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Mehroz

@mehrozmalik

Cyber Security Expert

Pakistan
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About me
Results-driven Cyber Security & Network Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, and defending complex enterprise networks. Specializes in building secure, resilient infrastructure through robust network architectures and proactive security controls. Proven expertise in Fortinet, Cisco, and open-source security solutions with a strong background in virtualization, threat monitoring, and incident response.... Read more

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Work experience

Outfitters

Team Lead Cyber Security

Outfitters • Full-time

Feb 2025 - Present • 1 yr 7 mos

A Senior Network Security Engineer with a proven track record in leading end-to-end deployments of secure enterprise network infrastructure. Successfully architected and implemented a hardened core network and security stack for a new factory, integrating Fortinet FortiGate 600F firewalls for perimeter defense and threat prevention, Cisco Catalyst 9500 and 8200 series for secure high-speed backbone and routing, and Cisco 9800 wireless solutions for secure, seamless connectivity. Deployed and configured a Wazuh SIEM platform for centralized log management, real-time threat detection, and security event correlation across the network infrastructure, enhancing visibility into potential intrusions, policy violations, and anomalous activity while supporting proactive incident response and compliance monitoring.

GCS_Pvt

Technical Supervisor

GCS Pvt • Full-time

Nov 2021 - Feb 2025 • 3 yrs 3 mos

Deployed a facial recognition-based access and attendance system at Pakistan Railway Headquarters using OpenCV, implementing biometric authentication controls to strengthen physical security and verify personnel access. Configured and hardened Cisco switches and routers, establishing secure VLAN segmentation to isolate device communication, enforce network access control, and reduce the overall attack surface across critical infrastructure segments. Virtualized and secured server infrastructure using VMware ESXi, hosting CentOS systems and deploying OpenNMS for continuous network monitoring, anomaly detection, and infrastructure visibility. Additionally, managed and secured optical fiber network components, including Dasan OLT and ONT devices, ensuring secure configuration and monitoring of last-mile connectivity to safeguard against unauthorized access and service disruption.

Inbox_Business Technologies

Field Engineer

Inbox Business Technologies • Full-time

Dec 2016 - Nov 2020 • 3 yrs 11 mos

Engineered and deployed single-node and multi-node Hadoop clusters on CentOS 7 within VMware ESXi Configured Hadoop ecosystem services (HDFS, YARN, MapReduce) through critical configuration files Implemented OpenNMS on RHEL for comprehensive network monitoring with automated device discovery Virtualized environment on Lenovo x3650 servers supporting big data processing infrastructure