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AFNAZ ABOOTTY AHAMED

PROFILE

 Cybersecurity & Cloud architect with 15+ years of IT experience. I have driven vision and initiatives in
complex IT Lifecycle management that span over services including software, hardware, and other
assets from PoC, production, and deprecation.
 Bring forward a wealth of knowledge and experience that is gained over several years of complex
technology rollout and Tech refresh/upgrade. Consistently achieved SLA targets and compliance to ITIL
practice guidelines.
 Extensive experience in Software Development life Cycle of designing, developing and implementing
web based and client server applications using .Net Framework and deploying n-Tier web-based
enterprise technologies.
 Well versed with Zero Trust Security: Authenticate with multifactor authentication (MFA) focusing on
identity and endpoints, utilizing ENTRA, and incorporating InTune and XDR solutions.
 Implement Network segmentation to tiered network architecture including landing zones, hub-spoke
architecture, VNets/VPN, and NSG, adhering to NIST 800-53 controls.
 Applications & IAM: Integrate SaaS applications with Azure AD, applying robust cloud security
controls.
 Least Privileged Access: Advocate for application owners to design role-based access control (RBAC)
for least privileged access.
 Data Classification & Safeguards: Apply sensitivity and NIST 800-53 controls for data classification and
protection.
 Champion in delivering a technology strategy and roadmap to align IT business objective. Define KPI,
dashboards, and presentation for CIO or other ‘CXO' executives. Lead organizational changes to adapt
new partnership/relationship and internal organizational structure that resulted in an increase in
business value benefits.
o Business/External Client Focused
o Security & Identity Management,
o Cloud Migration Strategy & Execution
o Virtualization & Automation strategy
o Innovative and Strong Leadership skills
o Establish SoC & NoC
o Project/Program Management Skills
o Developed comprehensive RFP Lifecycle & Rollouts to production:
o End-to-End Infrastructure: Designed and managed the entire process of building robust and
scalable infrastructure solutions from the ground up.
o Monitoring Solutions Deployment: Created detailed RFPs for the implementation of advanced
monitoring systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
o Cloud Migration Projects: Led the formulation of RFPs for seamless cloud migration initiatives,
ensuring minimal disruption and maximized efficiency.
Technical & Business Expertise

 Senior Architect with strategic expertise in delivering large/complex IT projects on time and within
budgets.
 Architect integration of complex business systems by using EDI.
 Deploy BI and analytic layers for Information processing and Master Data Management.
 Cloud Migration Strategy & Execution.
 Establish a complex IT Governance framework.
 Experienced in technology vendor and relationship management.
 Conduct Data Center and Application Migrations and Consolidations.
 Expertise in managing 24/7 NOC providing operational support following ITIL framework.
 IT pricing and services definition model.
 Monitoring & Management of datacenter with SoC.
 Management of an infrastructure which uses ITIL/Agile service support model.
 Team building, leadership and mentoring program that is customized for Tech Guru.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages:

 VB/VB.Net, C, C#, XML

 Scripting languages / Tools: Python, Power Shell & other

Network & Security

 McAfee - DLP, MOVE, ePO

 Sandboxing, Massage Gateway, BlueCoat Proxy, etc
 Tripwire, Cisco ISE, Prime, Stealth Watch, security compliance and monitoring application
 Load balancing & WAF solutions from F5 ASM(i-rules), GTM, FortiWAF, FortiDB, etc
 Site to Site and Client to Site VPN on Pulse Secure, Fortinet, Juniper, etc
 Unified Threat Management, Vulnerability Scanning, and Penetration Testing

Applications, Cyber Security Monitoring, Analytics, IT Operations Management:

 VRA Cloud automation, SCVMM

 SIEM/SOAR - Azure Sentinel, Q-Radar, Forti SIEM, XDR,
 Cisco Prime, Cisco ISE, Stealth Watch, Netflow Analyzer
 IBM Websphere, Oracle, Java, etc
 PSIM/CSIM - Vidsys, WinGuard

Cloud & Virtualization Technologies:

 IaaS (SQL/Web) and PaaS Solutions (Web/App, PaaS SQL)

