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Experience
From penetration testing to cloud security architecture
Senior Cloud IAM Engineer
Synchrony Financial (SYF)
CurrentJan 2023 — Present
Remote, USA
Leading cloud IAM architecture and security automation across enterprise AWS environments. Designing and implementing zero-trust access controls, automating IAM policy governance, and conducting internal red team exercises.
- ▶Architected enterprise-wide AWS IAM framework serving 5000+ identities with least-privilege enforcement
- ▶Built automated IAM policy analysis pipeline reducing over-privileged roles by 60%
- ▶Conducted internal red team engagements identifying critical privilege escalation paths
- ▶Designed and deployed AWS SSO integration with custom ABAC policies
- ▶Automated cloud security compliance reporting across 50+ AWS accounts
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Security Engineer
CyberDefense Corp
Jun 2021 — Dec 2022
New York, USA
Performed offensive security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability research for enterprise clients across finance, healthcare, and technology sectors.
- ▶Executed 40+ penetration tests across web apps, mobile apps, APIs, and cloud infrastructure
- ▶Discovered multiple CVEs in production applications used by Fortune 500 companies
- ▶Built automated vulnerability scanning pipeline reducing assessment time by 45%
- ▶Led Active Directory red team engagements achieving domain admin in 90% of assessments
- ▶Mentored junior penetration testers and developed internal training programs
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Junior Penetration Tester
SecureNet Labs
Aug 2019 — May 2021
Remote
Conducted web application and network penetration tests, performed mobile application security assessments, and assisted in security research projects.
- ▶Performed 25+ web application penetration tests identifying critical vulnerabilities
- ▶Conducted Android and iOS mobile application security assessments
- ▶Developed custom Burp Suite extensions for automated vulnerability detection
- ▶Contributed to open-source security tools and CTF challenge development
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