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IT & CYBERSECURITY LEADER

MD. MahmudulHasan

Results-driven IT & Cybersecurity Leader with 13+ years of experience directing enterprise IT infrastructure, network engineering, information security, IT service management, and multi-site technology operations.

13+ Years ExperienceIT InfrastructureCybersecurityNetworkingIT GovernanceITSM

Proven · Measurable · Enterprise-wide

13+
Years Experience
99%+
IT Operations Uptime
95%
Resolution Efficiency
2,000+
Users
40–60%
Security Incident Reduction
2h → 20min
Incident Response
95%
Vulnerability Remediation
30+
Branch Deployments
01About

ENGINEERING RELIABLE ENTERPRISES.
SECURING DIGITAL OPERATIONS.

An enterprise technology leader who understands the full stack — from physical infrastructure and networking upward through security, governance, service management, and strategic technology leadership.

For more than a decade, MD. Mahmudul Hasan has led enterprise IT and cybersecurity across some of Bangladesh's largest technology-driven organizations. He brings together IT infrastructure, network engineering, information security, IT service management, and multi-site operations under one accountable leadership model.

His work is grounded in recognized frameworks — ISO/IEC 27001 for information security management and ITIL 4 for IT service management — and delivered through the operational discipline of SOC/NOC environments: continuous monitoring, structured incident response, and measurable service reliability.

Increasingly, his leadership is AI-assisted. He integrates AI-driven security monitoring and AI-enabled ITSM automation into everyday operations, building centralized platforms that unify monitoring, security, and service management across business sites.

Across every engagement, the objective is consistent: build technology the business can rely on, keep it secure, keep it governed, and keep it moving.

Core Focus

Enterprise IT
Infrastructure
Network Engineering
Information Security
Cybersecurity
ITSM
ISO/IEC 27001
ITIL 4
SOC / NOC
AI-assisted operations
Executive Profile
MH
CURRENT ROLE
Group Head – IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
ORGANIZATION
Akij Resource Group
EXPERIENCE
13+ Years
CORE DOMAIN
Enterprise IT & Cybersecurity
FRAMEWORKS
ISO/IEC 27001 • ITIL 4
OPERATIONS
SOC • NOC • Infrastructure • ITSM
LOCATION
Dhaka, Bangladesh
02Expertise

ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES

A full-stack technical and leadership capability set — from strategy and governance down through security, network and infrastructure to the daily discipline of IT operations.

01

IT Governance, Risk & Compliance

Frameworks, policy, and control discipline.

ISO/IEC 27001ITIL 4IT PolicyAuditRisk & Compliance
02

Cybersecurity Operations

Defence, detection, and response.

SOCSIEMEDRVulnerability ManagementIncident ResponseAccess Control
03

Enterprise Networking

Secure, resilient enterprise fabric.

FortiGateCiscoMikroTikVLANVPNRoutingSwitchingISP Management
04

IT Infrastructure & Operations

Core platforms and continuity.

ServersVirtualizationStorageBackupBusiness ContinuityDisaster Recovery
05

IT Service Management

Structured, measurable services.

Incident ManagementChange ManagementProblem ManagementService RequestEscalation Management
06

Identity & Access Management

Least privilege across the lifecycle.

ProvisioningAccess ReviewsPrivileged AccessOnboardingOffboarding
07

Vendor & Project Management

Procurement through delivery.

ProcurementTechnical EvaluationBOQ PreparationMulti-site Deployment
08

Leadership

Teams, talent, and stakeholders.

IT Team ManagementTalent DevelopmentStakeholder CollaborationCross-functional Leadership
AI-assisted operations

AI-ASSISTED IT & SECURITY OPERATIONS

A differentiating layer of the practice — applying AI assistance across security monitoring, automation and centralized service management.

01

AI-Driven Security Monitoring

AI-assisted security monitoring improving threat visibility, anomaly detection, and proactive security operations.

Threat visibilityAnomaly detectionProactive operations
02

AI-Enabled ITSM Automation

Integrated Claude and AI-based MCP/API connectivity into ITSM workflows, accelerating information exchange and incident management.

Claude integrationMCP / API connectivityFaster information exchange
03

Centralized IT & Cybersecurity Platform

Designed a unified open-source/code-based platform integrating IT operations, security monitoring, and ITSM functions.

IT operationsSecurity monitoringITSM functions

Intelligent Operations Pipeline

  1. 01DATA
  2. 02MONITORING
  3. 03AI ASSISTANCE
  4. 04ANOMALY DETECTION
  5. 05ITSM
  6. 06INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
  7. 07RESPONSE

Conceptual flow illustrating how monitoring, AI assistance and ITSM connect into a single response path. Not live telemetry.

