Summary

Atif is a well-qualified seasoned IT Seurity and Project Management professional. He possess good understanding of information security systems along with project management's best practices. Dedication and sincerity are two key aspects of his personality, also a keen learner.

He is MS in Information Security from NED University of Engineering Technology, and completed his BS in Computer Science from SZABIST in 2010 with focus on information and network security. He possess some of industry's leading certifications, C)PTE, C)VA, CCNA Cyber Security Fundamentals, to name a few. Atif is also PMP trained, and currently preparing for CISSP.

Currently he is engaged with Secure Networks Pvt. Ltd. as Sr. Presales Consultant - IT Security. His responsibilities in the said capacity are to work on deployments of various security solutions from SIEM, Data Center and Infrastructure Security etc. offered by various security vendors, including but not limited to, IBM, Trend Micro, NNT, ControlCase, Gemalto, Kaspersky, Infoblox.

Before joining Secure Networks and Trillium Information Security Systems, Atif has been involved in IT Project Management, where he proved himself the key IT resource in managing various large scale and complex projects on turnkey basis. He was responsible for requirements gathering analysis, coordination and leading multiple teams (internal, vendor), and assist Project Management Office (PMO) throughout all phase (initiation to close-out) of projects. He had managed various IT infrastructure projects that includes Data Centers, Virtualization, and Network Infrastructure including Security Solutions.

Projects

IBM QRadar SIEM Deployment - Aga Khan University Hospital

Experience

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Sr. Consultant - IT Security
Secure Networks Pvt. Limited
Dec 2017 - Present | Karachi, Pakistan

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Information Security Analyst
Trillium-Information Security Systems (Pvt) Ltd
Oct 2015 - Nov 2017 | Karachi, Pakistan

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Project Manager
Silicon Technologies
Apr 2015 - Sep 2015 | Karachi, Pakistan

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Project Coordinator & QA Engineer
Workflow Hub
Jul 2014 - Apr 2015 | Karachi, Pakistan

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Information Security Analyst
Television Media Network
May 2013 - Aug 2013 | Karachi, Pakistan

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Project Coordinator
New Horizon Computers
Mar 2012 - Apr 2013 | Karachi, Pakistan

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Security Analyst
Arpatech (Pvt.) Ltd.
Jul 2011 - Mar 2012 | Karachi, Pakistan

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Coordinator
Allied Bank Limited
Jul 2010 - Mar 2011 | Karachi, Pakistan

Education

Mile2
Certification, Certified Pen Testing Engineer‎
Information Security and Network Administration
Completed
2017
MILE2
Certification, Certified Vulnerability Assessor‎
Vulnerability Assessment
Completed
2017
NED University of Engineering & Technology
M-Phill, MS Information Security‎
Information Security and Network Administration
Completed
2016
IT Masters
Short Course, Applying Law to Emerging Cyber Dangers‎
Information Security and Network Administration
Completed
2016
IT Masters
Short Course, Cybersecurity Management‎
Information Security and Network Administration
Completed
2015
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
Bachelors, , BS (4 years)‎
Computer Science
2010
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
Certification, CCNA‎
Routing & Switching
Completed
2009

Skills

Intermediate Endpoint Protection
Expert Information Security
Intermediate Linux System
Intermediate LTN
Intermediate MS SQL Server
Expert MS Visio
Intermediate MySQL
Intermediate Query Language
Expert SIEM
Intermediate Software Analysis
Expert Software Engineering Practices
Intermediate Software Projects Management
Intermediate Softwares Design
Intermediate TCP/IP
Expert UML
Expert Windows

Languages

Expert Sindhi
Expert Urdu
Expert English

Atif Contacts

Saqib Moazzam
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