Security Engineering
Security Software Engineer Intern @ Lumina AI Health Institute - Marina del Rey, CA
Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
- Identified and exploited application logic flaws in REST APIs to uncover Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR), Authentication Bypass, and injection vulnerabilities using Burp Suite.
- Reproduced exploit paths end-to-end and worked with developers to fix access control and input validation weaknesses in a healthcare platform.
- Added audit logging around sensitive endpoints to expose abnormal access patterns and support incident response.
Burp SuiteSAST/DASTREST API SecurityIDORAuth BypassInjection TestingAudit Logging
Cybersecurity Analyst @ SISA Information Security - Bangalore, India
Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
- Investigated 500+ real-world attacks using Splunk, IDS, and WAF logs across web and cloud systems.
- Analyzed attacker behavior including brute force, scanning, and lateral movement using HTTP and network telemetry.
- Tuned 30+ detection rules in Snort and ModSecurity to better capture real attack patterns.
SplunkSnortModSecurityIDS/WAFHTTP TelemetryBrute Force DetectionLateral Movement Analysis
Attack Simulation Intern @ SISA Information Security - Bangalore, India
Sep 2022 – Apr 2023
- Conducted 200+ penetration tests on web applications and cloud systems using Nmap, Metasploit, and custom scripts.
- Exploited SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and IAM misconfigurations to demonstrate real impact and support remediation.
- Simulated adversary behavior by mapping techniques to MITRE ATT&CK and executing attack scenarios using Caldera and Atomic Red Team.
- Developed Python and Bash scripts to automate payload execution and streamline security testing workflows.
NmapMetasploitMITRE ATT&CKCalderaAtomic Red TeamSQLiXSSIAM ExploitationPython
Additional Experience
Data Scientist @ University of Southern California — Office of Institutional Research (OIR)
Jan 2026 – Present
- Designed and implemented robust ETL pipelines to integrate diverse institutional data sources, including admissions, financial aid, and enrollment.
- Developed complex SQL queries and Python scripts for data extraction, transformation, and cohort validation to ensure compliance with federal reporting standards (IPEDS).
- Responded to ad-hoc data requests from university leadership by aggregating and analyzing data, and debugging inconsistencies in historical enrollment information.
Media Support Technician @ University of Southern California — Annenberg Digital Lounge
Aug 2025 – Dec 2025
- Mentored students on web development fundamentals and software architecture during drop-in technical support sessions.
- Provided hands-on assistance with complex software configurations, environment setups, and debugging for diverse student projects.
- Acted as a primary technical resource for software-related doubts, helping peers navigate development frameworks and specialized technical tools.
Teaching Assistant @ CS@SC Summer Camps
May 2025 – Jul 2025
- Mentored high school students in introductory Python programming, data structures, and algorithms.
- Led weekly lab sessions to provide hands-on coding experience and reinforce core computer science concepts.
- Graded assignments and provided constructive feedback to help students improve their coding skills.
Research Intern @ IIT Kharagpur
Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
- Conducted research on machine learning models for natural language processing tasks.
- Assisted in the development of a sentiment analysis tool for social media data.
- Preprocessed and analyzed large datasets to extract meaningful features for model training.