 Azure AD/IAM/ExpressRoute/Public-Private peering)
 Cloud Security Aspects (WAF/End Point Security/Firewall/NSG/VNET Encryption/AKV/KMS/MFA)
 VMWare, Hyper-V Hypervisors, NSXi, VMFex
Compute & Storage/Software:

 SAN and NAS storage Technologies - HP XP/EVA, EMC SAN, RecoverPoint, etc.
 DDN - High-density storage system with StoreNext Shared file system (SFS) storage model
 NIS, NFS, DNS, Sendmail, Samba, DHCP, Veritas volume manager, Veritas Cluster Server
 Veritas NetBackup, BackupExec, EMC Networker, Datadomain, BMC, Console Server, KVM
 Backup Solutions via Veritas NetBackup, VTL, De-duplication

CERTIFICATION/ACCREDIDATION/TRAINING

 Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

 TOGAF Certified - Practitioner
 ITIL V3 - Expert Certified
 Prince2 Foundation - Certified
 I R C A - Certified Lead Auditor - ISO 27001 ( ISMS )
 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solution - Certified
 MCSE, CCNA, others

EDUCATION

 MS. Strategic Business IT

 PgD in Strategic Business IT
 BSc, Computer Science

PROFESSIONAL WORKING EXPERIENCE

MAR 2020 SENIOR IT ARCHITECT

PRESENT Ontario Public Services, Ministry

Responsibilities:

 Leading Cloud & Technology Roadmap for the Ministry.

 Design Application/Cloud platform based on current state assessment & cloud
migration pattern.
 Migration of application to Azure Kubernetes Services platforms & Containerization.
 Developed Patterns to assist Solutions KPIs and achieve Right Size/Scale & Cost
Optimization.
 DLP Practice lead and guide Cyber Security Operation requirements.
 Deploy F5 to integrate IAM on legacy application with Azure AD for MFA using
SAML/Kerberos.
 Design Infrastructure and platform using Cloud Technologies viz. Azure App services,
Kubernetes, NSGs, IAM, API Gateway, Service Mesh, SQL Servers, Azure Function,
Logic Apps, Power Apps, etc.
 Lead the Security Posture Management initiatives & tools selection, viz. CSPM, GRC,
etc.
 Design a hybrid cloud architecture solution by leveraging on Private Cloud, IaaS,
PaaS and SaaS from multiple platforms.
 Consult on SecOps/DevOps & CI/CD pipeline process for Standards & Tools (e.g.
Terraforms, Azure DevOps & ARM, Clair, etc)
 Design advises on Azure Foundation services, WAF, VPN, WAN, Compute, Storage,
and other infrastructure requirements.
 Perform Threat Risk Assessment (TRA), Cyber Security compliance & standards
verification.
 Support with Automation requirements using PowerShell or other scripting
languages.

APR 2018 SENIOR IT ARCHITECT

MAR 2020 Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario

Responsibilities:

 Cloud Migration & deployment of Microsoft O365 solutions.

 Developed application using Microsoft ASP .Net MVC, C#, WCF & Web services.
 Integrate cloud solutions with Active Directory/MS Entra (AzureAD), ensuring
seamless user management, authentication, and access control across cloud and on-
premises environments.
 Design & Deploy Secure IT System complying to Cyber security Standards.
o Security Logging & CSoC monitoring
o Network Security
o Privacy & Data Security
o Application & Cloud Security
 Reference infrastructure to Comply NIST 800.xx & GO-ITS Standards.
 Lead deployment of automated DR solution.
o Solution design to achieve RPO & RTO objective.
o DR Run book & Drill cycles.

2010 INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT

2018 SecureTech LLC

Responsibilities:

 Deployed one of the largest Physical Security Information Management (PSIM /

CSIM) & Infrastructure to manage and monitor 10,000s of IoT sensors across
multiple locations. Sensors included active, reporting and preventive use cases.
 Implemented a cyber threat & security mitigation and response plan.
 Lead & manage L2/L3 support for Unix/Windows/Storage/DBA/Network solutions.
 Delivered several BI & Case management applications like Curam, Urban Shield,
Palantir and other from PoC/evaluation to rollout production.
 Designed solution using Geo-Clustering and automated DR or Site failover solutions.
 Defining Strategy for Disaster Recovery (DRP) and Business Continuity(BC) for
Primary DC in Active/Passive Mode.