Roman Tolstosheyev
Application Security Specialist
Baku, Baku, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolRoman Tolstosheyev is an Application Security Specialist with 8 years of hands-on experience merging software engineering rigor with offensive and defensive cybersecurity practices. He brings deep expertise in Java/Spring, RESTful and MVC architectures, C++/Qt concurrency, and practical DevSecOps skills across Docker, Kubernetes, and CI pipelines. Adept at translating security requirements for development teams, he focuses on application security, compliance, and research-driven vulnerability discovery informed by strong algorithms and system programming foundations. Roman is academically anchored in information security and cyber security studies and currently pursuing advanced MS-level training, while also contributing to the community as a leader of the Azerbaijani Linux Telegram group and a volunteer competitive programming instructor. His background includes roles at Intershop, SOCAR’s Young Talents program, and the ITU GCYLP fellowship, reflecting a blend of corporate, research, and international policy experience. Colleagues value his scientist’s mindset—applying formal CS methodologies to uncover novel attack and defense strategies rather than relying on checklist security.
8 years of coding experience
Informatics, Informatics at Center of Preparation for International Olympiads under the Education Institute of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ARTİ)Bachelor of Science - BS Information Security, Bachelor of Science - BS Information Security at Baku Higher Oil SchoolHARBOUR.SPACESecondary school No. 245Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Computer Science, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Computer Science at Hochschule SchmalkaldenMaster of Science - MS Cyber Security, Master of Science - MS Cyber Security at Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-SenftenbergRamin Mahmudzade Programming SchoolVocational Education Java developer, Vocational Education Java developer at Baku State Vocational Education Center on Industry and InnovationsCybersecurity, Cybersecurity at Cybersecurity course by the Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ARTI)
Russian, Azerbaijani, English, Turkish, German
Github Skills (41)
log-analysis10
infosec10
cybersecurity10
ide10
security10
compile10
malware-detection10
endpoints10
code-editor10
compliance10
incident-response10
xdr10
rocket9
supply-chain-security9
wazuh9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
IZOBRETATEL777/My-NeoVim-Configuration
Jun 2021 - Feb 2022
My Neovim (nvim) configuration for C++, Python3 and Java development.
Contributions:7 reviews, 19 commits, 3 PRs in 8 months
java-developmentvimneovim-configcoc-extensionsnvim-configuration
IZOBRETATEL777/Weather-Bot
Feb 2025 - Feb 2025
Contributions:1 review, 46 PRs, 68 pushes in 3 days
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