Chuks Joseph Ochia
Certified Information Security Systems Professional
San Luis Potos
Summary
Experienced Senior Project Manager gifted at meeting tight deadlines, driving business opportunities, and working well in team-based environments. Engaging and personable to manage key milestones and deliver exemplary customer service.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
InfoSec Sr. Project Manager
CERVANTES GROUP CONSULTANT
5 2022 - Current
- Leading the InfoSec program delivery for digital transformation of a US banks’ core business applications
- Coordinating InfoSec Solutions implementations and testing
- Coordinating resource requirements for solutions implementations
- Coordinating Work Stream implementations dependencies
- Team management for tasks executions and BAU support for implemented solutions.
IT Security Mexico Team Lead
TBC Corp Inc.
06.2019 - 05.2022
- Conducts periodic IT Security Assessment to determine IT Security practices state in the enterprise identifying gaps and IT Security compliance pitfalls to be addressed
- The exercise normally includes inputs from senior management and departmental managers
- Consults department heads on IT Security issues in application software acquisition processes
- Guides security implementations for in-house application developments as well as outsourced software developments
- Working with vendors and external service providers in follow up of IT Security projects
- Coordinating IT Security implementations and integration of web applications to our current technology ecosystem
- Guiding and negotiating with different business leaders on the importance of adoption of IT Security best practices in the day-to-day work process
- Participating in the definition of annual budgeting workshops and determination of departmental budget
- Participating in annual plan and roadmap revision sessions
- Leading the IT Security awareness projects to strengthen our security posture through a better knowledge of IT Security Threats and Risks
- Leading IT Security solution evaluations with vendors in conjunction with internal security architects
- Conducting Proof of Concepts (PoCs) with other Architects to validate solutions under consideration for possible integration to our technology ecosystem
- Coordinating and guiding B2B interconnectivity with external entities
- Coordinating reporting for our compliance posture before internal auditors and external auditors
- Coordinated the implementation of a SIEM solution for Log Management and the implementation of a Vulnerability Management solution
- Team management and participation en executive meetings.
Network Security Supervisor
TBC de Mexico SA de CV
06.2014 - 05.2019
- Definition and implementation of IT Security Policy and coordination of the creation of IT Security procedures and guidelines
- Worked with vendors in the implementation of IT Security solutions like FWs and MDM solutions
- Implement proposals to improve performance and monitoring
- Implemented network security tools like a new set of HA firewalls in a Star Network Topology
- Implemented centralized endpoint security management tool for all our offices
- Participating in the definition of annual budgeting workshops and determination of departmental budget
- Team management and participation in executive meetings
- Enterprise accounts provisioning management for a large enterprise over 10k employees both US and Mexico systems
- Management of multiple FW platforms
- Coordination of the implementation of an international VPN between our US and Mexico offices.
Director
JO Technology Consultants
02.2012 - 05.2014
- Served as IT Architecture Consultant for Caja Popular Mexicana, training the new IT Architecture Deputy Director that replaced me after my resignation
- This activity had a duration of 9 months
- The work included training on Applications Systems Solutions Analysis, System Security Analysis, Creating Solutions Architecture, Engaging Technology Vendors, Optimizing Reusable Architecture Components and creating and managing Architecture Artifacts
- Served as consultant with Grupo Flecha Amarrilla (Transportation Company – has fleets of passenger buses that covers central Mexico)
- The activity spanned 6 months; my work here centered in helping the organization create IT Architecture capability
- I trained the IT leadership on the need and advantages of implementing IT Architecture practice as well as the presenting the advantages it provides for IT service delivery, especially the enhanced software development quality as well as structured infrastructure integrations
- Used Enterprise Architecture Framework TOGAF for the implementation repository for IT Architecture Artifacts for Solutions Architecture
- Principles behind component reutilizations and the agility it brings to IT Solutions Architecture development
- Offered and delivered IT Architecture courses for organizations.
IT Architecture Deputy Director
Caja Popular Mexicana
09.2009 - 02.2012
- Design and development of IT Security program for the organization with covered the security needs of the company with more the 400 branch offices in Mexico
- In this program we covered perimeter security, application security, cyber security, vendor assessment, data transmission security and encryption, email security, and infrastructure security
- The resulting program was implemented over a period of 3 years
- The organization’s network and application security management were substantially upgraded
- Using TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Framework principles we implemented adopted reuse of components in the solution architecture development at the level of Architecture Building Blocks (ABBs)
- Conducted computer systems assessment for acquisition of new PCs for the organization
- Conducted application system’s assessment making sure that our security baselines and best practices are adopted, and the resulting solutions are compliant to our IT Security governance requirements
- Accompanied department heads in presentation of business solutions vendors presentations to evaluate security characteristics of the solutions
- This was a constant activity as all solutions acquisitions needed the approval of IT security before acquisition and implementation
- Participating in annual plan and roadmap revision sessions
- Executed application security analysis to detect possible security vulnerabilities or architectural deficiencies that could expose the system to a possible hacker
- Emitted recommendations for correction or remediation depending on the type of solution, in-house or externally developed application
- Evaluation, design and implementation of alternate data center to up our system availability for the organization operations
- Evaluation and an acquisition of required hardwares and implementation of a mirror site to guarantee operations
- Team management and participation in executive meetings
- Participating in the definition of annual budgeting workshops and determination of departmental budget.
Standards and Architecture Manager
Caja Popular Mexicana
07.2005 - 09.2009
- Information systems access management – access management based on least privilege model
- This activity covered all company information systems
- Accounts provisioning, on boarding and outboarding processes
- Evaluation, design and implementation of system procedures and policies
- Policies enforcement across the organization
- Participating in annual plan and roadmap revision sessions
- Generation of security incidents reports
- Patch management, identifying relevant patches and implementation
- Vulnerabilities remediation follow up.
Education
Masters -
Trade and Economics Institute Lviv (Lviv Academy of Commerce)
01.1989 - 05.1994
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Skills
Cyber Security Management
Governance, Risk and Compliance Management
Vulnerability Management
Informantion Security Architecure Design and Management
Project Planning
Client Relationship Management
Scope Management
Project Scheduling
Project plan development
Certification
CISSP certified
Languages
Spanish Advanced
English Advanced
Training
- Foundations of IT Security: Network Security
- Foundations of IT Security: Operating Systems Security
- Practical CyberSecurity
- Foundatios of CyberSecurity
- Foundations of IT Security: Core Concepts
- The Modern Enterprise Data Environment
Interests
Reading
Mentoring
Coaching
Timeline
IT Security Mexico Team Lead
TBC Corp Inc.
06.2019 - 05.2022
Network Security Supervisor
TBC de Mexico SA de CV
06.2014 - 05.2019
Director
JO Technology Consultants
02.2012 - 05.2014
IT Architecture Deputy Director
Caja Popular Mexicana
09.2009 - 02.2012
Standards and Architecture Manager
Caja Popular Mexicana
07.2005 - 09.2009
Masters -
Trade and Economics Institute Lviv (Lviv Academy of Commerce)
01.1989 - 05.1994
InfoSec Sr. Project Manager
CERVANTES GROUP CONSULTANT
5 2022 - Current
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