About Me

Cybersecurity & Cloud Security professional with 7+ years of experience in Telecommunications, Avaya systems, and IT infrastructure, now specializing in web application security, vulnerability assessment, and secure system design. Currently completing a Cybersecurity & Web Application Security Internship, applying OWASP, secure coding, and penetration testing techniques. Actively preparing for AWS Security Specialty to deepen cloud security expertise and contribute to secure, scalable infrastructure environments.

Hands-on experience gained across banking, telecom, and enterprise production environments.

Technical Skills

Cybersecurity & Web Application Security

  • Penetration testing (basic), vulnerability assessment, OWASP Top 10
  • XSS & SQL injection testing
  • Secure coding (validator.js, bcrypt, JWT, Helmet.js)

AWS Cloud Architecture (Certified)

  • EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFront, Route 53
  • Load Balancing, Auto Scaling
  • Serverless (Lambda)

Security Tools

  • OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite (Community)
  • Nmap, Nikto, SQLMap, Wireshark

Network & System Security

  • Basic firewall configurations, IDS/IPS concepts
  • Endpoint security, network scanning
  • Log analysis, traffic monitoring

Linux & Windows Security (Practical Experience)

  • Secure configurations, patch management, user access control
  • File permissions, service hardening, log monitoring
  • Troubleshooting application security issues on Linux-based environments

VoIP Security & Avaya Expertise (7+ Years Practical Experience)

  • Avaya Communication Manager (CM), Avaya Oceana, Aura, ACR, AES, SM/SMGR, CMS
  • SIP/VoIP troubleshooting, call flow analysis, secure configurations
  • System monitoring, supporting critical telecom infrastructure across banking and enterprise environments

Payment Gateway Integration (Practical Experience)

  • Integrated PayFast payment gateway using secure API communication
  • Callback validation and backend handling for transaction flow

Cloud Platforms (Practical Experience & Security-Focused Architecture)

  • AWS: EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, RDS, Route 53, CloudFront, CloudWatch
  • Currently preparing for AWS Certified Security – Specialty
  • Focus on cloud security best practices, identity management, secure architectures

Programming & Scripting (Practical Skills)

  • Node.js, Express.js, JavaScript
  • Python (scripts), Bash, SQL
  • REST APIs

Web Development & API Integration (Practical Experience)

  • Backend API development & integration using Node.js/Express.js
  • REST APIs, secure authentication flows
  • WordPress customization
  • Integrated external APIs including PayFast and RapidAPI endpoints

Education

Bachelors of Science (Telecommunications)

Iqra University, Main Campus, Karachi

2018

Higher School Certificate (Pre-Engineering Group)

Pakistan Shipowner's Government College, Karachi

2011

Secondary School Certificate (Computer Science Group)

Happy Palace Grammar School, Karachi

2008

Certifications

Cybersecurity

CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

Issuer: CompTIA

CE Certified

Vulnerability Management Detection & Response

Issuer: Qualys

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

Issuer: Amazon Web Services

Avaya / VoIP & Contact Center

80915T – Avaya Aura® Experience Portal Test

Issuer: Avaya

20641T – Administering Avaya Experience Portal Specialized Test

Issuer: Avaya

Avaya Experience Portal Administrator – Specialized

Issuer: Avaya

Avaya Proactive Outreach Manager – Administrator Specialized

Issuer: Avaya

Avaya Enterprise Cloud™ Administrator – Specialized

Issuer: Avaya

24300V – Administering Avaya Oceana® R3 Omnichannel

Issuer: Avaya

72201V – Supporting Avaya Aura® Core Components

Issuer: Avaya