Maaz
Husain

Secure by
Design.

Senior Quality Engineer transitioning into cybersecurity. 5+ years delivering secure, cloud-native applications at enterprise scale.

Currently pursuing an MSc in Cybersecurity at the University of Surrey, and building hands-on DFIR and SOC tooling along the way.

Years experience
5+
Certifications
9
Published paper
1
01 — Work history

Experience.

Oct 2020 – Dec 2025

Senior Quality Engineer

LTIMindtree, Mumbai

  • Spearheaded QA & cloud deployment for an American Insurance client – achieved 25% reduction in FTE headcount through process automation.
  • Managed Functional, API and Automation test suites; implemented robust pipeline & API workflows increasing system reliability by 45%.
  • Led offshore team coordinating with client, cutting requirement turnaround by 2 days per sprint.
  • Implemented CI/CD optimisations including automatic trigger mechanisms and environment decoupling – reduced deployment time by 35%.
  • Drove a 50% faster issue resolution rate through structured troubleshooting and proactive support.
  • Maintained in-depth documentation for cloud infrastructure, APIs and test configurations; streamlined team onboarding.
02 — Open work

Projects.

Threat Intel

ThreatLens

Full-stack blue-team threat-intelligence platform — ingest, enrich, score, correlate and investigate IOCs end to end. FastAPI backend with JWT auth, role-based access control and audit logging; a React + TypeScript dashboard with an interactive threat graph. Runs fully offline on a deterministic mock feed, with AbuseIPDB, VirusTotal and OTX activating when API keys are set.

FastAPI / React / TypeScript / Threat Intel / Docker

MH01

SOC

Phishing Email Analyzer

CLI tool that pulls apart a suspicious email the way a SOC analyst would: SPF/DKIM/DMARC checks, Received-chain tracing, IOC extraction & defanging, static attachment inspection — and an explainable risk score where every point traces to a named finding. Static analysis only; no link is fetched and no attachment is run.

Python / SOC / Email Security / IOC Analysis

MH02

Cloud Security

IAM Least Privilege

Audits AWS IAM configurations for excessive permissions and privilege-escalation paths, then generates least-privilege policy recommendations mapped to NIST SP 800-207 and AWS best practice — cloud entitlements reviewed the way an analyst would, at scale.

AWS / IAM / Cloud Security / NIST 800-207

MH03

DevSecOps

Docker Security Pipeline

Hands-on DevSecOps pipeline that hardens a Flask app from build to ship: a multi-stage, non-root Docker build on digest-pinned base images, a Trivy CI gate that fails on vulnerable layers, plus SBOM generation with Syft and Docker Scout scanning — security shifted left into the build itself.

Docker / DevSecOps / Trivy / CI/CD / SBOM

MH04

Network Security

Network Segmentation Advisor

Turns an Nmap scan or YAML inventory into a least-privilege segmentation plan. Classifies each host by role and sensitivity, groups them into security zones, and outputs the allow/deny rules needed to enforce them — network threat modelling reduced to a repeatable command.

Python / Nmap / Network Security / Threat Modelling

MH05

DFIR

Memory Forensics Investigation

Repeatable DFIR workflow built on Volatility 3 — memory image in, integrity-verified evidence pack out. Triages captured RAM for malicious processes, injected code, C2 traffic and persistence, then produces MITRE ATT&CK-mapped, evidence-led investigation reports across four worked cases.

Python / Volatility 3 / DFIR / MITRE ATT&CK

MH06

Tooling

Password Generator

Secure CLI password generator in Python with Have I Been Pwned breach checking via k-anonymity — only a hash prefix ever leaves the machine — plus customisable character sets and an auto-clearing clipboard.

Python / HIBP / k-Anonymity / CLI

MH07

Infrastructure

Grafana on K8s with CloudFormation

Deploys a Grafana observability stack on Kubernetes using AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure provisioning.

AWS / Kubernetes / Grafana / CloudFormation

MH08

03 — Capabilities

Skills.

Cybersecurity
DFIR, Volatility 3, Phishing Triage, Threat Intel, IOC Enrichment, Threat Modelling, IAM, Cloud Security
Languages
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Bash, HTML/CSS
Cloud & DevOps
Azure DevOps, Azure AD, AWS, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes
Testing & QA
Selenium, TestComplete, API Testing, Test Automation
Leadership
Team Lead, Mentoring, Cross-functional, Documentation
Machine Learning
LSTM, NLP, Jupyter, Data Analysis
05 — Testimonials

References.

Client · Jan 2026

He has great communication skills, and is thorough in troubleshooting the issues that come up in our system. He is reliable and does a consistently good job. I would highly recommend him!

Mickey (Mihaela) Conopask

FCAS · 20+ years of experience

Managed Maaz directly · Jan 2026

His work in validating/testing applications was top notch — I can always rely on his skills to deploy functionality with the highest quality. He was instrumental in creating automation plans and scripts for multiple applications. A great asset to any team he joins.

Ritesh Khemka

Application Architect, Team Lead

Managed Maaz directly · Dec 2025

Maaz single-handedly drove an entire application's testing across all aspects — database, functional, UI automation and API automation. He was excellent in client communication and built great rapport with the customer within months of joining, while mentoring juniors and taking on work outside his project. His work has been exemplary — a great addition to any team he joins.

Shobha M Devadiga

Automation QA Architect · Project Manager

Managed Maaz directly · Dec 2025

Maaz is a very hardworking and dependable QA professional, great at both functional and automation testing. He brings consistency and can always be trusted to deliver high-quality results. What really stands out is his eagerness to learn — always excited to pick up new skills. Helpful, supportive, and with a strong sense of ownership.

Shubham Chaudhari

Specialist

Managed Maaz directly · Dec 2025

Maaz has strong knowledge of automation, performance and manual testing. He's friendly by nature and helps others complete their work — straightforward, honest, and able to handle any kind of pressure while coordinating with the client.

Premkumar Thanikachlam

Senior Specialist Software Engineer · LTIMindtree

Worked with Maaz · Dec 2025

An excellent QA professional with strong attention to detail and a clear understanding of product quality. His dedication helped the team deliver reliable and high-quality releases.

Siddharth Gajbhiye

Senior Software Engineer

07 — Contact

Open to
opportunities.

Cybersecurity analyst and cloud security roles. Based in Surrey, UK.