Saquib Farooq Malik CISSP

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Systems Analyst

Brief

Working experience comprises of 9 years in the field of IT and Information Security. Managed IT infrastructures consisting of Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X. Worked in different areas of Information Security including ISO 27001 standardization projects. Good communication skills and ability to develop, train and lead a team, result oriented with particular attention to costs and time value to completion of jobs/projects.

Worked with government, educational and private sector companies as well.

Core Competencies

Experience

ITButler E-Services                                                                                                                         UAE

Systems Security Engineer                                                                                            Nov 2007 – Present

×           ISO 27001 Consultancy to clients.

×           Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing.

×           Patch Management and Vulnerability Management.

×           Managing information assets on and off site

×           Providing consultancy to clients regarding LAMP Server Administration

×           Linux/Windows Systems Administration.

EnterpriseDB                                                                                                                                    Pakistan

Configuration Management, Team Lead                                                                        Mar 2005-Nov 2007

×           Primary job responsibilities were to optimize the company product to run on different Operating System platforms

×           In-depth knowledge of the operating systems on which the product is being optimized for

×           The platforms included Linux, Solaris, Mac OSX, (UNIX family) and Windows

EnterpriseDB                                                                                                                                    Pakistan

Infrastructure Lead                                                                                                        Jan 2005- Mar 2005

×           Configured and maintained different network servers using open source technologies

×           Improved and audited network security and provided quick and effective solutions in times of crisis

×           Set up IPSec VPN tunnels with the US office using a Linux machine as the router peered to a CISCO firewall device, the cost of this solution is only a fraction of what is provided by hardware routers

Foundation University Institute of Management and Computer Sciences (FUIMCS)                    Pakistan Network and Database Administrator                                                                          Mar 2004 – Jan 2005

×           Setup the entire Wide Area Network of the Foundation University as a Virtual Private Network that links multiple sites across two cities

×           Re-structured the existing IT infra-structure, enhanced to deliver an exponentially efficient infrastructure

×           Drafted the IT security policy for the Fauji Foundation Group

×           Setting up and maintaining an Oracle Database for accounts, with clients across two cities

Foundation University Institute of Management and Computer Sciences (FUIMCS)                    Pakistan

Networks Trainer                                                                                                        Sept 2005 – Feb 2006

Please see Other Relevant Experience section below

Digital Research Labs                                                                                         Pakistan

Network Security Expert                                                                          Jun 2003 – Mar 2004

Secured the network perimeter of the company and provided consultancy to others.

Winsoft International                                                                                           Pakistan

Software Developer and Network Administrator                                          Feb 2003- Jul 2003

×           As software developer developed a device driver for a telephone exchange and contributed in making the Graphical User Interface of the software

×           As network administrator merged all machines (running different operating systems) into one computer domain to increase overall efficiency and resource sharing.

Xqube Solutions                                                                                        Pakistan

Networks/Network Security Consultant                                                                  July 2001- Feb 2003

×           Configured Network servers for different companies and provided technical support

×           Advised companies to improve their perimeter security using alternate technologies

Sustainable Development Networking Program (SDNP-UNDP)                                    Pakistan

Intern Network Engineer                                                                           Jun 2001 – Aug 2001

×           Developed an online shopping mall using open source technologies (PHP and MySQL)

×           The multi layered database solution provided secure access to paying customers which was a unique solution at the time

Other Relevant Experience

Provided training to various corporate clients on

4   Advanced Linux System administration and security

4   Professionals pursuing the CISSP certification

4   Taught Network Security course to the senior students at the advance stage of the B.Sc. degree program in the capacity of visiting faculty member

Qualifications

     Professional

Ü  Certified Information Services Security Professional (CISSP)

                Certified by the International Information Services Security Certification Consortium

     Academic

Ü  Network Security                                                                                       Islamabad, Pakistan

                                                                                                                                      Fall semester – 2004

                Studied Network Security at MS level, in Center for Advanced Studies and Engineering(CASE)

Ü  B. S – Software Engineering                                                                       Islamabad, Pakistan

                                                                                                                                          Graduated in 2002

                Foundation University Institute of Management and Computer, Foundation University Islamabad

Personal

Date of birth:                         17 May, 1980

Marital Status:                        Single

Languages:                            English and Urdu