Ibrahim Al Maiyahi
Muscat,Oman
Summary
Accomplished professional with a robust skill set in strategic planning, project management, and Cybersecurity. Demonstrates expertise in conducting risk assessments, resource allocation, and IT infrastructure understanding. Proven track record in financial forecasting, budget planning, and supply chain management. Adept at influential communication and diplomatic negotiation techniques, fostering stakeholder engagement and inspiring motivation across teams. Committed to quality assurance and training development to drive organisational success. Career goals include leveraging strong IT skills to enhance digital marketing strategies and optimise product integration processes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Manager Cybersecurity Assurance
OQ
Muscat, Oman
2021.03 - 2026.04
- Monitor and ensure the compliance of IT projects and enterprise design to the cyber security policies and guidelines across OQ.
- Ensure adherence to cyber security policies and procedures during the execution of Cybersecurity plans.
- Manage internal and external cyber security related audits and assessments.
- Lead cyber security analysis of the technology environment in-order-to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
- Lead the research, recommendation and evaluation of cyber security solutions that identify and/or protect against potential threats.
- Lead vulnerability and penetration assessments and social engineering followed by appropriate remedial action verification.
- Review security architecture processes that enable the enterprise to develop and implement security solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned with business, technology, and cyber threat landscape.
- Lead the investigation of available tools and countermeasures to remedy the detected vulnerabilities, and recommend best solutions and practices.
Sr. Cybersecurity Specialist - GRC
OQ
Muscat, Oman
2019.11 - 2021.02
- Supervise the development of cyber-policies, procedures and standards that are in line with best practices and industry trends and that offer the end-to-end protection of systems, networks, and information against cyber-attacks.
- Drive the communication of cyber security policies and guidelines and ensure compliance in-order-to achieve an incident free IT operational environment.
- Manage the monitoring of regulatory and compliance requirements with regards to cyber security matters.
- Manage and conduct cyber security risk assessments and the overall cyber security risk management framework.
- Report to OQ’s management with-regard-to risks, vulnerabilities, and other security exposures, including misuse of information assets and noncompliance.
- Oversee the development and facilitation of the metrics and reporting framework that measures the efficiency and effectiveness of the cyber security program.
- Act as the cyber security risk management liaison with IT/OT and other departments.
Sr. IT Engineer
Takatuf Oman
Muscat
2017.06 - 2019.11
- Responsible for administering company servers such as Active directory, Email Exchange, ERP and many more.
- Create and Manage Windows Group policies (GPO).
- Create and Maintain System Backup Plan (Full, Differential, Incremental).
- Maintenance and configuration of Network devices (Switches, Routers, Wireless controllers, and voice system).
- Handling the installation, upgrade, routing and IP address specifications on the Network firewalls and writing the rules and policies.
- Ensure patches and Windows Updates are done in time.
- Design and implement user and system administration IT policies.
- Ensuring security of mailing system are in place and working perfect.
- Configuring endpoint security portal and installing security clients.
- Ensuring employees security awareness by designing and conducting cyber Security awareness Campaigns.
- Managing Cyber security projects like (Gap assessment and penetration testing)
- Answerable of creating and managing IT yearly Budget.
- Created the scope and requirements for company IT projects.
- Responsible for writing job responsibility of IT outsource Engineers.
Network & Security Specialist
Oman Oil Company OOC
Muscat
2016.06 - 2017.05
- Responsible for configuring and administrating network and security systems such as (Firewall, Voice system, Switches, routers, wireless controller, and others).
- Leading the Group synergising projects in network and security Side.
- Answerable for providing end users support in networking and security side.
IT Officer
Takatuf Oman
Muscat
2014.11 - 2016.06
- Responsible for administering Company Infrastructure system (Servers, Network, Security, act).
- Provide End Users Full Technical Support.
- Managing all IT Purchasing Demand.
Network & Security Customer Support
Oman Computer Services OCS
Muscat
2013.02 - 2014.11
- Blueprinting and implementing IT Networks.
- Mounting and Configuring Network Devices (Routers, L2 switches, L3 switches).
- Supporting customers in network and security issues.
- Ensuring customer full satisfaction.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Cybersecurity Leadership & Governance
EC-Council University (ECCU)
USA, New Mexico 2025.09 -
Master of Computer Science (M-TECH) - undefined
Mazoon University College
Muscat, OmanBachelor Of Computer System & Network - undefined
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, OmanSkills
- Conducting risk assessments
- Resource allocation
- Information security
- Creative Problem Solving
- Prioritization
- Public Speaking
- Inspiring motivation
- Product knowledge and integration
- Diplomatic communication
- Interpersonal effectiveness
- Influential communication
- Financial Forecasting
- Staff recruitment
- Contract negotiations
- KPI tracking
- Mentoring and coaching
- Negotiation techniques
- Supply chain management
- IT infrastructure understanding
- Project oversight
- Budget planning
- Cultural awareness
- Public speaking
- Strategic planning
- Financial reporting
- Training and Development
- Project Management
- Quality Assurance
- Digital marketing
- Strong IT
- Stakeholder engagement
- Strategic thinking
Websites
Certification
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) OHI/Oman (International Information Technology Institute) / Oct 2021
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) OHI/Oman (International Information Technology Institute) / SEP 2021
- Certified Network Security Specialist (CNSS) ICSI,UK (International CyberSecurity Institute) / May 2020 - Apr 2020
- Project Management Professional PMP GreyCampus (London) / May 2020 - Sep 2019
- Penetration-Testing & Ethical Hacking Course SANS Institute (London) / May 2020 - Nov 2018
- Lead Auditor ISO 27001:2013
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
REFERENCES
- Said Al Balushi, Said.h.albalush@oq.com, 99100380, OQ
- Hilal, AL Jadidi, hilal.aljadidi@takatuf.com, 92433323, Takatuf Oman
- Roujah, Haji, 95830000, Oman Computer Services OCS
HOBBIES
Public Speaking: I'm a member of Toastmaster international since 2015, participating In Contests, and pointed as official cotch at the same., Hiking: Living In the most beautiful mountain In Oman (Al Jabal Al Akhder, which supporting my hiking hoppy., Football.
Languages
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native
Affiliations
- Public Speaking: I'm a member of Toastmaster international since 2015, participating In Contests, and pointed as official cotch at the same.
- Football.
- Hiking: Living In the most beautiful mountain In Oman (Al Jabal Al Akhder, which supporting my hiking hoppy.
- Horse Riding: Horse owner with hands‑on riding experience; actively organize and arrange horse‑riding tours.
Timeline
Master of Business Administration - Cybersecurity Leadership & Governance
EC-Council University (ECCU)
2025.09 -
Manager Cybersecurity Assurance
OQ
2021.03 - 2026.04
Sr. Cybersecurity Specialist - GRC
OQ
2019.11 - 2021.02
Sr. IT Engineer
Takatuf Oman
2017.06 - 2019.11
Network & Security Specialist
Oman Oil Company OOC
2016.06 - 2017.05
IT Officer
Takatuf Oman
2014.11 - 2016.06
Network & Security Customer Support
Oman Computer Services OCS
2013.02 - 2014.11
Master of Computer Science (M-TECH) - undefined
Mazoon University College
Bachelor Of Computer System & Network - undefined
Sultan Qaboos University