Work That Matters
Case studies from enterprise-scale projects across GCC government and financial sectors.
National-Scale CIAM Platform
GOSI — General Organization for Social Insurance
Senior IAM / CIAM Solutions Architect • 2020 – Present
🎯 Problem
Government social insurance platform needed secure, seamless digital identity for millions of citizens, integrated with the Saudi national identity system (Nafath).
💡 Solution
- Designed and delivered CIAM platform on ForgeRock AM/IDM/IG + Ping Identity
- Built passwordless & adaptive authentication journeys (HOTP, Push MFA, Face ID/Touch ID, biometrics, step-up auth)
- Established SSO + federation across web, mobile, and device apps via SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect
- Integrated with Nafath national identity provider for compliant onboarding
- Implemented UMA-based fine-grained authorization for high-risk operations
- Connected to Splunk SIEM for centralized identity threat monitoring
- Designed HA/clustering architecture for large-scale citizen user population
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✅ Outcome
Secure, compliant digital identity for one of Saudi Arabia's largest government social insurance platforms, supporting millions of citizens.
Enterprise API Ecosystem & Microservices Platform
GOSI
Senior Solution Architect • 2020 – Present
🎯 Problem
Siloed legacy systems, insecure API exposure, and lack of centralized integration governance across the enterprise.
💡 Solution
- Architected enterprise API management layer using Apigee (Google Cloud) and Oracle Service Bus
- Designed traffic management, throttling, and API security policies
- Built microservices backbone in Java / Spring Boot for citizen-facing services
- Containerized workloads on Red Hat OpenShift (Kubernetes)
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines via GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins
- Integrated messaging (RabbitMQ) for async event-driven communication
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Identity Governance for 2M+ Citizens
Al-Elm Security Company
Senior IAM Architect / Identity Governance Consultant • 2019 – 2020
🎯 Problem
A large government services platform managing citizen data for 2M+ users had no centralized identity governance, creating compliance risk and manual overhead.
💡 Solution
- Architected SailPoint IdentityIQ implementation for the full citizen identity lifecycle
- Designed RBAC + ABAC models for least-privilege access
- Automated access certification campaigns → 60% reduction in manual review effort
- Integrated SailPoint with NAFATH and enterprise SSO (Keycloak / Red Hat SSO)
- Applied Zero Trust principles at the identity and data access layer
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✅ Outcome
2M+ citizen identities governed with automated compliance, reduced audit overhead by 60%, and stronger Zero Trust posture.
Financial Platform IAM & SOX Compliance
SS&C Primatics Financial
IAM Solutions Architect / Associate Software Architect • 2015 – 2019
🎯 Problem
A financial software platform (EVOLV suite) required identity governance and access controls meeting SOX compliance for financial data protection.
💡 Solution
- Designed and implemented SailPoint IdentityIQ for financial platform
- Built RBAC framework aligned to SOX requirements
- Developed custom connectors for automated provisioning
- Implemented SAML 2.0 federation for secure partner access
- Achieved 100% compliance rate across financial industry audit cycles
🛠️ Technologies
Government Digital Services Integration
Al-Elm Security Company
Senior Integration Consultant • 2019 – 2020
🎯 Problem
High-volume government services (traffic violations, vehicle transfer, payment workflows) required robust integration architecture.
💡 Solution
- Built integration solution using Java EE and IBM WebSphere
- Implemented API gateway policies with IBM DataPower
- Designed observability stack with Prometheus and Grafana
- Ensured high availability for critical government services