Zeid Saraswala, Head IT and CISO

Zeid Saraswala

Head IT and CISO

ITI Asset Management Limited

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, IT Management
Experience
10 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 7 Months

Head IT and CISO at ITI Asset Management Limited
  • India
  • My current job since April 2023

Provide strategic leadership and vision for the organization's cybersecurity initiatives. Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive security policies, standards, and procedures. Direct a team of cybersecurity professionals in managing all aspects of information security. Lead security risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing eforts. Drive compliance with industry regulations related to SEBI regulations and standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001). Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security measures into software development life cycle (SDLC). Implement security awareness programs to educate employees about cyber threats and best practices. Manage incident response and coordinate with legal, communications, and technical teams during breaches.

Senior Manager IT at Union Asset Management Company Pvt Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • November 2016 to April 2023
Manager, IT at Angel Broking ltd.
  • India
  • May 2011 to December 2012

Acted as Single Point of Contact for South Gujarat Region for vendor management (hardware/software); supervised maintenance/repairs as required; ascertained highest up-time for the Odin Manager & Linux Based Servers like Samba, Web Server, Squid Proxy Server & configured IP-tables for NAT Rules, PRI Lines & EAPX Configuration

Network Engineer at Angel Broking ltd.
  • India
  • February 2008 to June 2009

Joined as Network Engineer for South Gujarat Region maintained/repaired Network and firewall equipment; ascertained highest up-time for the Odin Manager Links & VPN Users & configured IP-tables for NAT Rules, PRI Lines & EAPX Configuration. Key Result Areas: Defining service standards and guidelines that serve as benchmark for excellent service delivery, thereby contributing towards additional service revenue generation Work with application developers and OS team to validate, assess, understand root cause and mitigate vulnerabilities. Implementing appropriate levels of support desk and prioritizing both internal & external escalations; deploying Business Continuity Process/Disaster Recovery practices and executing Quarterly Drills for Backup on Tape, Windows & Linux Servers, Hardware, Software, Analysis, Design, Implementation and overall Improvement of Information Technology Complying to policies & procedures of IT Security to evaluate design and documentation of technical environments Updating the incident / problem periodically with the actions / RCA undertaken throughout and updating knowledge base with solution / known errors for future use; adhering to 100% compliance to processes and guidelines Preparing & agreeing on comprehensive release and deployment plans, adhering to deployment model & processes and ensuring releases to production are successful Acting as an In-charge of contracts, vendor negotiations, and bid proposals for improving IT operation and taking corrective actions to reduce infrastructure budgets Preparing & floating tenders as technical requirements and conducting technical scoring as per the responses received by the participants

Education

Master's degree, IT Management
  • at Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning
  • December 2020

Post Graduate Diploma in IT Management

Specialties & Skills

Cyber Security
FIREWALL
PLANNING
MANAGEMENT
SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE (SQUID)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
DISASTER RECOVERY
CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEMS (CCTV)

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Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

CISM (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2023
Valid Until:
December 2026
CISSP (Training)
Training Institute:
ISC2

Hobbies

  • Reading books related to Technology