Journey

Journey — Career Path

18+ years of UAE-based IT leadership — from network administration to Head of IT and Project Manager delivering enterprise transformation across healthcare, e-commerce, legal, consulting and manufacturing.

Project Manager — ICT, Cloud, Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

SPADILE Technologies, Abu Dhabi, UAE · Nov 2025 — Present

  • Spearhead 5+ enterprise ICT, cloud, infrastructure, backup and cybersecurity projects — scope, BOQ validation, schedules, risks, vendors, documentation, testing, acceptance and handover.
  • Orchestrate firewall migration, backup/DR, cloud, endpoint-security and infrastructure modernization across clients, vendors and engineering teams.
  • Standardize project governance with RAID logs, acceptance criteria, technical documentation, procurement inputs, executive reporting and operational handover.
  • Coordinate secure Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, DLP, endpoint-security and systems-integration workstreams.
  • Develop client-facing technology proposals, implementation plans, SOP inputs, risk registers and handover documents.

Head of IT — Cybersecurity and VAPT

SINNONTEQ IT Consulting, Middle East / India · Apr 2024 — Feb 2025

  • Led cybersecurity and VAPT governance across 10 Naseem Healthcare locations — vulnerability assessments, remediation tracking and executive reporting.
  • Engineered improvement plans across firewall/VPN posture, endpoint protection, IAM, DLP, log monitoring and access controls.
  • Standardized remediation governance with risk registers, technical evidence and remediation owners.
  • Orchestrated cybersecurity service delivery for healthcare and enterprise clients.

Consultant — System Integration and DLP

Confidential UAE Law Firm, Dubai · Aug 2022 — Mar 2024

  • Led Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 integration across Entra ID, Intune, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive and endpoint security.
  • Implemented DLP, IAM, endpoint control, cloud access and monitoring controls.
  • Engineered Kubernetes clusters within Docker containers, improving deployment efficiency by 30%.
  • Coordinated secure technology change across user migration, policy configuration and stakeholder reporting.

Senior IT Manager & AGM — IT

DREAMSOUQ eCommerce Platform, UAE / India · Nov 2019 — Jul 2022

  • Directed IT operations for an e-commerce platform supporting 350,000+ concurrent users — Azure, WAN/LAN/VPN, IP telephony, backup, DR and threat management.
  • Engineered high-availability infrastructure with optimized network/security architecture, incident response and capacity planning.
  • Led cloud, infrastructure and cybersecurity modernization across multiple domains.
  • Governed ERP, CRM, reporting and customer-platform readiness to support digital commerce growth.

Senior IT Manager & CISO

Universal Hospital Group, Abu Dhabi, UAE · Feb 2017 — Jul 2018

  • Led IT security, infrastructure governance and service operations across 7 UAE healthcare locations.
  • Designed and implemented a DR site covering 7+ critical systems (EMR, LIS, RIS, ERP, PIS, CRM, HRMS, Oracle) with live backup/replication.
  • Standardized incident response, compliance readiness, user-access governance and backup validation.
  • Orchestrated vendor, infrastructure and security operations across hospital platforms.

IT Manager

CREATIVE Group, Dubai, UAE · Jan 2014 — Jan 2017

  • Planned and delivered group-wide IT infrastructure, network, security, procurement and licensing operations.
  • Completed server/storage migration and Active Directory upgrades with zero business downtime.
  • Implemented network infrastructure for a new SIM-card manufacturing company.
  • Reduced projected infrastructure cost from AED 2.5M to AED 600K through BOQ rationalization and vendor negotiation.

Senior IT Administrator — Network and Security

WORKZ Group / Trasna, Dubai, UAE · Jun 2006 — Dec 2013

  • Managed enterprise network, server, firewall, wireless, VPN, monitoring and virtualization operations.
  • Delivered secure infrastructure relocation for a scratch-card production factory with only 30 minutes of downtime.
  • Supported global IP planning, Active Directory and endpoint security across 2,000+ users and devices.
  • Maintained backup, endpoint security, access control, asset management and service-continuity controls.
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