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🗽 U.S. and 🍁 Canada -only clients ☑️ Upwork Expert-Vetted 🌟 | 100% Job Success ✅ | 10,000+ hours 💻 on 200+ projects Hi there! 👋 I’m an Upwork veteran with over 10,000 hours delivered, 200+ successful projects, and $1M+ earned helping U.S. companies secure and scale their cloud and hybrid environments. ☁️ I specialize in Azure, Microsoft 365, and security-focused systems — delivering: • Secure infrastructure using Zero Trust, IaC (Terraform/Bicep), and DevSecOps pipelines • Incident response, forensics, and breach containment across regulated industries • Compliance-ready solutions aligned to SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53 As a certified consultant, I work directly with technical teams to deliver secure cloud transformation, implement controls, and respond to threats — fast. I also collaborate with Microsoft’s internal dev teams, giving me early-access insights and practical fixes 3–4 release cycles ahead of public rollout. Why Choose Me? ✅ $1M+ in security projects delivered across healthcare, fintech, crypto, and gov sectors 🔐 Architected Azure landing zones, GitOps pipelines, and zero trust cloud environments 🚨 Led incident response and forensic investigations for Fortune 500 and defense clients 📊 Built compliance workflows and policy-as-code enforcement for audit success 🪙 Secured crypto CI/CD pipelines and smart contract environments with GitHub, Checkov, GHAS 🧠 Career Highlights: ▪ Delivered security modernization and audit readiness for global government contractors and Fortune 500 companies ▪ Led compliance remediation and data protection initiatives across healthcare, fintech, and public sector clients ▪ Migrated global users to Microsoft 365 with security-first design — Exchange, Purview, Intune, Defender ▪ Built hybrid identity strategies (Entra ID, ADFS, GoDaddy 365, Azure AD B2C, custom policy support) ▪ Managed VMware-to-Azure hardening with conditional access, audit enforcement, and security baselines 🔧 Solutions I Deliver: • Azure Infra Security: Terraform, Bicep, Azure Policy, RBAC, Defender for Cloud • DevSecOps: GitHub Actions, tfsec, Checkov, Trivy, GHAS, pipeline reviews • Microsoft 365 Hardening: Defender, Purview, Compliance Center, Intune, Exchange • Compliance & Audits: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST, CIS Benchmarks • Incident Response & Forensics: Malware analysis, reverse engineering, breach recovery • Crypto Security: CI/CD for smart contracts, wallet infra hardening, Web3 audits • Reverse-engineered malware to identify attack vectors and harden systems post-breach • Hardened Microsoft Exchange Online and Defender for Email in phishing-prone orgs • Integrated Azure Sentinel analytics with dashboards for cross-cloud visibility 🤝 Retainer & Advisory Support: • Ongoing guidance for CISOs, security architects, and compliance teams • Monthly retainers for SOC 2 evidence collection, security tool reviews, and policy automation • Rapid-response engagements for forensics, malware recovery, and breach root cause analysis 🧰 Platforms & Tools: • Azure, Microsoft 365, Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender (all modules), Intune • Terraform, Bicep, GitHub, Azure DevOps, GitOps, GHAS • Splunk, FTK, EnCase, Wireshark, Autopsy, Cisco ASA/Firepower • Checkov, Trivy, Aqua Security, smart contract security tooling • Compliance: SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, CIS, NIST, GDPR 📅 Let’s set up a free 30-minute consultation to explore how I can help you with security transformation, compliance readiness, or urgent recovery — no fluff, just fast, proven results. I bring the calm in chaos — whether you're planning secure growth or cleaning up after a breach, I’ll steady the course and deliver results. 📌 Helped a fintech client pass SOC 2 in under 60 days 📌 Responded to ransomware, restored 95% of systems in 48 hours 📌 Hardened crypto wallet infra securing $100M+ in assets Thanks again for stopping by. You can invite me to your job post or simply send a message to arrange a quick discovery call — I respond fast, and we’ll keep everything inside Upwork. — Nandy Bo 🗣️❝ 𝙄𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢. 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. 𝙃𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣-𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙏 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢-𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡. ❞ — 𝙅𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 - 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 - 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡

+10 Years of Experience Helping Client & Business: Develop Software, Manage & Consult 🏆 Top Rated Freelancer / 100% Job Success 🏆 Software Guru 100% Delivery Speed on Both Complex & Difficult Tasks 🏆 AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Certified 🏆 AWS DevOps Engineer Certified 🏆 Built Highly Secure Cloud Architectures for Apache Kafka Applications 🏆 Developed Amazon Lex Chatbot for Multi-Language Support 🏆 Delivered Kubernetes-Orchestrated Solutions for Scalability 🏆 Implemented AWS Lambda for Serverless Application Architectures 🏆 Executed ECS Projects for High-Performance Containerized Workloads 🏆 Enhanced AWS Cloud Cyber Security Infrastructure With over 10 years of IT expertise in DevOps Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Cyber Security, and Infrastructure Automation, I bring a proven ability to deliver secure, scalable, and efficient cloud-based solutions tailored to business-critical applications. Key Skills & Expertise Amazon Lex Chatbot Development: Designed and implemented a multi-language Amazon Lex chatbot for customer engagement, supporting English and Spanish interactions. Container Management and Orchestration: Delivered containerized workloads using Amazon ECS for high-performance applications. Deployed Kubernetes for managing scalable containerized microservices, ensuring robust and reliable production environments. Serverless Architectures: Developed AWS Lambda-based serverless