Waqar AHMED

Waqar AHMED

Senior Cyber Security & AI Architect
Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan
English, Arabic, Urdu

About Me

Senior DevSecOps and Cybersecurity Leader with 15+ years of experience embedding security into cloud-
native architectures, AI platforms, and enterprise DevOps pipelines. Expertise in Azure, CI/CD automation,
vulnerabili…

Experience

CEO & Founder

Securitanium
Nov 2023 - Present · 2 years 8 months

Designed and deployed secure AI-powered threat detection platform.
Implemented DevSecOps pipelines integrating automated security testing.
Secured cloud deployments on Azure using security best practices.
Built automation scripts to streamline vulnerability management and compliance.
Led managed SOC operations and SIEM-based monitoring.

CEO & Founder

Securitanium · Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan
Oct 2023 - Present · 2 years 8 months

Designed and deployed secure AI-powered threat detection platform., Implemented DevSecOps pipelines integrating automated security testing., Secured cloud deployments on Azure using security best practices., Built automation scripts to streamline vulnerability management and compliance., Led managed SOC operations and SIEM-based monitoring.

Cyber Security Specialist

Tatweer Middle East (Abu Dhabi)
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 2 months

Performed Penetration Testing OT and IoT parts of Abu Dhabi Smart City Project.

Cyber Security Specialist

Tatweer Middle East (Abu Dhabi) · Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates (UAE)
May 2023 - Jul 2023 · 2 months

Performed Penetration Testing OT and IoT parts of Abu Dhabi Smart City Project. Intercepting traffic and decrypting it.Understanding logic and code. VAPT of HR platform

Information Security Specialist

Perseus Group (Toronto)
Feb 2022 - May 2023 · 1 year 3 months

Managed security operations across 70+ business units.
Developed frameworks to comply with standards such as ISO 27001, HIPAA etc.
Fine-tuned Microsoft 365 and Azure security controls.
Performed gap analysis aligned with compliance frameworks.

Information Security Specialist

Perseus Group (Toronto) · Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 year 2 months

Managed security operations across 70+ business units., Developed Frameworks to comply with standards such as ISO 27001, HIPAA etc, Fine - tuned Microsoft 365 and Azure security controls., Performed gap analysis aligned with compliance frameworks.

Cyber Security Consultant

Dicotech Infogistic (Doha)
May 2018 - Jun 2021 · 3 years 1 month

Penetration Testing for Ministry of Environment Qatar
ISO27001 Gap Analysis for Ministry of Finance Qatar
Awareness Program Design for Qatar Cyber Security Policies – MoCIT Qatar
Cyber Security Awareness and Training – Qatar Petroleum

Cyber Security Consultant

Dicotech Infogistic (Doha) · Doha , Al Wakrah , Qatar
Apr 2018 - May 2021 · 3 years 1 month

Penetration Testing for Ministry of Environment Qatar, ISO27001 Gap Analysis for Ministry of Finance Qatar, Awareness Program Design for Qatar Cyber Security Policies – MoCIT Qatar, Cyber Security Awareness and Training – Qatar Petroleum

Penetration Tester

Trillium (Karachi)
Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 · 7 months

Penetration Testing for UBL
Penetration Testing for PMEX

Security Engineer

Afiniti (Karachi)
Mar 2015 - Aug 2017 · 2 years 5 months

Established SOC operations and incident response procedures.
Drafted and implemented security SOPs.
Optimized SIEM alerts and monitoring configurations.

Security Engineer

Afiniti (Karachi) · Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan
Feb 2015 - Jul 2017 · 2 years 5 months

Established SOC operations and incident response procedures., Drafted and implemented security SOPs., Optimized SIEM alerts and monitoring configurations.

Consulting Associate

PwC
Mar 2014 - Feb 2015 · 11 months

Conducted IT audits and risk assessments.
Supported compliance and governance initiatives.

Consulting Associate

PwC · Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan
Feb 2014 - Jan 2015 · 11 months

Conducted IT audits and risk assessments., Supported compliance and governance initiatives. VAPT of networks applications and systems. Gap assessments for ISO27001

PROJECTS

Phish Stop AI

Securitanium · Https://phishstop.ai
Duration : 07-Jan-2024 - 11-Jun-2026

AI Powered Phishing Detection and Prevention SolutionAI Powered Phishing Detection and Prevention Solution AI Powered Phishing Detection and Prevention Solution

Certifications

CEH

ec council · Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan · 2018

Skills

Automation Compliance Python GitHub Governance Metasploit Microsoft Azure CI/CD Cybersecurity ISO 27001 DevSecOps Microsoft 365 GitLab CI/CD Azure DevOps Bash Nessus Qualys BurpSuite Microsoft Defender SIEM Vulnerability management Risk assessments Security audits Firewalls VPNs Network segmentation Secure architecture Penetration testing SOC operations Incident response Security SOPs IT audits AI model training AI model security Fine-tuning AI models Training AI Models Securing AI Models Fine Tuning AI Models Risk Assessments Security Audits Segmentation Secure Architecture
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