Obad Z.-Cybersecurity Trainer
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Experience
Cybersecurity Trainer
National Center for Cyber Security - NED University
- Offer professional training and certification programs, including (ISC)² certification in cybersecurity, to both professionals and students.
- Utilize industry knowledge and instructional expertise to develop and implement tailored training courses that effectively enhance participants' knowledge and skills.
Visiting Lecturer
DHA Suffa University
- Delivered lectures on Machine Learning to undergraduate students at DHA Suffa University, providing a comprehensive and engaging learning experience.
Research Associate
Technology Transfer Support Fund - NED University
- Leading the Attack Eye project to develop Pakistan's first indigenous external attack surface solution.
- Leading the Incident Response Management product called NCCS-IRP, which enables organizations to respond to cybersecurity incidents and security breaches.
Research Associate
National Center for Cyber Security - NED University
- Managed the realm of digital forensics and leveraged machine learning along with the Volatility memory forensics tool to detect ransomware processes in volatile memory with an F1 score of 92%.
- Deployed the WAZUH (SIEM) for intrusion detection, vulnerability detection, and log data analysis of digital assets within NCCS.
- Developed STIP parser for security and network logs allowing for analysis and event correlation with Python.
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Experienced in Information Technology and Education.
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Experienced in Research and Development, Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.
Summary
Experienced DevSecOps professional with over 5 years of experience in software development, infrastructure management, and cloud computing. Strong skills in automation, configuration management, and deployment. Proven track record of improving software development processes and reducing infrastructure costs.
Skills
- Shell
- Programming Languages: Python, C++, Bash, Scripting
- Cloud Computing: Aws
- Frameworks: Django
- Version Control Tools: Git
- Containerization Tools: Docker, Kubernetes
- Configuration Management: Ansible, Puppet
- Operating Systems: Linux, Windows
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (Ci/Cd): Jenkins
- Monitoring: Elk Stack
Languages
Education
FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NUCES)
Master of Science in Data Science · Data Science · CGPA: 3.03
Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · Computer Science · Karachi, Pakistan · CGPA: 3.15
Certifications & licenses
Certified In Cybersecurity
(ISC)²
Cybersecurity Compliance Framework & System Administration
Coursera
Cybersecurity Roles, Processes & Operating System Security
Coursera
Introduction To Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks
Coursera
Introduction To Deep Learning In Python
DataCamp
Linear Classifiers In Python
DataCamp
Network Security & Database Vulnerability
Coursera
Penetration Testing, Incident Response And Forensics
Coursera
Recurrent Neural Networks For Language Modeling In Python
DataCamp
Convolutional Neural Networks
Coursera
Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyper Parameter Tuning, Regularization And Optimization
Coursera
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Obad is based in Karachi, Pakistan.
Obad speaks the following languages: Urdu (Native), English (Advanced).
Obad has at least 7 years of experience. During this time, Obad has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Obad may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Obad would be well-suited for roles such as: Cybersecurity Trainer, Visiting Lecturer, Research Associate.
Obad's most recent position is Cybersecurity Trainer at National Center for Cyber Security - NED University.
In recent years, Obad has worked for National Center for Cyber Security - NED University, DHA Suffa University, and Technology Transfer Support Fund - NED University.
Obad is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Education.
Obad is most experienced in business areas like Research and Development, Information Technology, and Product Development. Obad also has some experience in Project Management.
Obad has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Education.
Obad has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Research and Development, and Project Management.
Obad holds a Master in Data Science from FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NUCES) and a Bachelor in Computer Science from Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET).
Obad has 11 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified In Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Compliance Framework & System Administration, Cybersecurity Roles, and Processes & Operating System Security.
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