Experienced IT professional with a proven track record in managing security event ingestion and enhancing system observability using enterprise monitoring platforms, security information management systems, and data processing frameworks. Seeking opportunities to contribute to security and observability initiatives in a challenging IT environment.
Phone: +64 21 514 333 | Email: fuad.bagus@gmail.com
Location: Auckland
Experienced IT professional with over 20 years of experience in software consulting, specializing in cybersecurity and SIEM ingestion. Proven expertise in managing security event ingestion across diverse data sources and enhancing system observability using enterprise-grade monitoring and analytics platforms. Skilled in Agile development, delivering high-quality solutions in dynamic environments. Reduced incident response time by 25% through effective monitoring and alerting solutions. Seeking opportunities to contribute to security and observability initiatives in a challenging IT environment.
SIEM (Security Information and Event Management platforms), Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR), Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Comprehensive monitoring and analytics stack for logs, metrics, and traces
Azure Pipelines,
Github Actions,
Octopus Deploy,
Git,
Bitbucket
C# [.NET & .NET Core],
Go,
SQL,
Delphi,
Python
Software Consultant
ASB Bank - Security Practice
January 2021 - Present
Technologies: SIEM, Cribl, Kibana, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats, REST APIs, Octopus, TFS, C#, Go, Git, Azure Pipeline, Github Actions, Azure EventHubs, AWS S3
Successfully replaced the legacy SIEM solution, migrating to a SaaS cloud environment. This resulted in a 30% increase in detection accuracy while reducing on-premise maintenance by 50%.
Replaced legacy ingest solutions with a SaaS cloud-based approach. This implementation enhanced security event ingestion and significantly reduced on-premise maintenance by 40%.
Led a successful Proof of Concept (POC) to replace legacy SIEM solutions, scaling the solution to a production environment. This project boosted security detection capabilities by 25%.
Software Consultant
ASB Bank - Identity and Protection (Customer Identity)
January 2020 - Present
Technologies: IAM, Elastic Stack, REST APIs, Nunit, MOQ, Octopus, TFS, C#
Enhanced security event monitoring and real-time insights by 30% through the implementation and management of Elasticsearch for security event ingestion. Developed automated processes for software component integration and server provisioning, streamlining system integration and deployment. Collaborated with security and engineering teams to enhance system resilience and ensure compliance with industry standards.
Software Consultant
ASB Bank - Digital Engagement Platform
January 2016 - December 2019
Technologies: Elastic Stack, REST APIs, NUnit, Octopus, TFS, C#
Senior Software Programmer
ASB Bank - Atlas Project
January 2013 - December 2016
Technologies: IAM, SQL, JSON, REST APIs, NUnit, Octopus, C#
Automated server provisioning, enhanced observability, and integrated the Elastic Stack for real-time tracking. Improved security monitoring capabilities by 35% through custom API development and integration.
Led a Proof of Concept (POC) for replacing legacy logging solutions. Scaled the solution to production with on-prem cloud capabilities, enabling proactive monitoring and response.
Senior Software Developer
Old Mutual - Technology
January 1998 - October 2008
Technologies: C#, Delphi, SQL, COM+, IBM-MQ, VB6
Junior Software Developer
Ankerdata - Point of Sale
January 1995 - December 1997
Technologies: VB6, SQL
Ankerdata (2 years)
Old Mutual (10 years)
ASB Bank
Elasticsearch Engineering I & II
Ansible
SOAR
SIEM Training
Ingest Training
EDR Training
Fuad Bagus - Experienced IT Professional