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My journey in cybersecurity started in 2017 with vulnerability assessments and penetration testing across web applications, mobile platforms, networks, and infrastructure. At PwC, I expanded into Operational Technology (OT) security, conducting security audits for a large petrochemical organization in the Middle East and working within highly restricted environments where traditional assessment approaches had to be adapted. I also developed VBA-based automation to improve evidence collection and analysis under these constraints.

I later moved into deeper security research at Riscure, working on embedded systems, secure boot, Trusted Execution Environments, and hardware security, including voltage, electromagnetic, and laser fault injection. From there, I returned to broader offensive security consulting, working across web, mobile, infrastructure, cloud, and red team engagements, while developing custom exploits and tooling to demonstrate real-world impact.

Today, I work as a Senior Security Tester in the banking sector, focusing on red teaming, Active Directory, lateral movement, cloud and application security, and adversary simulation. Across this journey, the focus has remained consistent: understand technology deeply, think like an attacker, adapt to the environment, and build or develop whatever is necessary to uncover and demonstrate real security weaknesses.

B.E. in Information Science — Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management (2012–2016)

[01]

Rabobank — Senior Security Tester

Utrecht, Netherlands · Sep 2026 – Present

Conduct red team engagements simulating advanced adversaries targeting enterprise banking infrastructure.

[02]

A2Z-CM (Rabobank) — Senior Security Tester

Utrecht, Netherlands · Mar 2025 – Sep 2026

Conduct red team engagements simulating advanced adversaries targeting enterprise banking infrastructure.

[03]

LeasePlan Digital — Senior Penetration Tester

Amsterdam, Netherlands · May 2023 – Mar 2025

Led web and mobile application penetration testing engagements across multiple product teams.

[04]

Riscure — Security Analyst

Delft, Netherlands · Sep 2021 – May 2023

Conducted fault injection attacks (voltage, EM, laser) on embedded devices and silicon to uncover hardware-level vulnerabilities.

[05]

Payatu — Security Consultant

Pune, India · Aug 2020 – Sep 2021

Performed advanced penetration testing across web, mobile (iOS & Android), and infrastructure environments.

[06]

PwC — Security Consultant

Mumbai, India · Jun 2019 – Aug 2020

Conducted operational technology (OT) security audits for a large petrochemical organization in the Middle East.

[07]

Net-Square — Security Analyst

Ahmedabad, India · Jul 2017 – Jun 2019

Conducted vulnerability assessments and penetration testing of systems, web, mobile applications, and network devices.