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TALENT-18201
Nigar
Penetration Tester & Security Engineer & Security DevOps Engineer
Azerbaijan
Seniority
Middle
Language skills
English B1
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Candidate has a strong background in Computer and Network Security, specializing in optimizing services, creating better security protocols, and implementing security orchestration. They are experienced in firewall ERP systems and security testing, including red team penetration testing for web, mobile, and API applications. In the Financial Services industry, candidate has worked on emerging services and performed penetration tests on internal and external systems. They have extensive experience with API and web application penetration testing, conducting security audits, and identifying vulnerabilities. Their responsibilities also include creating comprehensive reports post-testing cycles, outlining identified vulnerabilities and proposed remediations. Throughout their cybersecurity career, candidate has gained a deep understanding and hands-on experience with red team tactics, earning certification as a Red Team Operator. This expertise equips them with the knowledge and methodologies used by attackers to infiltrate and exploit digital infrastructures, ensuring a robust defense strategy for organizations.
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Education
Baku Higher Oil School / Bachelor's degree, Information Security
2019 - 2024
Natural Sciences Gymnasium / High School
Sep 2012 - Jun 2019
Certifications and Trainings
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Practical
Certified DevSecOps Professional
eLearnSecurity Certified Professional Penetration Tester (v2)
Certified Red Team Operator
Experience
Junior Application Security and Penetration Testing Specialist
Industry: Financial Services
Apr 2023 - Present
Baku, Azerbaijan
Performed penetration testing on applications, identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities and authored comprehensive security reports detailing these vulnerabilities, their potential impacts, and recommended mitigation strategies
Developed and implemented comprehensive application security frameworks that adhered to industry standards and regulations
Analyzed results from SCA, SAST, and DAST tools to identify vulnerabilities
Tuned and optimized the rules for SAST tools to reduce false positives
Collaborated closely with the IT and development teams, ensuring secure coding practices were followed
Junior Cyber Defense Specialist
Industry: Computer and Network Security
Jun 2022 – Mar 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan
Performed administration, management, configuration, testing, and integration tasks related to SIEM platforms
Created and developed correlation and detection rules to support alerting capabilities
Automated the incident response procedures through Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response
Participated in incident response and incident management processes, including coordinating incident communication and escalation
Performed rule tuning to optimize the performance and accuracy of solutions
Cyber Security Intern
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
Sep 2021 – Nov 2021
Baku, Azerbaijan
Constructed and maintained SIEM solution, ensured its optimal performance in analyzing and interpreting collected data
Held the webinar aimed at enhancing cybersecurity awareness
Integrated third-party security solutions (firewalls, XDRs, etc.) into a central logging platform
Cyber Security Intern
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
Aug 2021 – Sep 2021
Baku, Azerbaijan
Built Honeypot to improve the security of the overall network
Deployed and configured SIEM to collect and analyze log data
Performed grey box testing of the web applications
