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ADITYA JAIN

Offensive Security Engineer  •  Penetration Tester  •  Red Team Aspirant

📍 Noida, India — Open to Relocation / Remote +91 9897577007 aavkjain@hotmail.com linkedin.com/in/ajainx1 ajainx1.github.io
STATUS: ACTIVELY SEEKING OFFENSIVE SECURITY ROLES

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Offensive-minded cybersecurity professional with 3+ years of enterprise security experience, actively pivoting into penetration testing and red team operations. Uniquely positioned with deep defensive knowledge — having secured 750+ government endpoints and collaborated directly with CERT-In — combined with growing offensive skills via OSCP preparation and TryHackMe Jr Penetration Tester path. Brings rare combination of government-scale infrastructure insight and offensive security mindset sought by elite red teams.

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OFFENSIVE SECURITY SKILLS

Skill AreaTools & Techniques
Web Application Testing OWASP Top 10Burp Suite SQLiXSS Command InjectionIDOR
Network Pentesting NmapMetasploit NetcatWireshark Traffic Analysis
Privilege Escalation Linux PrivEscWindows PrivEsc Service ExploitsMisconfigurations
Vulnerability Research CVE AnalysisIDS Signature Dev Exploit Research
Scripting & Automation PowerShellBash PythonGitHub Copilot Claude AI
Log Analysis & Forensics Windows Event ViewerSentinelOne EDR WAZUH SIEMKACE UEM
Firewall & Network Ops Check PointSophos NGFW WiJungle NGFW
Training Platforms TryHackMeHackTheBox VulnHub
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Security Administrator → Offensive Security
Feb 2024 – Present
EbixCash / National Informatics Centre (NIC)  ·  Noida, India
  • Collaborated directly with CERT-In to assess and remediate critical vulnerabilities in web apps & C2C infrastructure
  • Deployed SentinelOne EDR across 750+ NIC government offices — built deep knowledge of detection mechanisms & evasion vectors
  • Engineered PowerShell automation framework validating 120+ CDAC standards — 60% audit time reduction
  • Managed Check Point, Sophos, WiJungle NGFW firewalls — expert in rule structures, bypass techniques & misconfiguration patterns
  • Forensic log analysis via SentinelOne, firewall logs & Windows Event Viewer — attacker-perspective understanding of enterprise detection
  • Deployed KACE UEM for 400+ devices — automated patching, configuration & compliance at scale
SOC Analyst — Threat Hunter
Dec 2022 – Jul 2023
RRG Engineering Technologies Pvt. Ltd.  ·  Noida, India
  • Advanced threat hunting identifying APTs, lateral movement & multi-stage attack chains via Blu Sapphire SIEM
  • Optimised SIEM & EDR policies — improved detection efficiency by 35%; deep understanding of detection engineering & evasion strategies
  • Deployed & tuned Kaspersky EDR — reduced MTTR significantly; authored threat intelligence reports on emerging campaigns
SOC Analyst — IDS & Signature Development
Aug 2022 – Oct 2022
E2E Networks Limited  ·  Noida, India
  • Developed IDS signatures detecting network-based attacks — requires packet-level understanding of attack mechanics
  • Configured WAZUH SIEM; performed email security assessments & network vulnerability analysis
  • Contributed to SOC playbooks, training & process refinement; leveraged AbuseIPDB threat intelligence
Technical Support Executive
Dec 2021 – May 2022
Teleperformance  ·  Noida, India
  • Enterprise Microsoft support — high-volume ticket resolution & SLA adherence
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OFFENSIVE SECURITY TRAINING & LABS

PlatformPath / ActivityStatus
TryHackMe Jr Penetration Tester Learning Path ⬛ In Progress
HackTheBox Starting Point Machines ✅ Active
OSCP (PEN-200) Offensive Security Certified Professional 🎯 Target 2026
CompTIA Sec+ SY0-701 Exam Preparation 🎯 Target 2026
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CERTIFICATIONS

Fortinet Certified Associate in Cybersecurity (FCAC)
✅ Active  |  Jan 2026 – Jan 2028
In the Trenches: Security Operations Center
✅ Active  |  EC-Council
Autopsy Basics and Hands On
✅ Active  |  BasisTech
CISSP Exam Preparation
✅ Active  |  CyberFrat Community  ·  Mar 2025
Cybersecurity Foundations
✅ Active  |  LinkedIn Learning  ·  Nov 2025
Certified Secure Computer User (C|SCU)
✅ Active
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EDUCATION

MBA – Cybersecurity (Expected July 2027)
Chitkara University, Punjab
2025 – 2027
B.Sc. Computer Science
Manipal University Jaipur
2019 – 2022
Diploma – Computer Science
Hindu College of Engineering, Haryana
2013 – 2018
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

750+
NIC GOVT OFFICES
SentinelOne EDR deployed — full endpoint visibility
60%
AUDIT TIME CUT
PowerShell automation of 120+ CDAC standards
35%
DETECTION BOOST
SIEM correlation rules optimised — fewer false positives
CERT
-IN COLLABORATION
Rare distinction — national cyber authority vuln remediation