Obad Zafar
Product Development Engineer
Experience
Feb 2023 - Present
2 years 2 months Karachi, Pakistan
Cybersecurity Trainer
National Center for Cyber Security - NED University
- Offer professional training and certification programs, including (ISC) 2 certification in cybersecurity, to both professionals and students
- Utilize industry knowledge and instructional expertise to develop and implement tailored training courses that effectively enhance participants' knowledge and skills
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
4 months Karachi, Pakistan
Visiting Lecturer
DHA Suffa University
Delivered lectures on Machine Learning to undergraduate students at DHA Suffa University, providing a comprehensive and engaging learning experience
Aug 2021 - Present
3 years 8 months Karachi, Pakistan
Research Associate
Technology Transfer Support Fund - NED University
- Leading the Attack Eye project to develop Pakistan's first indigenous external attack surface solution
- Leading the Incident Response Management product called NCCS-IRP, which enables organizations to respond to cybersecurity incidents and security breaches
Dec 2019 - Jul 2021
1 year 8 months Karachi, Pakistan
Research Associate
National Center for Cyber Security - NED University
- Managed the realm of digital forensics and leveraged machine learning along with the Volatility memory forensics tool to detect ransomware processes in volatile memory with an F1 score of 92%
- Deployed the WAZUH (SIEM) for intrusion detection, vulnerability detection, and log data analysis of digital assets within NCCS
- Developed STIP parser for security and network logs allowing for analysis and event correlation with python
Summary
Experienced DevSecOps professional with over 5 years of experience in software development, infrastructure management, and cloud computing. Strong skills in automation, configuration management, and deployment. Proven track record of improving software development processes and reducing infrastructure costs.
Languages
Urdu
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 2018 - Jun 2022
FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NUCES)
Masters of Science · Data Science · Pakistan · 3.03
Oct 2014 - Jun 2017
Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET)
Bachelors of Science · Computer Science · Pakistan · 3.15
Certifications & licenses
Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization
Cybersecurity Roles, Processes & Operating System Security
Convolutional Neural Networks
Linear Classifiers in Python
Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks
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