Saad Karim Leghari, Solution Architect | Cloud Architect | Data Architect | Cloud Migration Expert | InfoSec Specialist | Project Manager

About

Lead Architect with 20+ years of experience in complex digital transformation engagements, programs and projects. Defining and articulating pragmatic, commercially viable solutions to business challenges, Including and ensuring all business, application, information/data/integration, infrastructure and security elements are defined to allow implementation teams to progress, testing, release/transition and operational/support/service considerations covered. Building technical solutions for delivering products and services, in a dynamically changing technology landscape

Experience

PWC

Jun 2022 – Present

United Arab Emirates

Cloud Migration Quality Assurance & Design Analyst

• Work with Emirates Water & Electric Company (EWEC), Ernst & Young and Injazat to analyze and assess best process/systems changes that meet the needs of the EWEC J2C requirements. • Be able to effectively report out and provide status updates on projects to Sr • Act as a team representative in cross functional project teams • Troubleshoot and discuss technical solutions with appropriate Development teams • Identify and analyze problems associated with the Product Release applications • Document and improve functional processes to ensure quality of work and consistency • Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and manage issue tracking, provide regular and meaningful feedback to management, and assess problem resolution for effectiveness • Plan, execute, and oversee inspection and testing of product to confirm quality and conformance to specifications and deliverables • Assist operations in tracking, documenting, and reporting quality levels as well as CSR, environmental, and health and safety goals/KPIs • Analyze and investigate product complaints or reported quality issues to ensure resolution in accordance with company guidelines and external regulatory requirements • Develop or update company procedures to ensure capture, investigation, and proper documentation of complaints • Monitor risk-management procedures, and maintain problem logs for identifying and reporting issues to management and product development

Safaricom

Mar 2022 – Present

Kenya

Lead Solution Architect

• Define and manage a cloud operating model and roadmap in alignment with the Digital Insights blueprint and Tech 2025. • Oversee and lead the design, modelling, and deployment of cloud architectures, standards, and frameworks. • Scout new cloud technologies and vendors to enable innovation and identify technical enablers • Manage cloud architecture and establish the capability to monitor new cloud technology developments and trends in the industry • Build, recruit, retain, manage and develop a world-class cloud architecture team and organization • Provide thought leadership on foundational cloud architecture best practices and disruptive technology trajectory and implications • Establish a cloud center of excellence spanning both private and public cloud as well as able to offer guidance to Telco cloud. • Oversee and Lead technical briefings, proof of concepts and architectural design sessions

Simplilearn

Aug 2019 – Present

Global

Global Instructor

Conduct training on following topics/certification: • AWS Architecture Professional • AWS Architecture Associate • AWS Sysops Associate • AWS Cloud Practitioner • Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert • Microsoft Azure Administrator • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals • Professional Google Cloud Architect

Infopool

Sep 2018 – Present

United Kingdom

Enterprise Architect

• Translating project-specific needs into a cloud structure that will suit those needs and considering the project needs in terms of resource usage and scalability. • Designing the cloud environment from a holistic point of view, ensuring it meets all of the company's requirements. • Carrying out deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and management tasks within this implemented cloud structure. • Overseeing cloud security. • Completing the integration of new applications into the cloud environment. • Reviewing and approving RFI, RFP and RFQ from vendors as well as negotiating development and support contracts. • Changing existing SDLC practices (Solution delivery framework, change modify for new practice) across the firm to fit new agile ways of working. Projects 1. Supply@ME – Develop Multi Cloud Environment between AWS & Azure 2. Rotork – Provide Data Architecture for IoT based Rotork solutions 3. SPX – Develop Proof of Concept of IoT solution including ingestion of IoT data, storage, data processing and visual dashboards

Northbay

Jun 2021 – Jul 2022

Pakistan

SENIOR CLOUD SECURITY AUDITOR/ANALYST

• Conduct compliance assessments by understanding business objectives, structure, policies and procedures, internal controls, and external regulations • Document systems, processes and controls using narratives • Assess the effectiveness of internal controls over key IT risk • Identify and recommend business process changes resulting in strengthened internal controls • Collaborate with control owners to implement process changes and track to completion • Advise and collaborate on projects by providing IT controls expertise and considerations • Apply knowledge and expertise to compliance design challenges • Assess readiness of product/service for certification and/or audit • Guide control owners in establishing operational processes and controls for SaaS solutions operating in a cloud provider

Sandala Holding

Jan 2021 – Dec 2021

United Arab Emirates

AWS Infrastructure & Infosec Manager

• Responsible for the planning, implementation, and growth of the AWS cloud infrastructure • Build, release, and manage the configuration of all production systems • Manage a continuous integration and deployment methodology for server-based technologies • Work alongside architecture and engineering teams to design and implement any scalable software services • Ensure necessary system security by using best in class cloud security solutions Stay current with new technology options and vendor products, evaluating which ones would be a good fit for the company • Implement continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines when necessary • Recommend process and architecture improvements • Troubleshoot the system and solve problems across all platform and application domains • Oversee pre-production acceptance testing to ensure the high quality of a company’s services and product

Ufone (Etisalat Subsidary)

Aug 2014 – Jun 2018

Pakistan

Manager Cloud Planning & Strategy

• Design and Implement Cloud solutions to different Enterprise Customer leveraging Public Cloud including Cloud Migration, Security and Audit. • Provides Cloud security expertise in the analysis, assessment, development, and evaluation of security solutions and architectures to secure applications, operating systems, databases, and networks • Translate security and technical requirements into business requirements, and communicate security risks to different audiences ranging from business leaders to engineers. • Propose and/or design technical solutions, which include creating prototypes and proofs of concept while maintaining a security mindset • Stay current on emerging security threats, vulnerabilities and controls. • Evaluates new technologies against established requirements and validate the security of the technology. • Create technical and managerial level reports and risk assessments for Cloud based applications and infrastructure • Supports the monitoring and maintaining network security suite of tools. • Lias on with Etisalat Group (Abu Dhabi) for business critical projects/migration strategies/RFQs • Evaluation of Mega RFQs/RFPs to evaluate the vendors based on their Technical and Financial aspects • Build Technical Financial Forecasting of 5 – 10 years based in line with company vision and new technical trends in industry.

Education

LSE

Jan 2011 – Dec 2012

MBA, Marketing & Finance

University of Engineering & Technology

Jan 2001 – Dec 2004

BSc Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Telecommunication