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Abdulaziz Jalal

Riyadh

Summary

Experienced cybersecurity professional with expertise in managing complex cybersecurity processes and systems, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Demonstrates strong technical skills in solving complex issues, staying up-to-date on information technology trends, and providing support and guidance on Cyber Security Services. Adept at knowledge sharing, fostering team collaboration, and maintaining attention to detail while meeting deadlines under pressure. Committed to self-development and advancing functional tasks to drive organisational security goals.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Cyber Security GRC Senior Specialist

STC GRC with Sirar by STC
09.2023 - 09.2025
  • Developing and implementing effective policies and practices to secure protected and sensitive data and ensure information security
  • Building and maintaining formal process documentation, including procedures and process flow diagrams
  • Participated in MBSS reviews for new projects to ensure alignment with organizational cybersecurity best practices and standards, providing recommendations to address gaps and improve security posture
  • Assessing and evaluating exception requests based on business needs, reviewing justifications, and developing a plan for periodic assessments to ensure risks are managed effectively
  • Monitor the status and ensure proper approval and remediation actions are in place
  • Identified, analyzed, and prioritized risks within the CS Risk team's framework by evaluating new project proposals and system integrations
  • Conducted detailed assessments to determine potential vulnerabilities and their impact, providing recommendations for mitigation and ensuring alignment with organizational risk tolerance
  • Conduct cybersecurity drills to ensure the effectiveness of processes and participate with the crisis management department in executing cybersecurity exercises
  • Performed adoption assessments across departments, analyzing implementation effectiveness and generating detailed reports shared with management to drive informed decision-making.
  • Supported SIEM integration assessments for agent and agentless solutions, reviewing logs such as SSO authentication, IP activity, and API logins to ensure secure and accountable system monitoring.

Cyber Security engineer/ Cyber Security Operation Specialist

At STC SOC with Sirar
04.2022 - 08.2023
  • Identify and respond to incidents (Accept incident and verify then take actions Finally, clear case)
  • Managing firewall rules to control traffic flow effectively while maintaining security posture
  • Continuously monitor firewall performance and traffic patterns
  • Enforce least privilege for users accessing systems through the firewall
  • Skilled in configuring Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) through Firepower Management Center (FMC), including the implementation of Access Control Policies (ACP) and Security Intelligence rules
  • Leveraging FortiWeb's advanced features to detect and mitigate complex web-based threats
  • Configure IPsec VPN tunnels
  • Conducting vulnerability assessments and applying security best practices for system hardening
  • Investigate and resolve any technical issues or anomalies with the Proxy solution
  • Provide support to end-users or other stakeholders who encounter problems or require assistance
  • This involves importing SSL certificates and configuring trusted authorities
  • Expert with Trend Micro Deep Security manager, manage and execute quarantine tasks for files, Implemented integrity monitoring policies and web reputation policies

IT Security Operation

At STC SOC as third part by stc solutions
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
08.2018 - 03.2022
  • Performing daily operational tasks like handling incidents on Remedy (Ticket systems) include Pulse secure for remote access VPN, PKI certificate, Safe-net token (2FA), bright mail (mail gateway), ProxySG and IAM (Identity & Access Management), AirWatch Mobile Device Management
  • Ability to manage, troubleshooting and monitoring firewalls from various vendors
  • Investigate and troubleshooted incidents collaborative with visiting engineers and the network team to ensure solution reachability and stability
  • Identifying potential incidents and escalating them to administrators and open cases with vendors
  • Managing the lifecycle of user and privileged accounts on IAM and PAM solutions, including creating, modifying, and disabling access based on policies and role assignments
  • Conduct periodic access reviews to ensure that both user and privileged accounts have appropriate

Education

Computer And Network Engineering -

JAZAN University
06.2012 - 01.2017

Skills

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Meets deadlines
  • Strong technical skills
  • Solving complex technical issues
  • Attention to details
  • Team player
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Self-development
  • Learning functional tasks
  • Staying up-to-date on information technology trends
  • Understanding security standards
  • Conducting assessments of cybersecurity risks
  • Managing complex cybersecurity processes
  • Maintaining complex cybersecurity systems
  • Effective communication
  • Providing support and guidance on Cyber Security Services

Certification

  • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+, 05/01/24
  • CompTIA Security Analytics Professional, 05/01/24
  • CompTIA Security+, 01/01/22 - 01/01/25
  • PCNSE Palo Alto Firewall Certification, 12/01/20
  • NSE 4 Fortinet Firewall Certification, 01/01/21
  • CCNA routing and switching certificated, 05/01/19

Timeline

Cyber Security GRC Senior Specialist

STC GRC with Sirar by STC
09.2023 - 09.2025

Cyber Security engineer/ Cyber Security Operation Specialist

At STC SOC with Sirar
04.2022 - 08.2023

IT Security Operation

At STC SOC as third part by stc solutions
08.2018 - 03.2022

Computer And Network Engineering -

JAZAN University
06.2012 - 01.2017

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