Alex Krikorian

Freelancer via Devoteam

Network Security Engineering - OT at Sandoz (2024-11 – Present)

Freelancer via Devoteam

• Assess required security zones according to specified information from application teams and clients
• Assess connectivity/security requirements by application teams
• Support application teams with applications preassessment, scheduling and applications migration
• Provide technical expertise and efforts supporting process of migrating IT applications and OT assets from network layer, to hosting, to applications

Cyber Security Tools Engineering/Consultant at Novartis (2022-07 – 2024-10)

Freelancer via HCL

• Performing POC for new cyber tool agent versions, identifying potential issues with implementation in production
• Governance/compliance support and coordination, via the use of tools like Qualys, Cortex XDR, Service Now, etc, especially in Cloud environment (AWS, Azure, etc) with tools like Wiz, Qualys

Cyber Security Consultant/Advisor at EUSPA via RHEA (2021-10 – 2022-06)

• Vulnerability management and centralisation from multiple infrastructures security change control review
• Cyber security governance – make sure all projects and changes meet all standards and all necessary requirements
• Assist/provide consultation on audit review
• Provide cyber security awareness to internal employes based on new threats and/or raising security concerns

Cyber Security Architect at Vodafone (2020-03 – 2021-09)

• Review/drive projects based on Security By Design principles
• Vulnerability Management, Risk assessment of issues/vulnerabilities identified, risk assessment (assist with business impact analysis)
• Security Engineering – drive security solutions/upgrades within the company as a whole
• Cyber incident management – define process and drive incident to resolution

Security Operations Consultant at Dimension Data (2019-01 – 2020-02)

• Provide last level operation support for any network security issues/technologies
• Assist with the creation and further development of rules, policies of the newly created SOC of the GDC in Prague
• Create internal documentation/guidelines for technologies/vendors like Checkpoint, Palo Alto/Panorama and create (design and operational) best practices derived from every day challenges, incidents or change requests

Security Administrator/Consultant-Freelancer at Diebold Nixdorf (2017-04 – 2018-12)

• Administration, provisioning of Checkpoint, ASA firewalls
• Responsible for transition of project from Germany to Prague/Kosice

Senior Security Engineer at Interoute (2016-03 – 2017-04)

• Providing Tier 2 support in security operations and provisioning (Cisco ASA, Checkpoint firewalls, F5 load-balancers, Gemalto Safenet)
• Daily tasks included but not limited to troubleshooting, but also performing change requests and provisioning of security services

Network Security Engineer at AT&T (2014-08 – 2016-03)

MSS Tier 2

• Responsible for the troubleshooting and resolution of security issues, along with implementation of changes on multiple firewall vendors, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Fortigate and Proxies, Bluecoat, Ironport
• Queue Manager responsibilities within the team (started from 04/2015)

Network Support Analyst at AT&T (2013-08 – 2014-07)

CMC/ISA Tier 2

• Handling all unresolved, complex cases handed from Tier 1 & 1.5, especially regarding QOS issues, Ethernet circuits, etc.

Network Support Analyst at AT&T (2011-06 – 2013-07)

CMC/ISA Tier 1.5

• Supporting / troubleshooting CE-PE circuits from both ends (CE-PE)

MSc in Strategic Information Systems with Information Assurance – Cardiff University (2008 – 2010)

Ptychion (BSc) in Technology Education and Digital Systems – University of Piraeus (2003 – 2008)