Professional 5.5 - Data Center Virtualization (Certificate)
HP Certifications APS/AIS - HP ProLiant ML/DL/SL Servers [2010] (Certificate)
EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA v4) (Certificate)
EC-Council CertificationsCertified Ethical Hacker (CEH v.7) Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator ( (Certificate)
LPIC-1: System Administrator Linux Professional Institute (Certificate)
GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) (Certificate)
GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT) (Certificate)
GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) (Certificate)
PECP Certification ISO 27001 Lead Implementer (Certificate)
ILM Endorsed Key Managerial Skills for New Managers and Supervisors (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2019
ITIL v3 Foundation (Training)
Training Institute:
EGYBYTE
Date Attended:
August 2018
MCITP Enterprise server administrator 2008 course (Training)
Training Institute:
EGYBYTE
Date Attended:
August 2008
Offensive Security Penetration Testing with Kali Linux “Still working on” (Training)
Training Institute:
Online Course
Date Attended:
January 2016
SANS SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling “self-study” (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2016
SANS Security 579: Virtualization and Private Cloud Security (Training)
Training Institute:
SANS on demand
Date Attended:
July 2015
SANS Security 502: Perimeter Protection In-Depth (Training)
Training Institute:
SANS Vlive
Date Attended:
January 2015
Elearn Security Threat Hunting Professional (Training)
Training Institute:
SANS
Date Attended:
February 2019

Hobbies

  • Chess and football