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Muhammad Khalid
Cybersecurity Engineer
Maadi ,Cairo
Summary
Watchful professional offering comprehensive, hands-on experience identifying, investigating and responding to information security alerts. Expertise in searching through data-sets to detect threats and anomalies and administering metrics to maintain security processes and controls. Focused on helping businesses safeguard sensitive data from hackers and cyber-criminals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
13
13
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Cybersecurity Engineer
CentroCDX
11.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive cybersecurity policies and procedures.
- Optimized firewall configurations to provide maximum protection without inhibiting productivity or performance.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and threat landscape through ongoing research and professional development activities.
- Conducted regular audits of IT infrastructure to ensure adherence to established cybersecurity policies and best practices.
- Pioneered deployment of multi-factor authentication (MFA) across all critical systems, significantly reducing unauthorized access incidents.
- Collaborated with IT teams to integrate cybersecurity measures into development lifecycle of software and applications.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Orange Business
11.2022 - 11.2024
- Counseled senior-level management on current privacy and security trends and recommendations to mitigate risk.
- Delivered network system upgrade on time, under budget and with minimal service interruption.
- Validated and verified system security requirements definitions and analyzed system security designs.
- Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
- Created policies and procedures for emerging security technologies and proposals.
- Developed, implemented and documented security programs and policies and monitored compliance across departments.
Network and Security Engineer
Centro Global Solution
12.2020 - 12.2022
- Applied leading theories and concepts to development, maintenance and implementation of information security standards, procedures and guidelines.
- Represented company's technical security interests to partners to provide bi-directional flow of technical information and best practices in information security.
- Counseled senior-level management on current privacy and security trends and recommendations to mitigate risk.
- Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
- Managed data center system upgrades, delivering better reliability and security for server hosting and enterprise applications.
- Provided consultation and technical services on all aspects of information security.
- Monitored computer virus reports to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Monitored use of data files and regulated access to protect secure information.
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
- Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures.
- Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
IT Engineer
PC-Link
09.2018 - 11.2020
- 1-Installed and maintained commercial firewall solution, working with security vendors to consistently apply best practices and software updates.
- 2-Managed company Bring Your Own Device program, onboarding employee devices and verifying absence of inherent security threats
- 3-Developed and maintained company-wide endpoint security solutions.
- 4-Worked with teams to develop company-wide information assurance, security standards and procedures.
- 5-Monitored use of data files and regulated access to protect secure information
- 6-Monitored computer virus reports to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- 7-Conducted security assessments and made recommendations for disaster recovery, remote access, network appliances, servers and directory services security
- 8-Provided firewall and VPN management, Security and incident response.
- 9-Demonstrated success in dealing with firewalls, IDS/IPS, SEIM, access control and load-balancing.
- 10-Managing 5 leading companies:-
- 1- Novomet
- 2- Mansoori
- 3- Amr Helmy Designs
- 4- ERF
- 5-Takween.
Education
Bachelor of Information System - Information Systems
Helwan University
06.2014 - 08.2018
Skills
Endpoint protection
Network security
Incident response
Vulnerability assessment
Operation and information security
Network security systems
Network Engineering
Firewalls, VPNs and security products
Network architecture understanding
Network security
Critical Thinking
Penetration testing
Security vulnerability assessment
Network security architecture
Certification
Kaspersky Endpoint Cloud
Interests
Reading
Gym
Watching movies
Timeline
Cybersecurity Engineer
CentroCDX
11.2024 - Current
Cybersecurity Engineer
Orange Business
11.2022 - 11.2024
Network and Security Engineer
Centro Global Solution
12.2020 - 12.2022
IT Engineer
PC-Link
09.2018 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Information System - Information Systems
Helwan University
06.2014 - 08.2018