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Tariq TaqieddinTT

Tariq Taqieddin

IT Security Consultant

£300/day
Dubai, AE
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Tariq

I am a senior IT Consultant Engineer, with more than 26 years of work experience in Prime Ministry in Jordan, in which about 15 years of experience in IT and Cyber Security, and about 2 years of work experience as a Systems Administrator in Saudi Arabia. I worked in several IT roles, like systems administration, network administration, IT infrastructure and operations administration and technical support, IT risk and compliance administration and management, and IT security advisor. Expert in digital transformation and IT strategies in government entities. Significantly enhanced cybersecurity and modernized secure infrastructure, most notably at the Prime Ministry in Jordan. Known for strategic leadership and technical execution, optimizing systems, and fortifying critical infrastructures. Hold a Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree, MCP certificate, CEHv8 certificate, and is a JEA-certified Consultant Engineer. I also have lots of IT training courses like CCNP, CISM, CISSP, CEH, MCSE 2000, MCSE 2003 security, and also I have a PMP training course.
  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Prime Ministry, General Secretary Office
    IT Security Consultant
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    February 2022 - January 2025 (2 years and 11 months)
    Amman, Jordan
    • Developed IT security strategies reducing cyber risks aligned with national cybersecurity objectives.
    • Enhanced incident detection and response, reducing breach response time.
    • Improved policy compliance through effective recommendations of GRC alignment and monitoring tools.
    • Improved and implemented new IT Security and Network Security infrastructure
    Cybersecurity IT Risk Management GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) IT-Security Network Security
  • Prime Ministry, IT Directorate
    Head of IT Security & Networks Department
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    July 2020 - January 2022 (1 year and 6 months)
    Amman, Jordan
    • Directed department operations, leading a team in securing critical government infrastructure.
    • Reduced malware and phishing incidents via updated endpoint protection and user awareness training.
    • Proposed and managed a cybersecurity budget that led to efficiency gain on security investments.
  • Prime Ministry, IT Directorate –
    IT Director Assistant
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    November 2018 - January 2022 (3 years and 3 months)
    Amman, Jordan
    • Supervised several digital transformation projects with most on-time, on-budget completion.
    • Coordinated cross-directorate IT needs, increasing interdepartmental satisfaction.
    • Advised on strategic technical implementation and human resources optimization within the IT directorate.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree, MCP certificate
    Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree, MCP certificate
  • Engineer.
    Engineer.

Skill set

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