About Me
👋 Hi, I’m Salah — a Cybersecurity Management MSc student with a solid background in Software Engineering 💻. I care about building things that actually work — secure, purposeful, and built to last 🔒.
🛡️ My focus sits at the intersection of Application Security and software development 📊. I study how systems are attacked, and I apply that thinking while building them ⚙️ — because the best time to think about security is before something goes wrong 🌐.
💡 I have a strong bias toward shipping. I believe the best way to learn is to build something real, get it live, and improve from there. I move fast without cutting corners on what matters — clarity, structure, and making sure the thing actually does what it’s supposed to do 🎯.
🌿 Outside the screen, I recharge through football ⚽, fishing 🎣, and hiking ⛰️ — they keep me grounded and sharpen the focus I bring back to the work 💪. My goal is to grow into an Application Security Engineer who builds systems that are hard to break and easy to trust 📈.
💼 Experience
👨💼 Customer Service Representative
Jun. 2024 — Jul. 2025Dubai - UAE • Cupola (Contracted for RTA 800 90 90 Project)
Delivered prompt and efficient customer support, addressing inquiries and resolving issues via phone and email. Managed customer accounts by updating information and processing transactions with accuracy and attention to detail. Worked collaboratively with team members to enhance service delivery and improve overall customer satisfaction.
📊 Data Gathering Specialist
Oct. 2022 — Sept. 2023Aachen - Germany • Thoth IT (Contracted for TikTok Project)
Spearheaded data gathering initiatives for TikTok’s user engagement analysis. Utilized advanced techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data for actionable insights. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy and integrity throughout the project lifecycle. Generated detailed reports highlighting errors and missing data, facilitating prompt resolution and data completion.
🎓 Education
🎓 Master’s in Cybersecurity Management
2025 — PresentVilnius - Lithuania • Mykolas Romeris University (MRU)
🎓 Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology: Software Engineering
2019 — 2023Kharkiv - Ukraine
National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic”.
🎓 Software Engineering
2018 — 2019Belgorod - Russia
Belgorod “State Technology University”.
🎓 Language Certificate: Russian Language
2017 — 2018Tula - Russia
Tula State University.
🎓 Economics
2016 — 2017Rabat - Morocco
Mohammed V University of Rabat.
📑 Internship
👨💻 Internship Student
2020 — 2022Kharkiv - Ukraine • Ucode IT Academy
Worked on both Front-end and Back-end. Built a REST API using Laravel (Back-End Marathon), then used the same API to build platforms (Front-end) like an Online Shop and a Forum.
🧠 Skills
🔐 Application Security
- OWASP Top 10 (2021/2023)
- Secure SDLC (SSDLC) fundamentals
- Threat Modeling (STRIDE – basics)
- Authentication & Authorization concepts
- Session Management & Access Control
- Input validation & output encoding
- Common vulnerabilities: SQLi, XSS, CSRF, IDOR
- Security misconfiguration awareness
💻 Secure Development & Web
- HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+)
- TypeScript (intermediate)
- React & Next.js (intermediate)
- Tailwind CSS
- Python (intermediate)
- Django & REST framework
- PHP / Laravel (basics)
- REST API design & consumption
- Secure API design (auth, validation, rate limiting)
- Secrets handling (env variables, tokens)
⚙️ DevSecOps & Security Tooling
- Git & GitHub
- CI/CD concepts (GitHub Actions – basics)
- Vercel deployment & serverless
- SAST / DAST fundamentals
- Dependency & vulnerability scanning
- Secrets exposure awareness (API keys, tokens)
- Docker & container security awareness
🧪 Security Testing & Risk Analysis
- Manual web application testing
- Burp Suite (introductory)
- Browser DevTools for security testing
- HTTP / HTTPS understanding
- API testing (Postman)
- ROSI model & cyber risk quantification
- Vulnerability impact & risk assessment
- MITRE ATT&CK framework (basics)
🤖 AI & Rapid Prototyping
- AI-assisted development (Claude, GPT APIs)
- Building AI-powered tools & prototypes
- Streamlit (data apps & dashboards)
- Discord bot development (discord.py)
- Python scripting & automation
- LLM prompt engineering (basics)
- MVP development & rapid iteration
🤝 Virtual Assistant & Digital Support
- Email & inbox management
- Calendar & scheduling
- Data entry & data organization
- Online research & information gathering
- Document preparation (Docs / Word / PDF)
- Spreadsheets (Excel / Google Sheets)
- File organization & cloud storage
- Client communication & follow-ups
- Time management & task prioritization
- Confidentiality & data handling awareness
Portfolio
