Suleman Tariq

Skills

Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto NGFW, PCNSE, Zscaler, Zscaler ZIA, Zero Trust, Fortinet, FortiGate, Cisco Firepower, Cisco FTD, Cisco ISE, Cisco SDA, Cisco DNA Centre, Azure, Microsoft Azure, Azure Active Directory, Entra ID, OCI, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, BeyondTrust, PAM, Privileged Access Management, IAM, Identity and Access Management, RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, F5 BIG-IP, Akamai WAF, Juniper Mist NAC, EfficientIP, Splunk, QRadar, SolarWinds, SIEM, SOC, Incident Response, Network Security, Firewall Management, VPN, OSPF, BGP, VLANs, SD-WAN, SASE, Zero Trust Architecture, CCNP, CCIP, CCNA, SSCP, CISSP, ITIL V4, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, Vulnerability Management, Security Architecture, Cloud Security, Security Governance.

About

Senior Cybersecurity Professional with 13+ years of progressive experience across government, national-scale, and large enterprise environments. Secured a 50,000-node network blocking 1,000+ daily threats at Expo 2020 (Cisco). Currently Security Lead at Dubai Chambers coordinating a cross-functional team of ~20 and contributing to a $700K–$1M security technology budget. Expertise in Palo Alto NGFW, Zscaler ZIA, Azure/Entra ID, BeyondTrust PAM, Fortinet, F5, Cisco Firepower, Splunk, and QRadar. Holds PCNSE, SSCP (ISC²), CCNP, CCIP, Google Cybersecurity Professional. CISSP in progress — expected August 2026. Actively pursuing Canadian Permanent Residency via Express Entry. Available for employer-assisted work permit. Open to Senior Security Engineer and Security Lead roles in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, and across Canada.