United Arab Emirates
Security-focused Cloud Infrastructure Engineer and PAM Administrator with 15+ years of experience managing enterprise-scale environments across cloud and on-premise infrastructure. Currently supporting hybrid cloud operations at e&, specializing in Privileged Access Management (PAM), infrastructure security, compliance, Linux administration, Windows Server, VMware virtualization, Oracle, MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server. Experienced in implementing least-privilege security models, credential vaulting, password rotation, audit compliance, access governance and infrastructure hardening. Passionate about designing secure, scalable and highly available enterprise environments while aligning technology operations with business and compliance requirements.
Managed privileged access governance and security hardening using Thycotic PAM (Secret Server), enforcing least-privilege policies and maintaining compliance across hybrid infrastructure. • Designed and implemented PAM workflows covering onboarding of privileged accounts, automated password rotation, and session recording for audit and compliance purposes. • Administered Linux production systems including OS hardening, user access control, sudo policy management, and SSH key governance aligned with PAM standards. • Managed Windows Server environments including Active Directory, Group Policy, and user account lifecycle — integrated with PAM workflows for privileged account control. • Administered and optimized MySQL and MS SQL Server environments with security-first configurations, ensuring database accounts were governed under PAM policies. • Architected VMware vSphere and vCloud Director environments, integrating hypervisor-level accounts into Thycotic Secret Server for centralized management. • Implemented FortiGate and F5 access governance, managing network device credentials within the PAM vault for consistent policy enforcement. • Collaborated with security and compliance teams to define PAM policies, conduct access reviews, and remediate audit findings on privileged account usage. • Implemented Site24x7 monitoring across infrastructure, ensuring security events and anomalous access patterns were flagged for timely investigation.
Administered Oracle Database and MySQL environments, managing database account security and access control for enterprise clients. Contributed to security best practices and user access management across multi-tenant environments.
• Monitoring Oracle Applications Instance and Oracle Databases. • Troubleshooting Oracle Applications issues. • Patching databases and applications on various platforms. • Interaction with Oracle Support Services to resolve mission critical issues. • Oracle SOA administration and troubleshooting. • Providing process driven support to end users and application developers. • Troubleshooting user problems, handling tickets and change request using internal service desk. • Daily Health Check of SOA Environment and Non SOA Environment. • Deployment of BPEL and ESB Processes of SOA into Production and Non-Production Environment.