Zaiyad Bin Akhtar, Team Lead Network & Security Ops

Zaiyad Bin Akhtar

Team Lead Network & Security Ops

DWP Technologies (Pvt) Ltd

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Sciences
Experience
5 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 7 Months

Team Lead Network & Security Ops at DWP Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2020 to September 2022

Set and monitor the policy & procedure, and standard network & security architecture, make sure all operational processes, checklists and procedures are documented and in implementation, as well as provide risk evaluation/mitigation, and prepare business continuity & disaster recovery plans in response the cyber threats.

Technical POC for other relevant national & international Group Functions. Provide Tier 3 and CSIRT support to ensure the CIA triad is within the agreed SLA. Conduct problem management, provide RCA, and recommended solutions to mitigate systemic issues.

Followed ITIL framework to practice delivery of services by standardizing the planning, selection, delivery, and support of services to optimize efficiency and maintain predictable service levels. Identified deficiencies and vulnerabilities, and made recommendations for immediate and long term remediation.

Motivate and train office staff, arrange security awareness training and campaign to keep them aware of common security attacks.

Sr. NOC Engineer at DWP Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2019 to May 2020

Developing a plan of action and recommendations, identifying milestones and issues to be addressed, and generating reports as required. Performing ongoing analysis, capacity planning, and technical tuning of the network systems to improve performance.

Users log analysis, i.e sessions & NAT tracing, using AAA information to trace the network users' behaviour, to recognize and eliminate the security risk. Analyze the security logs i.e DDoS & IPs/IDs event logs to fine-tune the security checkpoints.

Working on LAN requirements that include managing VLANs, port security and troubleshooting LAN issues as well as configuring and installation of USG Firewalls, eLog Server, Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches, WLC, VMs, Hyper-v and NPS, IIS, DHCP & AD Servers.

Performed switching technology administration including VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, trucking, port aggregation & link negotiation. Performing network monitoring, and providing analysis using various tools like Wireshark, NMAP & IP Scanner.

NOC Engineer at DWP Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2017 to May 2019

Monitors and executes daily operational activities. Analyze events perform troubleshooting and incident response as well as communicate with IT technicians/REs/FEs or third parties responsible for resolution. Track issues through to resolution.

Identifying, locating, resolving, and repairing problems, installing and configuring software upgrades, file sharing, and domain security protocols. Implemented security policies, network and host intrusion prevention, security event monitoring, and access control systems to achieve regulatory compliance and industry best practices.

Minimized downtime by monitoring network health using NMS. Managed control protocols for LAN/WAN infrastructure. Ensured proper DNS, IP, Firewall, VPN, and server configuration for more the 80+ campus network environments. Provided assistance and level 1 network support for clients.

Strong team and supervisory skills including scheduling, priority setting of tickets & ensuring SLAs are achieved and client expectations are met.

Improve support response time, testing, implementation and documentation. Reported technical challenges and proposed resolution strategies to senior management.

Intern at Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • January 2017 to March 2017

To identify the operation of the telephone exchange, MSAG, NGN network, and Metro switches and to manage the area exchange remotely from the central exchange.

To troubleshoot the PTCL modem and diagnose the issue.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Sciences
  • at University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
  • August 2016

Specialties & Skills

IP Networking
Android Software Development
Data Network
Photo Editing
3D Design
Risk Analysis
Governance
User Training & campaign
Manage Service Provider
Administration/Support
Vendor Management
Disaster Recovery
Change Management
Direct & Response Management
Network Security & Operations
Log Management
Procedures Implementation
Contract, SLA Implementation
Policies Implementation
Team Leader/Motivator
Cross-Functional Skills
Risk Evaluation, Disaster Recovery

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certified in Cybersecurity℠ - CC (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2022
System Integrator (Training)
Training Institute:
VIVANCO Group AG, Germany
CCNA (Cyber Security Operations) (Training)
Training Institute:
Cisco Systems (Distance Learning)
MCSE (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit Systems, Lahore
CCNA (R&S) (Training)
Training Institute:
NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research, Faisalabad

Hobbies

  • Travelling, Book Reading, Movies, Songs, Music