applications integrated with API Gateway and DynamoDB, enabling cost-efficient and event-driven solutions. Highly Secure Cloud Architecture: Built and implemented highly secure cloud architectures for mission-critical applications, including an Apache Kafka-based streaming platform. Enhanced AWS Cloud Cyber Security posture by implementing best practices such as IAM policies, security groups, VPC NACLs, encryption, and AWS WAF for web application security. CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automated multi-account AWS deployments using Terraform and optimized CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, SonarQube, and Maven. Monitoring and Observability: Implemented Prometheus, Grafana, and New Relic for real-time monitoring and end-to-end application observability. Disaster Recovery and High Availability: Executed a failover recovery plan between on-premises servers and AWS EC2 Reserved Instances to achieve zero downtime during critical operations. Cyber Security and Compliance: Strengthened AWS Cloud security by implementing IAM policies, fine-tuning security groups, ensuring secure container deployments, and following security best practices for applications and data. Recent Highlights Amazon Lex Chatbot: Developed a bilingual chatbot with Amazon Lex, enabling seamless client communication and automating booking workflows. Apache Kafka Secure Deployment: Built a highly secure cloud architecture to support an Apache Kafka streaming application, ensuring optimal performance and security. ECS and Kubernetes: Delivered containerized solutions using Amazon ECS for high-throughput workloads and orchestrated Kubernetes deployments for scalable applications. AWS Lambda Projects: Designed and implemented serverless solutions leveraging AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB for cost-efficient, event-driven architectures. Cyber Security: Enhanced AWS Cloud Cyber Security infrastructure by implementing robust security configurations across all deployed services.

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💪 Top Rated I help startups, SaaS companies, and enterprises identify security vulnerabilities before attackers do. With 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, I specialize in manual penetration testing, application security, API security, cloud security, compliance assessments, and privacy audits. I have worked with organizations across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada, delivering security assessments aligned with international standards and industry best practices. My assessments have uncovered critical vulnerabilities including Account Takeover, Remote Code Execution (RCE), IDOR, Authentication & Authorization flaws, Business Logic vulnerabilities, SSRF, XSS, CSRF, SQL Injection, Sensitive Data Exposure, Security Misconfigurations, and Insecure API Implementations. My Services Penetration Testing • Web Application Penetration Testing (OWASP Top 10) • Mobile Application Security Testing (Android & iOS) • REST & GraphQL API Security Testing • External & Internal Network Penetration Testing • Authentication & Authorization Testing • Business Logic Testing • Secure Code Review (SAST) • Cloud Security Assessments (AWS, Azure & GCP) Privacy & Tracking Audits I perform non-destructive privacy and tracking audits to evaluate how websites collect, process, and share user data without making any changes to production environments. My privacy audits include: • Tracking & Analytics Review (Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, etc.) • Cookie & Consent Compliance Assessment • Third-Party Script & Tag Analysis • Privacy & Data Collection Review • Browser Storage Review (Cookies, Local Storage & Session Storage) • Sensitive Data Leakage Detection • Tracking Request Analysis • GDPR Privacy Assessment • Actionable Privacy & Security Recommendations Important: I do not modify, delete, or update website code, tracking configurations, analytics settings, or production systems. My work is strictly read-only and results in a detailed report highlighting privacy concerns, security risks, and practical recommendations for improvement. Compliance & Security Frameworks • CASA Tier 2 Security Testing • CMMC Level 2 • NIST SP 800-171 • NIST SP 800-53 • ISO 27001 • SOC 2 • GDPR Security Automation I develop custom security automation solutions that help organizations reduce manual effort and improve their security posture. Automation services include: • Vulnerability Management Automation • Security Testing Automation • Compliance Reporting Automation • Security Workflow Automation • Custom Security Scripts & Tools Technical Toolkit Security Tools • Burp Suite Professional • OWASP ZAP • Nmap • Nessus • Metasploit • SonarQube • Veracode • Appknox • Bandit Infrastructure & Cloud Security • Cloudflare • Imperva WAF • Firewall Configuration • Identity & Access Management (IAM) • Access Control Management • Database Security Programming & Automation • Python • Bash • Node.js • Java Why Clients Hire Me ✅ 5+ Years of Professional Cybersecurity Experience ✅ Manual Security Testing Not Just Automated Scanner Reports ✅ Clear, Actionable Reports with Risk Ratings and Remediation Guidance ✅ Independent Security Consultant (No Agency, No Subcontracting) ✅ Strong Communication Throughout the Engagement ✅ Flexible Across Multiple Time Zones (Including EST Overlap) Deliverables Every assessment includes: • Executive Summary • Technical Findings with Evidence • Risk Severity (CVSS/OWASP where applicable) • Step-by-Step Reproduction • Screenshots & Proof of Concept • Practical Remediation Recommendations • Optional Re-Testing After Fixes Due to client confidentiality, I do not publicly share full penetration testing reports. However, I can demonstrate redacted professional reports during a screen-sharing meeting or after an NDA is signed. Whether you need a comprehensive penetration test, a privacy and tracking audit, an application security assessment, or compliance guidance, I'm here to help you strengthen your security posture and reduce risk. Let's discuss your project.

