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Farhood
Nishat

Security Professional

IT Infrastructure

Security Manager

Seasoned engineer with years of experience perfecting IT Infrastructure, cloud architecture, technical managed services, security solutions and project management.

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About Me

My story

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  • Freelance: Available
  • Phone: +92-331-507-6069
  • E-mail: hello@farhoodnishat.com
  • Skype: farhood.nishat

Services

What I Do
IT
Infrastructure

Deploy your startup within 90 days from setting up back office, team, infrastructure setup and product launch. 

 
Security
Management

Implement robust solutions to safeguard your company assets and data, mitigate potential risks and threats.

 
Managed
Services

Streamline company operations and enhances efficiency through proactive management solutions.

Cloud
Infrastructure

SysOps, cloud migrations, AWS/Azure/GCP management, services and deployment.

 
Business
Strategy

We’ll help you optimize your business processes to maximize profitability and eliminate unnecessary costs.

App
& Development

I’ll handle everything from to app development process until it is time to make your project live.

Experience

Working with
Present
DinCloud
ATSG

Spear heading the cloud managed services division to provide with the management, monitoring, security, vulnerability assessment, backup, compliance solutions, and 24x7x365 support for customers. 

2017-2020
CareCloud
MTBC

Established NOC department, was responsible for management and monitoring of complex networks with 5000+ endpoints. Worked over identifying vulnerabilities, implementing security policies, and providing IT solutions to business problems.

2015-2017
Nayatel

Worked at the first GPON FTTH triple-play service provider in Pakistan. Responsible for configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting, technical support of end users for network and access layer issues. 

2015-2015
British American
Tobacco

Worked with core migration team of Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC) working under license of British American Tobacco (BAT) on behalf of NAYATEL. Providing user level network migration support from IBM solutions to Microsoft Exchange Server Office 365.

Education

Studied at
2018-2020
Masters In Information Security


Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 

2010-2014
Bachelors of Electrical (Telecommunication) Engineering

Certifications

  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations Certified Associate

    Fundamental knowledge of public cloud services provided by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. 

    100
  • Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect

    Knowledge over range of AWS services, performance optimized solutions and strong understanding of the AWS architecture. 

    100
  • Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)

    Skills to detect attacks, to obtain evidence needed to report crime and prosecute the cybercriminal, and to conduct an analysis on how to prevent future attacks.

    100
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)


    Understanding of ethical hacking phases, various attack vectors, and preventative countermeasures.

     
     
    100
  • Sophos Certified Engineer


    Overview of Sophos products to conduct successful proof of concepts. 

    100
  • CNSS Certified Network Security Specialist

    Network security concepts as per the NSA guidelines. 

    100
  • NSE 1 Network Security Associate

    Knowledge about bad actors behind cyber-attacks, methods of attack and best practices to protect.

    100
  • NSE 2 Network Security Associate

    Security products created by security vendors to address major info sec industry problem.

    100
  • SolarWinds Certified Professional

    Skills in using and managing SolarWinds products, including NPM, SAM, DPA, among others.

    100

Technical Skills

  • Remote Monitoring & Management

    Management, monitoring and alerting of remote endpoints for critical metrics.

    95%
  • Security Solutions

    Deployment and configurations of solutions to Predict, Prevent, Detect and Respond to security threats. 

    95%
  • Backups & Restores

    Backing up of data and applications from endpoints to the cloud, then restoring the files and information if an emergency occurs.

    90%
  • Cloud Migration & Management

    Moving digital assets, services, databases, IT resources, and applications either partially, or wholly, into the cloud; and its management. 

    85%
  • IT Support


    24x7x365 technical support setup and management for analyzing, troubleshooting and evaluating technology issues.

    90%
  • IT Governance, Risk & Compliance.

    Following GRC structured way to align IT with business goals while managing risks and meeting all industry and government regulations. 

    90%

Testimonials

What people say about me
Muhammad Ateeq Ur Rehman
Muhammad Ateeq Ur Rehman
Asst. Manager Networks & Security (Fauji Foundation Group)

Farhood is an excellent colleague and a very valuable resource for any organization. I had a pleasure working with him, and he leads by example. He is multi-skills having in-depth knowledge of various IT-related fields including Networks, Systems, and Cyber Security. 

Moeid Saleem Khan
Moeid Saleem Khan
Co-Founder / Chief Technical Officer (Atrix Solutions)



Farhood is leading technical engineer and outstanding manager. I had a chance to work with Farhood and was impressed by his extraordinary approach to solve problems and developing solutions with high precision specially in the cloud space.

Sajjad Ahmed
Sajjad Ahmed
Manager Database (Care Cloud)

Farhood made his mark in first three months, he made a mark, not just in his professionalism and demeanor, but in his clear understanding of networks, systems and all IT infrastructure and processes. He is undoubtedly one of the pros at what he do!

Haseeb Akhtar
Haseeb Akhtar
Manager IP Core Planning (PTCL)

Farhood is a person with strong ownership and driving for results all the time, he sees and address everything from the big picture to the details. Farhood is creative, energetic, solution oriented and highly motivated with great communication skills. He is an asset to any company that he's with.

Talha Bin tariq
Talha Bin tariq
Technical Consulting Engineer (CISCO)

Farhood is incredibly intelligent, commendably resilient and extremely hardworking. As a colleague I see him as a career oriented team player who is well organized and possesses great technical and interpersonal skills.

Haseeb Mehdi
Haseeb Mehdi
IP Product Manager at Huawei

Farhood is confident and talented person having sound technical knowledge. He makes his presence count in a team. Productive resource to any organization.

Contact

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    Farhood Nishat
    Technical Consultant & Mentor
    • Freelance: Available
    • Phone: +92-331-507-6069
    • E-mail: info@farhoodnishat.com
    • Skype farhood.nishat
    Farhood Nishat