Anas Yousef
Embedded Software Engineer at MCS
Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Summary
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Top SchoolAnas Yousef is an Embedded Software Engineer based in Cairo with six years of practical experience building and improving firmware and backend integrations. Currently at MCS, he brings hands-on expertise in upgrading and hardening Python-based automation scripts and integrations—work showcased by contributions to the well-known Cortex XSOAR (demisto/content) repository where he modernized Python 2 codepaths to Python 3 and improved robustness around HTTP redirects and base64 edge cases. He has deep familiarity with security- and automation-adjacent tooling, having added features like Common.File and DBotScore to a McAfee TIE integration and fixed complex integrations such as JiraV3 and GSuiteAdmin. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, Anas blends embedded systems perspective with backend engineering best practices to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions.
6 years of coding experience
Cairo University
Github Skills (6)
python10
pytest9
http-request9
apidoc9
api9
base64-encoding8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
demisto/content
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Demisto is now Cortex XSOAR. Automate and orchestrate your Security Operations with Cortex XSOAR's ever-growing Content Repository. Pull Requests are always welcome and highly appreciated!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:301 reviews, 87 commits, 415 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Anas primarily contributed to the improvement and upgrade of existing scripts within the repository. They focused on upgrading Python scripts to Python 3, specifically addressing issues related to HTTP redirects and base64 decoding, by adding automatic padding and handling edge cases. The user also made significant contributions to the McAfee TIE integration, including the addition of Common.File and DBotScore features and enhancements to the commands. They also worked on fixes to the JiraV3, ReadPDFFileV2 and GSuiteAdmin scripts.
containerscortexsecurity-toolsorchestrationsecurity-operations
anas-yousef/anas-yousef
Sep 2021 - Jan 2024
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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