LLM Security Engineer | AI Security | AppSec | DevSecOps | Cloud Security I help startups, SaaS companies, and enterprises secure modern AI systems, web applications, cloud infrastructure, and digital assets — from development to production. My work covers: AI & LLM Security • LLM application security assessments • Prompt injection and jailbreak testing • RAG pipeline security reviews • Agentic workflow security • Model abuse and data leakage testing • AI threat modeling (STRIDE, MITRE ATLAS, OWASP LLM Top 10) • Secure API integrations (OpenAI, Anthropic, vector databases) Application & API Security • Web application penetration testing • API security assessments • Authentication & authorization testing • Business logic testing • Secure architecture reviews • Vulnerability discovery and remediation guidance Incident Response & Malware Removal • WordPress malware cleanup and security hardening • Backdoor detection and persistence analysis • Reinfection root cause analysis • Webshell investigation • Redirect/spam injection cleanup • Post-compromise hardening and monitoring DevSecOps & Cloud Security • Secure CI/CD pipelines • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security • Container and supply chain security • Secrets management • AWS & GCP security reviews • Runtime detection engineering • Security automation and secure SDLC improvements Compliance & Security Governance • Security assessments aligned with OWASP, NIST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, and SOC 2 • Threat modeling and risk analysis • Security control validation • Security architecture reviews My background combines 7+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience across application security, penetration testing, cloud security, DevSecOps, threat modeling, detection engineering, and adversarial machine learning research. I work with clients across: AI/ML platforms, SaaS, FinTech, E-commerce, Healthcare, Telecom, CMS/WordPress, and cloud-native environments. Whether you need to secure your AI product, audit your application, clean a compromised website, or strengthen your cloud security posture, I can help you identify risks and implement practical fixes. Available for short-term audits, incident response, and long-term security consulting.

📅 11+ Years of Experience | ✅ Penetration Tester | 🌐 80+ projects outside Upwork | 🚀 Quick Response Time | 🕒 On-Time Delivery | 🛡️ Post Contract Support I help SaaS companies, and enterprises identify critical security vulnerabilities before they become costly breaches, compliance issues, or business disruptions. As an Application Security Consultant and Penetration Tester, I specialize in uncovering real-world security weaknesses across web applications, APIs, network infrastructure, cloud environments, and modern technology platforms. My goal is not only to identify vulnerabilities but also to help organizations understand their security risks, prioritize remediation efforts, and strengthen their overall security posture. I have worked on security assessments involving enterprise applications, banking platforms, healthcare systems, cloud infrastructures, and business-critical applications. My experience includes identifying authentication flaws, access control weaknesses, business logic vulnerabilities, network misconfigurations, cloud security gaps, API security issues, and attack paths that automated scanners frequently miss. Core Security Services • Web Application Penetration Testing (OWASP Top 10 & Business Logic Testing) • API Security Testing (REST & GraphQL) • Network & Infrastructure Security Testing • Cloud Security Assessments (AWS) • Red Team Operations & Adversary Simulation • AI / LLM Security Testing • Vulnerability Assessment & Risk Analysis • Security Architecture Review • Email Security Implementation (SPF, DKIM & DMARC) What You Can Expect • Comprehensive Manual Security Testing • Detailed Vulnerability Reports • Proof-of-Concept Validation • Risk-Based Prioritization • Clear Remediation Guidance • Remediation Validation & Retesting • Executive and Technical Reporting Tools & Technologies • Burp Suite Professional • Nmap • Metasploit Framework • Nessus • OWASP ZAP • Wireshark • SQLMap • AWS Security Tools • Kali Linux Long-Term Security Partnership Many organizations engage me beyond a single penetration test. I work with clients on recurring security assessments, monthly security reviews, remediation verification, secure development guidance, and continuous security improvement initiatives. Whether you need a one-time security assessment or a long-term security partner, I focus on delivering actionable security insights that help protect your applications, infrastructure, customers, and reputation. If you are looking for a security professional who can think like an attacker and provide practical, business-focused security recommendations, I would be happy to discuss your project.