Amin Pourfarzi
About Amin Pourfarzi
Amin Pourfarzi is a Senior Cyber Security Specialist with seven years of experience at Confidential, where he manages IBM BigFix patch and compliance and coordinates vulnerability management. He has previously held positions at Total Merchant Services, Guitar Center, and XAP Corporation, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
Work at Confidential
Amin Pourfarzi has been employed as a Senior Cyber Security Specialist at Confidential since 2017. In this role, he manages IBM BigFix patch and compliance within a large and distributed environment. His responsibilities include coordinating vulnerability management by identifying, assigning, remediating, and validating vulnerabilities across the organization. Pourfarzi has contributed to enhancing the organization's security posture through effective management of security threats.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to his current position, Pourfarzi worked at Total Merchant Services as a Senior Information Security Engineer for 10 months in 2017. He also held the role of Senior Enterprise Information Security Engineer / Consultant at Guitar Center for 3 months in 2016. Additionally, he served as an IT Security Architect / SME at XAP Corporation from 2013 to 2016. His diverse experience spans various roles focused on information security and infrastructure.
Education and Expertise
Amin Pourfarzi earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from SBU, where he studied from 1992 to 1996. His educational background provides a foundation for his expertise in cybersecurity, information security engineering, and system architecture. He has developed skills in managing security technologies and implementing security frameworks.
Cyber Security Initiatives
Pourfarzi has been involved in several key initiatives throughout his career. He replaced legacy security technologies with NextGen solutions, including NextGen Firewalls, NGIPS, and EDR/EPP. He has also redesigned network and systems at Data Centers, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure, applying security by design and Zero Trust concepts. His work includes configuring and deploying Zscaler solutions across over 1000 hospitals and ZApp for more than 35,000 users.
Technical Skills and Tools
In his roles, Pourfarzi has administered and developed analytics for Splunk and LogRhythm within the SIEM environment. He focuses on information security and infrastructure while defining baselines for the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SecSDLC). He integrates automated code scanning tools with CI/CD processes, enhancing the security of software development.