Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Security Automation Project
Timeline

Safeeq Bidarkundi

Bangalore, India

Summary

Security Staff Consultant with 5+ years of experience in application security, specializing in vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. Skilled in Burp Suite and Postman for securing web, mobile, and API platforms. Focused on delivering strategic security insights and implementing innovative solutions to strengthen client security frameworks.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSULTING, STAFF CONSULTANT

Black Duck
10.2024 - Current
  • Conducted 200+ VAPT assessments for web apps and APIs, enhancing security posture.
  • Led end-to-end web app penetration testing , ensuring robust security.
  • Performed source code reviews and SAST , identifying and mitigating critical vulnerabilities.
  • Optimized vulnerability detection processes , providing actionable security solutions.
  • Orchestrated thorough web application penetration testing protocols , identifying and remediating potential breaches.

SECURITY SERVICES ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT

Synopsys Inc
04.2022 - 10.2024
    • Conducted 150+ VAPT assessments for web, mobile (Android & iOS), and APIs, including manual and automated penetration testing .
    • Performed source code reviews , identified high-severity vulnerabilities , and managed end-to-end security assessments .

SECURITY SERVICES ASSOCIATE

Synopsys Inc
09.2020 - 04.2022
    • Conducted security assessments for Hybrid & Native mobile apps (Android & iOS) and APIs.
    • Conducted 100+ VAPT assessments for web, mobile, and APIs.
    • Performed source code reviews and manual/automated penetration testing .
    • Identified high-severity vulnerabilities and managed end-to-end project delivery .

Security Intern

Synopsys Inc
01.2020 - 09.2020
  • Conducted static and dynamic analysis to identify security vulnerabilities.
  • Applied OWASP Top 10 & SANS 25 methodologies.

Education

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE -

Alvas Institute of Engineering And Technology , Manglore
01-2020

Skills

  • Web Services Testing (Expert)
  • Web App Testing (Experienced)
  • IOS Testing (Expert)
  • Android Testing (Expert)
  • AppScan (Expert)
  • Netsparker (Expert)
  • Burp Suite (Expert)
  • Postman (Expert)
  • VAPT (Experienced)
  • REST APIs (Experienced)
  • Bash Scripting (Skillful)
  • Python (Beginner)
  • Penetration Testing (Experienced)
  • Source Code Review (Skillful)

Security Automation Project

  • Automated JWT Token Management : Built a Python tool to handle JWT session management with Burp Suite Proxy, reducing manual re-authentication during security testing.
  • Automated Security Reporting : Developed a solution to extract, format, and categorize findings, streamlining security report generation.

Timeline

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSULTING, STAFF CONSULTANT - Black Duck
10.2024 - Current
SECURITY SERVICES ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT - Synopsys Inc
04.2022 - 10.2024
SECURITY SERVICES ASSOCIATE - Synopsys Inc
09.2020 - 04.2022
Security Intern - Synopsys Inc
01.2020 - 09.2020
Alvas Institute of Engineering And Technology - BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE,
Safeeq Bidarkundi