Information Security & Cybersecurity Expert | Regulatory Compliance, Audits & Control Design with 18+ years of progressive experience spanning IT infrastructure, cloud environments, cybersecurity architecture, and enterprise control assurance. Proven track record of leading large-scale compliance and assurance programs, including successful delivery of ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II, TPN, SWIFT and regulatory-aligned audits such as UAE NIAF, Dubai ISR, and PDPL. Strong expertise in evaluating security architectures, identity and access controls, network segmentation, cloud governance, logging and monitoring, vulnerability management, and third‑party risk controls across on‑prem and cloud platforms. Known for translating regulatory and audit requirements into technically sound, implementable control designs that reduce risk, improve security maturity, and strengthen operational resilience. Effective collaborator with engineering, cloud, and platform teams to embed security and compliance into system design and delivery at scale.