Abubakar Siddiqui
Deputy Manager Cyber Security & Infrastructure at F&A Global- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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F&A Global
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Pakistan
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Deputy Manager Cyber Security & Infrastructure
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Apr 2022 - Present
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Pronet Pvt. Ltd.
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Karachi
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Manager Support
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Apr 2017 - Jun 2022
• Lead post sale support team for Data Enterprize clients where Pronet deployed Fortinet, Sonicwall, Barracuda, Juniper, Ruckus WatchGuard, and etc. o Fortigate NGFW, FrotiDos, FortiAnalyzer, FortiAP, FortiSSL o Barracuda Spam Firewall, Barracuda Web Security Gateway, Barracuda ADC, Barracuda WAF o Juniper EX/QFX Switches, Juniper SSG/SRX, Juniper M/MX o Ruckus Zone Directors, Ruckus WAP o Sonicwall NGFW, IPS, Spam File Firewall, SSL VPN • Providing technical solutions as pre-sale architect and evaluate RFP/RFI with business development team. • Identify customers requirement with respect to their existing and future requirement. • Handle all relevant complains and engaging support engineers team. • Maintain health checks for post sales SLA’s and AMC’s. Show less
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PRAL, FBR
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Pakistan
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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500 - 600 Employee
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Manager Networks
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Aug 2005 - Apr 2014
• Managed Network Operations of FBR (Federal Board of Revenue – Govt. of Pakistan) Tier-3 Data Center 24x7x365, connecting over 200 sites nationwide. • Implemented best practice methodologies to improve datacenter support activities, & ensured datacenter staff took advantage of industry best practices for optimal efficiency and impact resulting in 99.9% up-time for the network. • Analyzed needs & authored network/system hardware & deployment requirement specifications; Prepare RFI/RFP for tenders; Led evaluation of vendor proposals and identified potential strengths/weaknesses. • Worked closely with other technical groups to ensure Network Operations teams are providing the appropriate level of support for all Operational applications, systems, network and processes. • Developed staffing plan and job descriptions. Identified, interviewed, recruited, and hired team members. Established and evaluated staff performance to stated goals, as well as monitored and appraised performance and professional progress of staff. • Nurtured relationships and communications with Principal Vendors, ISPs/Carriers, Key Hardware, Software & Infrastructure vendors. • Managed Networks Team through various management chain changes including arrival of a new CEO and Automation Directors; Worked to maintain morale and focus within the team, and to bring new management up to speed on the team's activities and issues. Show less
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Pearl Group
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Norway
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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System Support Engineer
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Jul 2004 - Apr 2005
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Education
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Karachi University
B.Sc., Physics, Maths, Statistics