Open to security internships and junior roles

Rana Uzair Ahmad

Penetration Tester · SOC Analyst · Security Researcher

Cybersecurity student turning curiosity into capability. I break into systems to help defend them, build offensive and defensive tooling, and hunt threats across the full attack lifecycle.

34+ Open Source Projects
Top 3% TryHackMe Global Rank
17 Certifications
2+ Yrs Hands-On Experience
Selected work

Featured Projects

Security tools I have designed and shipped, spanning packet analysis, SSH hardening, reconnaissance, and SIEM tooling.

All projects
NetSnoop Offensive

NetSnoop

★ 4

Advanced Packet Analyzer for Network Security

A Python packet analyzer built with Scapy for real-time traffic capture and analysis. Supports multi-protocol dissection, BPF filtering, and PCAP export.

PythonScapyMatplotlib
CortexCLI Development

CortexCLI

AI-Powered Security Shell

An AI-integrated command-line security tool written in C that uses AI assistance for security operations and threat analysis.

CAI Integration
VortexTunnel Defensive

VortexTunnel

SSH Tunneling Solution

A Python SSH tunneling tool for creating secure, encrypted communication channels with multiple tunneling modes and simple configuration.

PythonSSHNetworking
SSHield Defensive

SSHield

★ 4

SSH Security Toolkit

A Python toolkit for hardening SSH configurations, monitoring access, and detecting brute-force attacks.

PythonSSHSecurity
S
Offensive

SecureDork

★ 4

Automated Google Dorking Tool

An automated Google dorking tool for reconnaissance during penetration testing. Generates and runs targeted queries to surface exposed information.

JavaScriptWeb Scraping
S
Defensive

System-Auditor

★ 4

Security Auditing Tool

A C-based auditing tool that runs automated checks on system configuration, permissions, and known weaknesses for security assessments.

CLinuxSecurity
Capabilities

Skills & Expertise

From red team reconnaissance to blue team detection engineering, plus the programming to automate both.

Penetration Testing 85%
Python & Security Automation 88%
Network Security & Monitoring 82%
SIEM & Threat Detection 80%
Linux & System Hardening 90%
Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering 72%
Digital Forensics 75%
C / Low-Level Programming 78%

Offensive Security

Penetration TestingWeb Application SecurityNetwork Penetration TestingVulnerability AssessmentOSINT & ReconnaissanceExploit Development

Defensive Security

SOC OperationsSIEM (Wazuh, Splunk, ELK)Threat HuntingIncident ResponseThreat IntelligenceLog Analysis & Detection Engineering

Forensics & Malware

Digital Forensics (Autopsy, CSI Linux)Reverse Engineering (x64dbg)Malware AnalysisMemory & Disk ForensicsNetwork Forensics (Wireshark)

Programming & Scripting

PythonC / C++Bash & ShellJavaScriptPowerShellAssemblyRustSQL

Tools & Platforms

Burp SuiteMetasploitNmap & NessusSQLmap & OWASP ZAPWazuh / Splunk / KibanaGhidra & x64dbgGit & Docker

Operating Systems & Frameworks

Kali LinuxParrot OSUbuntu / DebianWindows InternalsMITRE ATT&CKOWASP Top 10NIST CSF
Verified credentials

Certifications

A selection from 17 certifications and credentials. Every certificate is viewable and, where available, verifiable.

Full resume
Oct 2025

CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002)

CompTIA · Coursera Specialization

Dec 2025

Certified Cybersecurity Educator Professional (CCEP)

Red Team Leaders

Oct 2025

Cyber Threat Intelligence 101 (Foundation TIA)

arcX

Oct 2025

CSI Linux Certified Investigator (CSIL-CI)

CSI Linux

Oct 2024

Mastering Reverse Engineering & Malware Analysis (REMASM+)

OCSALY Academy · Udemy

2024

Cybercrime & Forensics Lab Internship

National Center for Cyber Security (NCCS), Air University

Let us work together

Looking for a driven security intern or junior engineer?

Seventh semester Cybersecurity student at Air University, Islamabad, with hands-on experience across offensive and defensive security. I conduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments, build SOC tooling and SIEM detections, and develop security automation in Python and C. Comfortable across the full attack lifecycle: reconnaissance, exploitation, threat hunting, malware analysis, and digital forensics, backed by CompTIA PenTest+ and a stack of specialized certifications.