Muhammad Abdullah Tariq — CV (Pakistan)

Professional Summary

Cloud Security Architect and DevSecOps leader with 7+ years architecting enterprise-scale infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, VMware, and on-premises. Among the world's youngest CISSPs at 22. Currently driving Enterprise AI Enablement at ibex (Sky Tower, Karachi) across 23 global sites — 8 parallel AI tracks, SOC automation, and FinOps across 800+ cloud resources. Founder & CEO of SOCIRIS (AI-powered IDS/IPS). Built multi-cloud DevOps platforms supporting 50+ applications at 99.9% uptime. Hafiz-ul-Quran; faith-driven engineer committed to building technology that serves and protects.

Technical Skills

Cloud: AWS · Azure · GCP · Oracle Cloud · VMware · HPE · Private Cloud · Platform Engineering
Orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE) · OpenShift · Docker · Helm · ArgoCD · Istio · Container Security
IaC & CI/CD: Terraform · Ansible · Puppet · GitLab CI · Jenkins · GitHub Actions · AWS CodePipeline · Tekton
Security: CISSP · ISO 27001 · Zero Trust · IAM · Threat Modelling (STRIDE) · Incident Response · DAST/SAST · API Security · CIS Top 18 · MITRE ATT&CK
Monitoring & SIEM: Datadog · SolarWinds · Wazuh · Grafana · Prometheus · ELK/EFK · Splunk
FinOps: AWS Cost Explorer · Azure Cost Mgmt · GCP Billing · CloudHealth · Spot.io
AI/ML: Claude · OpenAI · LangChain · RAG · GitHub Copilot · Agentic AI · SOAR
Programming: Python · Bash · JavaScript · TypeScript · SQL · Go (learning)
Compliance: SOC 2 · ISO 27001/27017/27018 · PCI-DSS · GDPR · HIPAA · NIST CSF · COBIT · ITIL
Red Team: Kali Linux · Metasploit · Burp Suite · Nmap · Nessus · Qualys · Penetration Testing

Professional Experience

ibex — Principal Software Engineer (DevOps) → Enterprise AI Enablement Sep 2025 – Present

Sky Tower, 24th Floor, Karachi · Hybrid · Full-time

Role evolved from multi-cloud DevOps into Enterprise AI Enablement — now driving the CTO's AI transformation agenda across 23 global sites and 5 enterprise clients.
Leading 8 parallel AI adoption tracks: SOC automation (SIEM/SOAR), infrastructure AI ops, FinOps intelligence, document intelligence, agentic workflows, and enterprise-wide Copilot rollout.
Built the Enterprise Synthetic Monitoring Platform (PULSE) from zero — physical workstation model across client sites, Datadog + SolarWinds, FastAPI + React dashboard. Approved by VP leadership.
Driving FinOps across 800+ cloud resources and delivering 34 CTO-level technical briefings on AI strategy and cloud economics.

SOCIRIS — Founder & Chief Executive Officer Jan 2025 – Present

Karachi, Pakistan · Full-time · sociris.com

Founded AI-powered IDS/IPS platform; architecting detection engineering, SOAR workflows, incident response playbooks, and STRIDE threat modelling. Final-year project at ILMA University.

Al Nafi International College / Al Nafi — Lead CloudOps Manager · DevSysOps Lead · earlier roles Sep 2019 – Dec 2025

Markham, Ontario, Canada (remote/hybrid) & Karachi · 6+ years cumulative

Progressed through six roles: designed secure multi-cloud and private-cloud infrastructure supporting 50+ apps at 99.9% uptime; built enterprise NOC/SOC (Wazuh · Grafana · Prometheus · ELK/EFK · Splunk).
Led security audits, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments; ensured ISO 27001/27017/27018, PCI-DSS, CIS Top 18, SOC 2 compliance; achieved 75% cloud cost reduction via FinOps + AI automation.
Mentored junior engineers — reduced supervision overhead 60% while raising team efficiency 165%.

Al Nafi Group (Annaafi E-Pay · Academy · Consulting) — Network Admin · IT Manager · Cloud Admin · Lecturer May 2021 – Dec 2025

Karachi · Hybrid · Concurrent positions across 4 entities

Concurrent roles: hybrid cloud + on-prem network admin, IT manager, cloud + cybersecurity consultant, and DevSysOps & Cloud Lecturer.
Implemented network security, BCP/DR, and training programmes; led IT specialist teams.

