Offensive Security Engineer / Computer Science Graduate
Abdullah Mehtab
Offensive security, engineering breadth, and practical systems work across security, DevOps, backend, AI/ML, IoT, and applied mathematics.
Professional Experience
Associate Offensive Security Engineer - Tkxel
09/2025 - Present- Execute authorized full-scope security assessments on production web and API assets.
- Identify systemic architectural and logic-based flaws in enterprise environments and communicate organizational risk.
- Collaborate with developers on remediation aligned with OWASP Top 10.
- Continue red teaming, pentesting, and social engineering practice through Hack The Box, PortSwigger, and CTFs.
- Ran an Active Directory red team assessment to domain-level compromise through misconfiguration abuse and credential escalation.
- Author client-facing penetration testing reports covering reproduction steps, impact analysis, and remediation roadmaps.
Engineering Intern - Tkxel
07/2025 - 08/2025- Rotated through BA, UI/UX, development, SQA, cybersecurity, and DevOps mentorship.
- Worked through project-based learning in coding, Agile, debugging, and testing.
Teacher Assistant - Forman Christian College
09/2023 - 07/2025- Tracked student information and managed course records.
- Held sessions for quizzes, labs, and assignments.
- Led weekly lab sessions for undergraduate courses.
Remote Developer & Project Manager - Self-employed
03/2023 - 01/2025- Delivered automation scripts, data processing tools, algorithmic programs, technical research, documentation, and reports.
Education
Bachelor's in Computer Science | Minor in Mathematics
03/2021 - 06/2025Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore. CGPA: 3.9. 6x Vice Rector's Honor List for academic excellence.
Intermediate F.Sc Pre-Engineering - KIPS College
2018 - 2020Matriculation - Allied School System
2016 - 2018Projects
Skills
Programming: Bash, Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, MIPS Assembly.
Cyber Security: Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus, Wireshark, BeEF, SQLMap, ffuf, BloodHound, Impacket, NetExec, Mimikatz, Hashcat, Wazuh, Suricata IDS, OWASP Top 10, OWASP WSTG, Active Directory assessment, vulnerability assessment, threat intelligence, log and malware analysis, security monitoring.
DevOps, Cloud & IaC: AWS, Git, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack.
Machine Learning & Data Science: TensorFlow, time-series forecasting, EDA, feature engineering, model evaluation, data visualization.
Embedded & IoT: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, automation, computer architecture.
Mathematics: Probability and statistics, multivariate calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, numerical computing, discrete math.
Awards & Activities
- 6x Vice Rector's Honor List - Forman Christian College.
- 2nd Place - Web Development Competition, Forman Ignite 2024.
- 3rd Place - Programming Competition, Google Developer Student Club, 2023.
- Top 10 Finalist - FAST SOFTEC 2024 Programming Competition.
- Finalist - FAST SOFTEC 2025 Line Following Robot Competition.
- Activities Coordinator of ACM and active participant in CS societies.
- Activities Coordinator of Forman Ignite 2k24 across ACM, IEEE, GDSC, and OmniLife.
- XR Hackathon Development - managed a large-scale XR hackathon and coordinated teams.
References
Dr. Nazim Ashraf, Senior Lecturer, Indiana University - nazimashraf@fccollege.edu.pk
Miss Asma Basharat, Co-founder Women in STEM Pakistan, IEEE - asmabasharat@fccollege.edu.pk
Hamza Adnan Khan, Senior Cyber Security Engineer, Tkxel - hamzaadnan62@gmail.com