Network reconnaissance, vulnerability assessment, and exploitation with Nmap, Metasploit, and Burp Suite on Kali Linux.
Web app testing against the OWASP Top 10 (SQL injection, broken access control, XSS), with CVSS-rated findings and client-ready reports with verified fixes.
Traffic analysis in Wireshark, event investigation in Splunk, and log-based detections mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.
Custom tools and automation in Python, Java, and C++, tested with pytest.
A full start-to-finish penetration test of a deliberately insecure employee portal, done the way a hired security tester would.
Found five vulnerabilities, including a login bypass (SQL injection), access to other employees' pay records (broken access control), and cross-site scripting.
Rated each finding with CVSS and the OWASP Top 10, and wrote a client-ready report with the business impact and a fix for each, re-tested to confirm it worked.