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SYED MUHAMMAD IMRAN

Dubai

Summary

Hands-on cybersecurity professional with 15+ years of experience across penetration testing, red teaming, purple teaming, and SOC L3 security operations. Proven record of designing and executing adversary emulation programs using MITRE ATT&CK and AttackIQ to validate and enhance enterprise detection and response capabilities. Deep expertise in offensive security, detection engineering, and security architecture assurance. Trusted partner to SOC, IR, and engineering teams for measurable security posture improvement.

Work History

Cybersecurity IT Assurance Senior Analyst

ENOC
Dubai, UAE
01.2020 - Current
  • Designed and executed enterprise adversary emulation scenarios using AttackIQ aligned to MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Led purple team exercises to identify detection gaps and improve SOC visibility.
  • Performed advanced penetration testing across web, API, and infrastructure environments.
  • Partnered with SOC L2/L3 teams to tune detection logic and reduce false positives.
  • Conducted security architecture reviews to embed secure-by-design principles.
  • Delivered executive reporting on control effectiveness and detection maturity.
  • Mentored analysts on offensive techniques and detection engineering practices.

Senior Security Analyst

ENOC (TechVista)
Dubai, UAE
11.2018 - 01.2020
  • Performed SOC monitoring and incident response lifecycle activities.
  • Conducted vulnerability assessments and architecture reviews.
  • Evaluated Threat Intelligence and EDR platforms through structured POCs.

Information Security Officer

Sharaf DG
Dubai, UAE
02.2017 - 11.2018
  • Strengthened enterprise security posture through testing and risk assessments.
  • Supported vulnerability management and remediation tracking.

Principal Network Engineer

NetSol Technologies
Pakistan
01.2006 - 01.2012
  • Led enterprise network and security operations and VPN infrastructure.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of South Asia
01-2008

Skills

  • Comprehensive penetration testing expertise
  • MITRE ATT&CK framework alignment
  • Purple team operations
  • Security architecture assessment
  • Detection engineering expertise
  • Cybersecurity Operations and Infrastructure Tunning
  • Level 3 exposure in SOC operations
  • Cyber risk reporting
  • Penetration testing skills
  • Comprehensive penetration testing expertise
  • Adversary emulation
  • Detection validation using BAS (AttackIQ)
  • ATT&CK-based control effectiveness measurement
  • Advanced alert triage and threat investigation (L3 exposure)
  • EDR/XDR telemetry analysis and threat hunting support
  • AttackIQ, MITRE ATT&CK
  • SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms
  • Windows & Active Directory security tooling
  • Client management
  • Client relationship management
  • Data analysis
  • Performance monitoring

Certification

  • CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • CISM — Certified Information Security Manager
  • CEH — Certified Ethical Hacker
  • CCIE Security — Written
  • CCNP Security — CISCO
  • RHCSA — RedHat

Timeline

Cybersecurity IT Assurance Senior Analyst

ENOC
01.2020 - Current

Senior Security Analyst

ENOC (TechVista)
11.2018 - 01.2020

Information Security Officer

Sharaf DG
02.2017 - 11.2018

Principal Network Engineer

NetSol Technologies
01.2006 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of South Asia
SYED MUHAMMAD IMRAN