Fakhruddin Abbas

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About Fakhruddin Abbas

Technically Advanced Professional boasting a 15-year career that showcases leadership capabilities complemented by practical experience in IT Infrastructure Management, Project Management, Customer Service, and Team Management. Proficient in architecture, design, and secure implementation of Data Center InfrastructureProficient in designing, implementing, and administering Identity and Access Management using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Okta, as well as enabling seamless SSO experiences for B2B/B2C applications, supporting SAML, WS-Federation, and OpenID.Expertise in designing, architecting, securing, and managing Active Directory Forests/Domains, Trusts, Group Policy, and DNS for large-scale organizations. Demonstrated experience in deploying and administering Office 365 Hybrid with Exchange On-Premises, Azure AD Connect and Proofpoint Email Firewall. Experienced in designing and supporting Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) core components such as Storage, Network, and Compute.Specialized in providing enterprise cloud security solutions through the design and implementation of Microsoft Defender for Endpoints, Defender for Identity, Defender for Servers, Defender for Cloud Suite, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Cloud App Security, Microsoft 365 Defender (XDR), Microsoft Sentinel, Azure AD Conditional Access Policies, Azure AD Identity Protection, Azure/Okta MFA, Container SecurityStrong understanding of MITRE ATT & CK FrameworkStrong technical hands-on experience with Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Information Protection AIP Labels, Microsoft DLP, and Sensitivity Types. Skilled in OT security monitoring using Nozomi Networks, managing Nozomi appliances, addressing alerts, and establishing detection rulesNetwork and System scanning using Qualys and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. Implementing cybersecurity strategies and programs, including tabletop and red team exercises, and penetration testing using Synack, Integrated vulnerability scanning tools like Veracode and Qualys with Azure DevSecOps CI/CD pipelineExperience in designing Vmware Tanzu and Redhat Openshift orchestration platformsManaging XSOAR and Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, onboarding new data sources, log parsing, threat hunting queries, and data visualization. Skilled in security incident triage management, playbooks, and runbooks for automationServing as an escalation point of contact to resolve critical issues through coordination with various teams, conducting Root Cause Analysis, and preparing outage reports.