Security operations

SECURITY OPERATIONS

A conceptual view of enterprise security architecture — the detection-and-response plane and the identity-and-access plane working together.

Security Operations

01ENDPOINTS
02NETWORK
03FIREWALL
04SIEM
05SOC
06INCIDENT RESPONSE

Identity & Access

01USERS
02IAM
03ACCESS CONTROL
04AUDIT

Conceptual architecture — illustrates understanding of enterprise security layers, not live monitoring data.

03Impact

MEASURABLE IMPACT

The outcomes that matter — reliability, responsiveness and measurable security improvement delivered across the enterprise.

99%+
Uptime

Reliability delivered through proactive monitoring and resilient enterprise infrastructure.

95%
Resolution Efficiency

Consistently high service request and incident resolution performance against defined ITSM targets.

40–60%
Security Incident Reduction

Reduced recurring security incidents through layered controls, monitoring, and awareness.

2h → 20min
Incident Response

Rapid, structured security incident response enabled by SOC monitoring and defined playbooks.

95%
Vulnerability Remediation Within SLA

Timely remediation of identified vulnerabilities against defined service-level targets.

30+
New Branch Offices

Complete IT infrastructure planned, deployed, and commissioned for branches nationwide.

2,000+
Users

IT, security, and service support delivered to a large, multi-site enterprise user base.

30%
Incident Reduction via Awareness

Organization-wide cybersecurity awareness program that lowered security incidents.

Figures as reported · not projected

Significant work

ACHIEVEMENT STORIES

Defining initiatives delivered across the career — each rooted in a real outcome and a domain of enterprise technology leadership.

01Security Operations

AI-Driven Security Monitoring

Implemented AI-assisted security monitoring to improve threat visibility, anomaly detection, and proactive security operations.

AIThreat VisibilityAnomaly Detection
02IT Service Management

AI-Enabled ITSM Automation

Integrated Claude and AI-based MCP/API connectivity into ITSM workflows, accelerating information exchange and incident management.

AIITSMAutomationClaude
03Platform Engineering

Centralized IT & Cybersecurity Platform

Designed a unified open-source/code-based platform integrating IT operations, security monitoring, and ITSM functions.

IT OperationsSecurityITSM
04Infrastructure Operations

Centralized NOC

Established a Network Operations Center delivering unified monitoring, visibility, and incident response across business sites.

NOCMonitoringVisibility
05Governance & Compliance

ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS Implementation

Led end-to-end rollout of information security policies, risk management, controls, and governance documentation.

ISO/IEC 27001ISMSGovernance
06IT Service Management

ITIL 4 ITSM Deployment

Introduced structured Incident, Change, Problem, Service Request, and Escalation Management.

ITIL 4ITSMProcess
07Infrastructure

Multi-site Infrastructure Rollout

Installed complete IT infrastructure for 30+ new branch offices nationwide.

InfrastructureMulti-siteDeployment
08Security Culture

Security Awareness Program

Led organization-wide cybersecurity training, reducing security incidents by 30%.

AwarenessTrainingReduction
09Nationwide Delivery

Government ICT Projects

Delivered nationwide ICT deployments involving Bangladesh Bank, Primary Education, Land Ministry, Bangladesh Zila Parishad Election, and Bangladesh Census.

GovernmentNationwideICT
04Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

A progressive career across enterprise IT — from IT operations to group-level leadership of infrastructure and cybersecurity.

  1. 2013
    Synesis IT PLC
    IT Officer
  2. 2015
    Walton Group
    Group IT Lead
  3. 2026
    Akij Resource Group
    Group Head – IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
Current

Jul 2026 — Present

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Akij Resource Group

Group Head – IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Leading group-wide IT infrastructure and cybersecurity, connecting engineering, security, governance, and service management under a single accountable leadership model.

IT Infrastructure & Operations

IT InfrastructureServersVirtualizationStorageBackupBusiness ContinuityMonitoringIT Operations

Network

NetworkFirewallSwitchingWi-FiVLANVPNRoutingISP connectivity

Cybersecurity & Compliance

Information SecurityCybersecuritySIEM / SOCVulnerability ManagementEndpoint SecurityIncident ResponseISMSRisk AssessmentRisk RegisterISO/IEC 27001

Identity & Access Management

IAMAccess ReviewPrivileged Access

IT Governance & Service Management

IT GovernancePoliciesSOPsITILITSMExecutive Reporting

Vendor, Procurement & People

Vendor ManagementProcurementBOQCybersecurity Awareness
Previous

Feb 2015 — Jul 2026

Dhaka, Bangladesh

11.3 Years

Walton Group

Group IT Lead (Sr. AD) – ICT Department

Leadership across a large enterprise ICT footprint — spanning security operations, network engineering, infrastructure, governance, and service management for a multi-division manufacturing group.

