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Experience & Education

2.5+ years of industry experience across software development and security.

Work Experience

Software Developer

Experis IT · Client: Dell Technologies

Jul 2023 – Dec 2024 Bengaluru, India

Embedded security into development workflows at Dell Technologies, focusing on DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline hardening, and microservices architecture security.

  • Embedded automated vulnerability scans (SAST, dependency checks) into CI/CD pipelines, reducing insecure code merges.
  • Migrated two ML monolithic applications to secure microservices with fine-grained access control and monitoring.
  • Strengthened authentication by implementing token-based login across microservices architecture.
Python GitLab CI/CD Docker Kubernetes SAST REST APIs

IT Officer

JK Cement

Jul 2022 – Jul 2023 Gurugram, India

Built and secured internal IT automation systems for a large-scale cement manufacturing enterprise, protecting ML workloads and internal processes.

  • Implemented APIs with data validation and integrity checks to protect ML workloads from tampering.
  • Built access-controlled automation applications with full audit trails for internal IT processes.
Python REST APIs Access Control Audit Logging Automation

Education

Master's in Information Technology

The University of New South Wales — Major: Cyber Security

2025 – Present Sydney, Australia

Specialising in offensive security, binary exploitation, wireless security, and web application penetration testing.

Offensive Security Binary Exploitation Wireless Security Web Application Pentesting Network Security Cryptography

Security Practice

HackTheBox

CTF challenges and machine exploitation — binary, web, and crypto categories.

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TryHackMe

Structured learning paths for offensive and defensive security topics.

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DVWA

Web application vulnerability practice — SQLi, XSS, CSRF, file inclusion.

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UNSW Sydney

Master's in Information Technology (Cyber Security), 2025–Present.

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