Professional Experience
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.