Wafi Rahmtalla, SME Security Operations & Governance Manager

Wafi Rahmtalla

SME Security Operations & Governance Manager

PAPEL Payment Servic e P rovider

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
التعليم
ماجستير, Business Administration And Information Technology
الخبرات
13 years, 8 أشهر

مشاركة سيرتي الذاتية

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :13 years, 8 أشهر

SME Security Operations & Governance Manager في PAPEL Payment Servic e P rovider
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ يناير 2023

Lead, coach cybersecurity operations team and as contact person in the escalation chain.
• Lead cybersecurity management and coordinate with GRC to comply with UAE, Turkey and UK
regulation Central Bank, PCI DSS, NESA, ISO 27001 and other local regulations (policies,
standards, baselines, guidelines, and procedures).
• Prepare cyber governance budget and perform performance reviews.
• Create and maintain the enterprise’s security architecture design and awareness program.
• Select and acquire security solutions or enhancements to existing security solutions to improve
overall enterprise security as per the enterprise’s existing procurement processes.
• Supervise all investigations into problematic activity and provide on-going communication with
senior management.
• Supervise the design and execution of risk assessments, business continuity, disaster recovery,
and incident management plans

Senior Cyber Security Operation Center Engineer ( SOC) في Etisalat
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أبريل 2021 إلى ديسمبر 2022

• Technical design, architecture, development, triage, prioritize and investigate in SIEM, SOAR,
EDR, Anti-DDoS, DLP, IAM and other deployed solutions.
• Ensure all investigations requiring a security incident are raised in agreement with SLAs / OLAs
• Manage infrastructure technology (Mobility, Security and Cloud) risk control self-assessments.
• Review and provide advice on the creation of IT Infrastructure and Security SOPs.
• Improves security positioning through process improvement, policy, audit, automation and the
continuous evolution of capabilities.
• Escalation points and follow-up activities related to information security incidents, breaches,
and forensic investigations.
• Working with Red Team and VA to patch the findings and also engaged in purple team activities.

Manager Cyber Threat Intelligenc e CTI في Pivot Consulting Co. Ltd
  • السودان - الخرطوم
  • أغسطس 2018 إلى يناير 2021

Manages the allocation of team resources according to operational requirements.
• Provide parodic threats report to senior management,
• Semi-quantitatively analyzed cybersecurity risk to identify highest risk weaknesses for a system.
• Revise and develop processes to strengthen the current CTI & SOC Framework, Review policies
and highlight the challenges in managing SLAs
• Provide direction of business process as it relates security architectures and operations
• Build and present customs cases, dashboards, based on threat feeds and OSINT and SOCMINT.
• leveraging the MITRE ATT&CK framework, Cyber Kill Chain and threat modeling.
• Ownership and management of regular KPI’s metrics and reporting for CTI Team delivery

Cyber Security GRC Consultant ( Part Time ) في AL Helol Engineering Co.Ltd |
  • السودان - الخرطوم
  • يناير 2015 إلى يناير 2021

• Manage GRC Implementation processes and continuously monitor information security
controls, risks and compliance oversight of IT Policy and processes.
• Developed concise, tailored cybersecurity awareness content.
• Track and implement corrective action plans resulting from audit findings
• Evaluate and recommend cybersecurity GRC tools suitable for enhancing existing
systems, performance, or operational stability.
• Support Internal Audits ( of processes, documentation for External Assessment ( ISO,
PCI-DSS)
• Prepared, executed, and reported on audit of cybersecurity controls to include interview,
document review, and testing of systems to support compliance audit activities.

Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert ( SME) في African Development Bank AFDB
  • ساحل العاج - أبيدجان
  • فبراير 2016 إلى يناير 2018

• Manage SOC Team in investigating and responding to cyber-attacks.
• defining cyber security architecture and technology strategies, standards, principles, and
guidelines
• Work with Business Continuity management to ensure that the disaster recovery (crisis
management) and business continuity plans drive disaster recovery (DR) strategy and
procedures.
• Implement Security Standard and demonstrate best practices in ISMS, PCI - DSS and
documentationas required .
• Prepare and review Request for Proposals (RFP ) for IT security .
• Formulate systems and IR methodologies as well as respond to security related events
and assist in remediation efforts.
• Support internal and external ISO audit teams through audit management in
periodic audits of the ISMS
• Design security platforms and their associated infrastructure.
• participate in technology project committees to ensure adequate and timely
governance and risk reviews.

Senior IT Security Engineer في OFFTEC
  • السودان - الخرطوم
  • نوفمبر 2012 إلى فبراير 2016

• Implements security controls, risk assessment framework, and
program that align to regulatory requirements, ensuring
documented and sustainable compliance that aligns with
business objectives.
• Support compliance monitoring to ensure compliance with
technical security standards implementation and Training
• Manage Kaspersky Lab solution ’s, Fortinet and work with Tier 2
SOC as Malware analyst and DF Investigator to identify and
analyze host ( File System, Disk, volatile/live
memory ) and also network .
• Identify all security loopholes and provide efficient
resolutions to management and assist in deployment of all
security technologies and maintain all architecture and
network security and analyze all designs.

Network Engineer في Blue Marine Co.LTD
  • السودان - الخرطوم
  • يوليو 2010 إلى نوفمبر 2012

1- Install all new hardware, systems, and software for networks.
2- Install, configure, maintain network services, equipment and devices.
3- Supports administration of servers and server clusters.
4- Manages all system back-up and restore protocol.
5- Plans and supports network and computing infrastructure.
6-Perform troubleshooting analysis of servers, workstations and associated system .
7- Documents network problems and resolution for future reference.
8- Monitors system performance and implements performance tuning.
9- Manage user accounts, permissions, email, anti-virus, anti-spam.
10- Requires a thorough knowledge of networking essentials.
11- Oversee software and network security.

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Business Administration And Information Technology
  • في University Of Garden City
  • يناير 2017
بكالوريوس, Information Technology
  • في Al Neelain University
  • أغسطس 2009

Specialties & Skills

Compliance
IT Risk
IT Audit
Cyber Security
IT Project Management
Ability to Administration Exchange Server, ISA Proxy Server and Network’s with Windows Server 2003 ,
Work in Multi-vendor Firewall environment and handle with F5 ,Cisco , Fortigate , Juniper .
Developing, managing and testing back-up and recovery plans.
Design and install Access Control and CCTV and Time Attends Systems.
Excellent knowledge in high-end Routers, IP protocol and, VOIP solution
Good experience in Virtual Machine Environment VMware .
Install, configure, maintain Fiber connections , Wireless LAN and VSAT system

اللغات

الانجليزية
متمرّس
العربية
اللغة الأم

التدريب و الشهادات

Fortinet Certified Secuity Administrator FCSA (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
July 2013
Certified Microsoft Security Operation Center Analyst (الشهادة)
CEH (الشهادة)
CISM (الشهادة)
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer (الشهادة)
ISO 27001 Lead Audit (الشهادة)
CRISC (الشهادة)
CISA (الشهادة)
Kaspersky Security Network Engineer (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
June 2013
Information Technology Infrastructure Library ITIL (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
April 2013
Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2009
Microsoft Certificate IT Professional MCITP (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
June 2011