Nikhil Raj
Application Security Architect
Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman
Summary
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Top SchoolNikhil Raj is an Application Security Architect with 10 years of hands-on experience embedding security across the SDLC and conducting 200+ assessments of web, API, mobile and thick-client applications. He blends deep offensive skills—red teaming, AD compromise techniques and wireless pentesting—with defensive practice like server hardening to CIS benchmarks, incident response using MITRE ATT&CK, and SOC collaboration. Skilled in manual and tool-assisted code review (Fortify, SonarQube) and a polyglot coder, he develops security tooling in Python, PowerShell and Bash and has prior experience in C/C++/C#/Java/PHP. At Ooredoo Oman he leads application security efforts while also producing executive-level reporting, SOC playbooks and security hardening guidance. An active community member and presenter, he runs phishing simulations and has spoken on recon techniques, demonstrating a practitioner who pairs technical depth with developer-facing education.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Seconday (X), Seconday (X) at St.Paul's High SchoolHigher Secondary Mathematics and Computer Science, Higher Secondary Mathematics and Computer Science at B.D Public SchoolHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at CBSE Public SchoolBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Information Technology at Asansol Engineering CollegeBachelor of Technology Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology Information Technology at West Bengal University of Technology, KolkataHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at St. Paul's High School
Hindi, English
Github Skills (17)
report-generator10
nessus9
active-directory8
python7
vagrant6
pentest6
bloodhound6
pentesting5
ansible5
terraform5
injection3
infosec3
security2
infrastructure-as-code2
sqlmap2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
0xn1k5/Red-Teaming
Aug 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:53 commits, 13 pushes in 5 months
0xn1k5/NessusReportPraser
Jul 2017 - Aug 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
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