1. Could you introduce yourself and tell us about you? Your current / recent jobs and employers? Previous companies and jobs?
He is a cybersecurity and network engineer with Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity from the XXXX. Over the past few years, he has developed a strong hands-on experience with firewall administration, vulnerability management as well through his professional roles and internships in the US, in the UAE, and in Germany as well. He was most recently with XXXX as a Migration Scripting Intern where he managed to conduct a full server migration from pre-existing version to a new version plus Azure. Bulk of his experience came from working in the US with XXXX where he primarily managed firewall configurations, IDS, and IPS deployments, as well as VPN security policies; on top of that, he worked with the state for various contract situations.
2. What skill(s) / experience would you self-describe as strongest or specialist in?
Strongest skill would primarily be in understanding both the red team and blue team mind-set and from a business impact perspective; when he was working in the State of New Jersey, he had to deal with both private and public level clients with different technologies. He believes his strongest ability is to adapt to different things, agencies, and technologies as well and be able to leverage them for specific situations.
3. Do you have the lists of key criteria’s according to the clients’ requirements?
He has accumulated 2-3+ years of experience within cybersecurity and network engineering since most of his internships are focused on those two areas. He is well versed with cybersecurity tools including Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, Wire Shark, Nessus, Nexpos, and intimately familiar with OWASP Top 10s and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks. Proficient as well with the concepts of both red team and blue team so he won’t have any problem with that.
