Summary
Bhavkaran Chahal is a Senior Security Engineer based in Toronto with nine years of experience and a five-year focus on offensive security, currently helping secure enterprise systems at Manulife while also contributing to Synack’s Red Team. He specializes in red team operations, web application security, code review, and vulnerability management, blending hands-on penetration testing with pragmatic remediation guidance. Bhavkaran holds multiple industry certifications (OSWE, OSCP, CRTO, CRTP, eCXD, eCPPT, CEH) and is completing advanced offensive security education at Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst. At Gore Mutual he built and matured vulnerability and patch management processes that reduced exposure windows and improved overall security posture. He brings a researcher’s curiosity—continuously tracking emerging threats and translating that intelligence into actionable defenses—and a proven ability to move findings from discovery to measurable risk reduction.
9 years of coding experience
Attestation of College Studies (AEC) Computer Science & Software Testing, Attestation of College Studies (AEC) Computer Science & Software Testing at Matrix College
Computer Engineering Computer Science, Computer Engineering Computer Science at Chandigarh Polytechnic College
Advance Cyber Education Program Offensive Security, Advance Cyber Education Program Offensive Security at Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Toronto Metropolitan University
English, Punjabi, Hindi