Ahmed Shodeinde
Saint-Laurent
Summary
An Information Security professional with an extensive background and over 10 years of working experience in Information Security and Cyber Operations.
A Specialist passionate about aligning security architecture plans and processes with security standards and business goals. In addition, with experience in implementing Security in DevOps, network operations, and software & web applications.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Information Security Analyst
Bounteous
04.2022 - Current
- Currently managing the vulnerability management program and Penetration Testing activities
- Successfully developed and managing the security incident management program in collaboration with a third-party vendor
- Successfully coordinate and manage the business processes and teams towards achieving ISO & HiTrust certification
- Daily monitoring, management & review of security alerts and incidents
- Managing the security awareness training program
- Successfully coordinated with cross-functional team to improve the general security posture of the company through Security operations such as TableTop Exercises, BCP/DR.
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
- Performed risk analyses to identify risky areas of the business processes and develop appropriate Risk Treatment.
- Manage and maintain comprehensive security across all business operations.
- Ensuring security is embedded across all IT, Infra and Development operations.
Information Security Analyst
Equisoft
11.2020 - 04.2022
- Successfully developed and managed the vulnerability management program
- Successfully developed and managed the security incident management program
- Daily monitoring and review of security alerts
- Monthly delivery of security report on KRIs and KPIs of critical processes
- Daily management of the security operation
- Successfully coordinated with cross-functional team to improve the general security posture of the company through Security TableTop Exercises
- Successfully participated in the risk assessment and review of software’s and application
Network Security Engineer
CGI - Societe Generale
05.2020 - 11.2020
- Successfully participated in migration of infrastructure from one datacenter to another
- Successfully lead technical implementation of network security perimeter
- Successfully implement change management and configuration changes on firewall, application gateways, proxies, load balancers, switches, and routers according to business request and needs
- Level 2 operation management for AMERICAS
- Successfully participated in daily scrum and agile secops deployment
Security Engineer
Citi
05.2017 - 02.2019
- Daily implementation of SOC process (5Ws) to triage security event and incidents
- Daily vulnerability management and assessment
- Network monitoring of infrastructure and incidents using SIEM tools
- Successfully participated in the implementation and redesign of change management process on firewall/proxies/load balancers/WAF and other security measures
- Proactive implementation of Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System, Data Loss Prevention
- Successfully conduct Incident Awareness & Reporting and Incident Response Action
- Adequately implemented Identity Awareness Management schemes (IAM) within the organization according to Change Management
Security Technical Advisor
Checkpoint Software Technologies
02.2016 - 04.2017
- Successfully developed technical solutions and recommendations of new security tools and applications for customers
- Successfully provided technical recommendations and assistance to customers in deploying VPN security and remote access applications
- Adequately provided technical solutions in deploying cloud-based firewalls and proxies into the cloud (AWS/Azure)
- Implemented security injection into enterprise CI/CD by incorporating cloud-native security hooks
- Successfully implemented security measures into CI/CD, code revision, and vulnerability patches
- Assisted enterprise customers in deploying and implementing comprehensive enterprise Endpoint security solutions using CheckPoint Endpoint security technology
- Successfully coordinated with the respective security team in implementing adherence policies towards NIST / ISO 27001 / ISO 27031 standards
- Implementation of the HIPAA / FIPAA / GDPR
- Adequately provided technical assistance to customers in implementing security protection and mitigation against OWASP Top 10
- Successfully assisted customers in deploying security solutions and standards toward PCI DSS / DoD security compliance
- Successfully conducted comprehensive security training modules for team members and private customers
Network Engineer
Amazon
08.2015 - 09.2015
- Successfully deployed and managed network infrastructures (Routers, switches, modems, thin-clients, printers, and user connection modules)
- Developed technical support and End-user training
- Contributed to deploying VPN and remote access connections for various departments
System Engineer
Ofrills
03.2011 - 05.2015
- Successfully deploy Layer-2 and Layer-3 devices and firewalls to protect and segment various departments
- Comprehensive Deployment and management of Cisco ASA firewalls, Palo Alto firewalls, and Juniper firewalls
- Coordinated successfully with respective teams to implement NIST/ISO27001/HIPAA/PCI DSS security standards
- Successfully conducted network troubleshooting and connection issues using various tools such as (Wireshark, and tcpdump)
- Adequately protected the enterprise network and perimeter through Firewall ACL & NAT and necessary Access control methodologies
- Comprehensive network infrastructure monitoring using SIEM tools (SPLUNK / SolarWind / ArcSight)
Industrial Maintenance Technician
Procter & Gamble
04.2006 - 08.2009
Education
M.Sc - Cyber Operations
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho08-2025
B.Sc - Cybersecurity
EC-Council University
New Mexico12.2022
Information Technology - undefined
the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Lowell, MA12.2019
Electrical / Electronics Engineering - undefined
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ05.2010
Industrial Maintenance Engineering - undefined
Yaba College of Technology
12.2005
Skills
- Security Events Monitoring
- Ethical Hacking
- Data Loss Prevention
- Data Privacy
- Digital Forensics
- DevSecOps
- AWS
- Azure
- Python
- Java
- Javascript
- Linux
- Web development
- Web API
- Cloud Security
- Intrusion detection
- Compliance auditing
- Network security
- Application security
- Penetration testing
- Business Continuity Planning
- Disaster recovery planning
- Malware analysis
- Incident response
- Firewall management
- Patch management
- Access control (IAM)
- Risk Assessment & Risk Management
- ISO, SOC, HiTrust & NIST
Certification
- System Security Certified Professional (SSCP)
- CompTIA Security+
- CCMSE, Checkpoint Certified Master Security Expert
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
- CISSP (Certified Information System Security Professional)
- CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Spanish
Limited Working
Arabic
Limited Working
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Gardening
- Traveling
- Writing
Timeline
Senior Information Security Analyst
Bounteous
04.2022 - Current
Information Security Analyst
Equisoft
11.2020 - 04.2022
Network Security Engineer
CGI - Societe Generale
05.2020 - 11.2020
Security Engineer
Citi
05.2017 - 02.2019
Security Technical Advisor
Checkpoint Software Technologies
02.2016 - 04.2017
Network Engineer
Amazon
08.2015 - 09.2015
System Engineer
Ofrills
03.2011 - 05.2015
Industrial Maintenance Technician
Procter & Gamble
04.2006 - 08.2009
Information Technology - undefined
the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Electrical / Electronics Engineering - undefined
Northern Arizona University
Industrial Maintenance Engineering - undefined
Yaba College of Technology
- System Security Certified Professional (SSCP)
- CompTIA Security+
- CCMSE, Checkpoint Certified Master Security Expert
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
- CISSP (Certified Information System Security Professional)
- CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
M.Sc - Cyber Operations
Boise State University
B.Sc - Cybersecurity
EC-Council University
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