Faik S.

Developed a full-stack web application for the AI-Free™ Certification platform that allows creators to certify their content as human-created, with no AI generation. The platform provides verification tools, certificate generation, and authentication services.

Frontend

• Built a responsive React.js SPA with modern hooks and context API

• Implemented comprehensive authentication flow with multiple methods:

• Email/password authentication

• Google OAuth integration

• Passwordless login with WebAuthn/Passkeys

• Created an intuitive certificate application form with file uploads

• Designed a user dashboard for certificate management

• Implemented security features, including multi-factor authentication

• Used Tailwind CSS for responsive UI components with gradient designs

• Optimized SEO with structured data and meta tags

• Configured Firebase hosting with custom domain integration

Backend

• Developed a Node.js/Express REST API architecture

• Integrated Firebase Admin SDK for authentication and user management

• Built MongoDB schemas and data models for user and certificate data

• Implemented secure file uploads using Google Cloud Storage

• Created certificate generation with cryptographic verification (file hashing)

• Set up robust email notification system for user communications

• Configured security middleware (CORS, rate limiting, error handling)

• Deployed backend services using Google Cloud Functions

• Added Cloudflare for improved performance and security

DevOps

• Implemented CI/CD pipeline for automatic deployment

• Set up infrastructure as code for Google Cloud resources

• Configured cross-platform authentication flows with JWT

• Implemented analytics tracking for user engagement metrics

As an IBM Certified Administrator, I leverage my IBM Guardium Data Protection expertise to provide strategic consulting services to a diverse clientele, including ISPs, banking, insurance, and e-commerce sectors. My role involves planning, installing, configuring, and maintaining IBM Security Guardium environments, focusing on monitoring data flows, defining policy rules, and generating compliance reports.

Guardium Data Protection:

• Implementing agentless method (universal connector) on-prem and Cloud integration. (AZURE and AWS)

• Installing and managing agents on customer environments.

• Start to-end POC and Demo for new customers.

• Audit process planning.

• Creating reports and preparing customers for less effort on auditing.

• Creating predefined alerts and reports for better visibility.

• Guiding customers for optimized guardium environment.

• Implementing FAM (File Activity Monitoring) Agent for Tracking and actioning on File activity.

I did start to-end POC and demo for new customers for following products and demonstrating their efficacy and business value.

•Guardium Insight.

•Guardium Data Encryption

•Guardium Key Life Cycle Manager

•IBM Verify.

Additionally, I manage the setup of OpenShift cluster environments for IBM Cloud Pak and Guardium Insight, ensuring optimized deployment. I prepare comprehensive playbooks for fully automated installations, incorporating essential network services such as DHCP, PXE, DNS, NTP, and LDAP, to streamline processes and enhance system reliability.

• I implemented Tripwire's advanced File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) solutions to maintain the integrity of PCI-DSS compliant servers, enabling vigilant monitoring that fortified our data integrity and compliance frameworks.

• I led the deployment of Oracle Key Vault for Transparent Data Encryption, ensuring top-tier data protection for stored information and upholding stringent security standards. This initiative was pivotal in securing data at rest across the organization.

• I directed the end-to-end implementation of Oracle Database Vault, from proof of concept to seamless integration, crafting robust realm policies that significantly enhanced our access management framework.

• I managed a server infrastructure consisting of eight Linux and Windows servers, focused on data security tools. My strategic management guaranteed seamless operations and proactive maintenance of business-critical systems.

• I was instrumental in refining security policies and sensitive data discovery processes, conducting regular audits that ensured compliance with top security standards and improved data governance. I evaluated and led the integration of cutting-edge solutions for data masking, encryption, and access management, thereby strengthening our database security posture.

• I took full charge of the data leakage prevention process using Forcepoint DLP, overseeing activities related to proxy, mail, and data transmissions and implementing strategies that drastically reduced data exposure risks.

• I spearheaded the deployment of IBM Guardium Data Security agents across new database servers, enhancing visibility and preemptive security measures to maintain the highest level of data security and compliance.