Elsayed Elbaz

Cybersecurity Engineer
4years of work
4years in Cybersecurity
3years with Active Directory
2.3years average tenure

Overview

Systems and Network Administrator with hands-on experience in Windows Server and Active Directory environments, including DNS/DHCP administration and Group Policy support. Professional work includes Microsoft 365 support, backup and restore troubleshooting with Veeam and NetBackup, and firewall/security operations for Sophos Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate with endpoint monitoring in Sophos Central.
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Timeline

Teaching Assistant (Networking, Programming & Computer Science) · Middle
Damietta University · Part-Time
Sep 2022 to Present 4 Years 2 Months Damietta In office
Support practical labs in networking, operating systems, computer fundamentals, and Python programming. Assist students with IP addressing, subnetting, network configuration, OS setup, and troubleshooting exercises. Guide students through debugging and structured technical problem solving during lab sessions.
Systems Administrator & Security Analyst · Middle
Cyber Security Experts · Full-Time
Jan 2026 to Present 10 Months Partially remote
Administer and troubleshoot Windows Server and Active Directory environments, including domain endpoints, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, and user administration. Support Microsoft 365 operations and investigate backup failures while assisting restore activities. Manage Sophos Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate configurations for NAT, VPN connectivity, and policy/access control troubleshooting. Monitor endpoint security in Sophos Central and handle infrastructure incident troubleshooting across Windows, Linux, networking, virtualization, DNS, and backup.
Windows Server
Active Directory
DNS
DHCP
Linux
Sophos
FortiGate
VPN
Information Technology Specialist (Systems Administration & Support) · Middle
Egypt Post · Full-Time
May 2023 to May 2025 2 Years In office
Provide onsite and remote IT support for 150+ endpoints, covering Windows OS issues, network connectivity problems, printers, and end-user software questions. Onboard devices to Active Directory and support centralized user, computer, and policy administration. Administer DNS and DHCP configurations and assist with Windows deployment, system updates, endpoint security checks, IT ticket handling, documentation, and asset tracking.
Windows
Active Directory
DNS
DHCP
Mansoura University
Bachelor's Degree
2022 Mansoura, Egypt

Technical skills

Python
SQL
DevOps
Windows
Red Hat
DHCP
DNS
VMWare
Linux
Windows Server
TCP/IP
VPN
Hyper-V
OSPF
Cybersecurity
Active Directory
Sophos
FortiGate
pfSense
Databases
MySQL
Oracle

Job preferences

Work permits
United States
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