Muhammad Umar Farooq
About Muhammad Umar Farooq
Muhammad Umar Farooq is a System and Network Engineer with three years of experience at a confidential company in Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan. He has expertise in network planning, cloud solutions, and IT security, and has held various roles in the IT field since 2017.
Work at Confidential
Currently, Muhammad Umar Farooq serves as a System and Network Engineer at a confidential organization in Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan. He has held this position since 2021, contributing to the planning and design of networks, cloud, and security solutions for various projects. His role includes maintaining backup and redundancy strategies while collaborating with the IT team to manage the virtual environment.
Previous Employment History
Prior to his current role, Muhammad Umar Farooq worked in various capacities within the IT sector. He served as an EHS Officer at BAT for two months in 2018, and as an Information Technology Officer at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology from 2017 to 2018. He also held the position of Network Administrator at CubeXS Weatherly (Pvt) Ltd. for three months in 2021, and worked as Customer Network Support at Multinet Pakistan (Private) Limited for three months in 2017.
Technical Expertise
Muhammad Umar Farooq possesses expertise in managing security equipment and has received training and certification on multiple software platforms and systems. His technical skills include implementing and configuring IT security tasks, utilizing hardening scripts, and monitoring systems with open-source SIEM tools such as Wazuh. He also assists in managing VOIP solutions and Microsoft Teams.
Roles and Responsibilities
In his various roles, Muhammad Umar Farooq has provided 2nd and 3rd layer support to end users, coordinating with vendors for problem resolution. He has shared responsibilities for maintaining IT security and has actively participated in the management of virtual environments and network solutions.