Education

BSc Cybersecurity & Cloud Computing — ILMA University, Karachi · CGPA 3.75 · FYP: SOCIRIS
Advanced Cyber Security Diploma — IBA Karachi · Jul 2026 – Present
Diploma in AI Operations (EduQual Level 6) — Al Nafi International College · Grade A+
Islamic Sciences Diploma (4-year) — Dar Ul Quran, Rumaithiyah, Kuwait · Seerah · Tajweed · Hadith · Aqeedah · Fiqh · Tafseer
Hifz-ul-Quran-al-Kareem — Markaz-UL-Usman, Kuwait · Feb 2014 · 1st Position
A-Levels (Commerce) — ISCP Khaitan, Kuwait · O-Levels (Sciences) — NPIS Hawalli, Kuwait
Nights & Weekends Season 5 — buildspace, San Francisco · 2024 · Tech startup accelerator

Certifications

CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional · ISC² (earned at age 22)
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor — Mastermind Assurance
ISO 27001 Master (Implementer + Auditor 27001/27017/27018) — Al Nafi
AWS Advanced Networking — Specialty · AWS Security — Specialty · AWS Solutions Architect
Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate · Azure Security Engineer · Azure Administrator
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate · GCP Cloud Architect · GCP Cloud Engineer
CKA — Certified Kubernetes Administrator · CNCF
CompTIA: Security+ · CySA+ · PenTest+ · Network+ · Cloud+ · A+ · Server+
Terraform Associate · Docker DCA
Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders — Vanderbilt University
Linux Foundation — 22+ certs (DevSecOps · GitOps · Zero Trust · KEDA · OpenSSF Scorecard)
Microsoft Learn Level 11 — 112 modules · 22 paths · 173,850 XP · 76+ training hours

100+ certifications across 15 issuers — full verifiable list at credly.com/users/matx104. Currently pursuing: CKS · CISM · CRISC · OSCP.

Featured Projects

The Sovereign Court — Production 10-agent AI automation system on Oracle ARM: 150+ scheduled jobs, 176 skills, self-evolving memory. (github.com/matx104)
SOCIRIS (sociris.com) — AI-powered IDS/IPS · Founder & CEO · Final-year project.
PULSE — Enterprise Synthetic Monitoring Platform — Built at ibex: 23 sites, Datadog + SolarWinds, FastAPI + React dashboard with RBAC and SLA tracking.
OMNI-GRC — AI-powered GRC automation across 8 frameworks; single scan feeds all compliance outputs.
The Armory — 1,161 bash scripts across 7 categories (security, DevOps, OSINT, productivity) + the monarch CLI for workstation bootstrapping.
Personal site: matx104.com.pk — vanilla HTML/CSS/JS SPA · 893+ GitHub repos total.

Awards & Recognition

Award of Excellence — Youngest CISSP Graduate · Al Nafi International College · Feb 2025
Future Leader Award (Champions of Tomorrow) 2024 · Server4Sale & ITCN Asia · Aug 2024
Star Class Representative of 2024 · ILMA University · Jan 2025
1st Place — ILMA World Fusion Fest 2.0 (Representing Pakistan) · May 2024
1st Place — World Fusion Fest Futsal Tournament · ILMA University · May 2024
2nd Place — Debate Competition · World Fusion Fest 2.0 · May 2024
3rd Place — Techno Quiz · ILMA University · Feb 2022
2nd Place — Ethical Hacking Competition · ILMA University · Dec 2022
Star Volunteer — International Media Conference · ILMA University · Apr 2025
12th ICACST 2025 Appreciation Award · ILMA University · Apr 2025
buildspace Nights & Weekends Season 5 Alumni · SF Bay Area · Aug 2024
Microsoft Learn Level 11 Achievement — 173,850 XP · 112 modules · 76+ training hours
Additional awards across ILMA tournaments (Chess, Table Tennis), Al Nafi service recognitions, and academic merit.

Personal Details

Father's Name: Tariq Mahmood

CNIC: Available on request

Domicile: Karachi

Date of Birth: 10 March 1999

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Islam

Nationality: Pakistani 🇵🇰

Notice Period: 30 days

Languages: English (Native/Bilingual) · Urdu (Native) · Arabic (Proficient) · Punjabi (Basic) · Hindi (Basic) · Persian (Basic) · Turkish (Basic)

References: Available on request.