Security Operations

SOCFortinetCiscoSIEMEDRCybersecurityNetwork Security

Network & Infrastructure

NOCNetworkMikroTikVPNVLANLoad BalancingAuto-FailoverLink RedundancyServersBackupDisaster RecoveryBusiness ContinuityCCTV

Enterprise Systems

Oracle EBSCRMPOSActive DirectoryIT AutomationInfrastructure

IT Governance & Management

IT GovernanceRisk & ComplianceIT AuditAsset ManagementVendor ManagementSLA ManagementIT BudgetingPerformance EvaluationTeam MentoringIT Operations
Earlier

Jul 2013 — Feb 2015

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Synesis IT PLC

IT Officer

IT operations for a Linux-based call center environment, covering enterprise network equipment, servers, and end-user support.

IT Operations

Linux-based call center infrastructureEnterprise network equipmentEnd-user supportVici DialNetworkServerCCTVDVRIncident ResolutionBusiness Continuity
National programs

NATIONWIDE ICT DEPLOYMENTS

Nation-scale ICT delivery across public-sector programs — equipment, network and surveillance infrastructure deployed at countrywide reach.

01Bangladesh Bank

Nationwide ICT deployment supporting central banking operations.

02Primary Education

ICT rollout across nationwide primary education facilities.

03Land Ministry

ICT deployment supporting the public land ministry network.

04Bangladesh Zila Parishad Election

Technology deployment delivered for national council election programs.

05Bangladesh Census

ICT deployment supporting the national census operation.

Equipment deployed

LaptopsDesktopsRoutersSwitchesCCTV Surveillance

Scope and delivery reflected at a high level; specific dates, budgets and outcomes are not detailed here.

Capability journey

ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY JOURNEY

The evolving breadth of the profile — from hands-on networking through enterprise IT, cybersecurity, governance and AI-assisted operations to strategic leadership.

01

NETWORK

Connectivity & fabric
02

INFRASTRUCTURE

Platform & continuity
03

ENTERPRISE IT

Integrated systems
04

CYBERSECURITY

Defence & response
05

GOVERNANCE

Policy & compliance
06

ITSM

Service excellence
07

AI-ASSISTED OPERATIONS

Intelligence & automation
08

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Direction & delivery

Conceptual visualization of capability breadth — not a strict chronological progression.

05Certifications

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Industry-recognized credentials spanning ethical hacking, network security and networking engineering.

CEH v132026

Certified Ethical Hacker v13

Advanced offensive security, hands-on exploitation, and ethical hacking methodology.

NSE 42026

Fortinet Network Security Expert

Certified Fortinet network security engineering, firewall, and security fabric expertise.

MTCNAMikroTik Certified Network Associate
2025

MikroTik networking fundamentals, routing, and device administration.

MTCREMikroTik Certified Routing Engineer
2025

Advanced MikroTik routing, OSPF, and dynamic routing design.

MTCSEMikroTik Certified Security Engineer
2025

MikroTik security, firewalling, and secure network configuration.

Courses & training

CONTINUOUS LEARNING

A body of professional development across security, networking, cloud and service management — courses, not certifications.

01

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor – ISMS

Alison

2025
02

CCNA

Cisco Networking Academy

2026
03

ITIL 4 Foundation

Udemy

2025
04

AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

Grameenphone Academy

2025
05

CHISSP

Udemy

2025
06

Linux Network Administrator

Alison

2025
07

Cisco Network Support and Security

Cisco

2025
08

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Cisco

2025
09

Policy Development Process

APNIC Academy

2025
10

Healthcare Information Systems

Udemy

2025
11

Windows Server 2016 Administration

CSL IT

2020
06Education

ACADEMIC FOUNDATION

Engineering and management foundations — from telecommunications engineering to computer science and an MBA.

Public
2024

MBA

Human Resource Management

Begum Rokeya University

CGPA 3.90/4.00

University
2015

BSc

Computer Science & Engineering

Daffodil International University

CGPA 3.53/4.00

Govt.
2011

Diploma

Telecommunication Engineering

Tangail Polytechnic Institute

CGPA 3.16/4.00

Best Employee Award

Recognized for outstanding IT service delivery.

Leadership principles

Building technology
the business can trust

Themes that guide every platform, policy and team — presented as operating principles, not personal quotations.

01

RELIABILITY

Operations you can depend on

02

SECURITY

Secure by design

03

GOVERNANCE

Frameworks that hold

04

CONTINUITY

Ready for disruption

05

VISIBILITY

Monitor everything

06

AUTOMATION

Eliminate toil

07

LEADERSHIP

Enable people and teams

07 / Contact

Build secure.
Scale reliably.
Lead digitally.

Let's connect around enterprise IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, governance, IT service management and technology leadership.

Dhaka, Bangladesh