Building and defending the networks that everything else runs on.
3+ years across data centers, routing infrastructure, and SIEM pipelines — from OSPF/BGP topologies to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliant environments, based in Lahore, Pakistan.
Profile
An enthusiastic computer science professional with 3+ years across network security, infrastructure, and systems administration — always exploring a new corner of the field, from packet-level protocols to enterprise compliance frameworks. Currently managing ISO 27001 & SOC 2 compliant infrastructure at ZPro Solutions, with an MS in Cyber/Network Security from FAST-NU.
Work Experience
ZPro Solutions, Johar Town
Manage and configure ISO 27001 & SOC 2 compliant infrastructure — data centers, virtualization, and global security standards end to end.
CYBERNET, Gulberg
Configured and troubleshot servers, systems, and L2/L3 devices across a mixed vendor estate.
The Meat Hub, Lahore
Software implementation, integration, and technical operations for The Meat Hub Pakistan chapter.
Skills
Security
- Cyber Security
- SIEM / WAZUH
- SASE / VPN Firewalls
- ISO 27001 & SOC 2 compliance
Network & Infra
- OSPF / BGP / LACP
- L2 / L3 devices
- Cisco Nexus / Fortinet / PfSense
- Data center management
Systems
- Linux administration
- Active Directory
- Virtualization & deployment
- OpenShift / Kubernetes
Scripting
- Python scripts
- Bash scripting
- Apache / SQL / SQLite
- Arduino programming
Projects & Tools
Hands-on work spanning topology design, monitoring, and applied research.
Technically defended and completed a full SOC 2 audit with the infrastructure team in 2025.
Integrated Wazuh + Cloudflare across infrastructure and network machines for unified visibility.
Built and monitored network topologies using EVE-NG Pro, PfSense, Wireshark, MRTG/Cacti, Nmap, TCPdump, NetBox & Zabbix.
Programmed a smart home security system on Arduino, and experimented with AI-driven robot movement algorithms.
Authored a survey paper in Advanced Computer Networks: "Categories of Firewall."
Deployed and administered across Ubuntu, Red Hat, Kali, CentOS, and Fedora.
Education & Certifications
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Firewall and Network Security — EC-Council
- Cybersecurity (Beginner) — Google Certified
- Fortinet Firewall Configuration over FortiClient VPN
- CISM course — ISACA, via Digi Pakistan
- 10+ international campaigns/seminars, incl. IEEE Conference 2020 (UMT Chapter)
- Leading Career Fair — university-level certification
- FSc. Pre-Engineering completed on a 100% scholarship