Information Security Leader with over 12 years of proven expertise in leading enterprise-wide cybersecurity initiatives, governance, and compliance programs across financial, insurance, education, and energy sectors in KSA, Pakistan, UK, and Iceland. Excelled in designing secure network architectures, conducting vulnerability assessments & penetration testing (VAPT), implementing frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001:2022, SAMA CSF, PCI-DSS, PDPL, C2M2), and driving maturity assessments to align with regulatory standards (CITC, NCA, IEC 62443, STIGs, CIS). Skilled in Red Teaming, ethical hacking tools (Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Cobalt Strike, Bloodhound, Acunetix), cloud security (Azure), PAM, DLP, and DFIR. Exceptional project leaders are adept at policy development, risk management, incident response, SOC oversight, and crossfunctional team motivation to safeguard critical assets and ensure business continuity.