Pratham Gupta
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Lead Security Engineer & Privacy Officer · XpertDox
MS Cybersecurity · NYU
4.0 GPA
Academic Excellence Award
Application Security
Cloud Security
Security Architecture
Risk & Compliance
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Lead Security Engineer & Privacy Officer · XpertDox
Who I am
Cybersecurity professional with a Master's in Cybersecurity from NYU (4.0 GPA, Academic Excellence Award) and a B.Tech in Computer Science from IIIT Delhi. Currently serving as Lead Security Engineer & Privacy Officer at XpertDox, with prior experience at Protiviti (global consulting) and PayTM (fintech).
Specialized in red team operations, offensive security, and advanced cloud security — with hands-on expertise simulating real-world attacks, conducting adversarial penetration tests, and uncovering vulnerabilities in enterprise and cloud-native environments. Skilled at building custom attack tooling, automating security assessments, and embedding offensive practices into CI/CD pipelines, while bridging technical rigor with compliance requirements and clear stakeholder communication.
Work History
Conducted multiple penetration tests, enhancing system vulnerability identification and mitigation strategies.
Created and maintained the PenTestTools repository, utilized by a growing community for cybersecurity testing and training.
Developed a social engineering detection tool to analyze and mitigate domain-specific attacks.
Implemented advanced security profiling techniques, contributing to improved threat detection accuracy.
Conducted multiple penetration tests on client environments, improving vulnerability identification and mitigation processes.
Developed and deployed a social engineering detection tool to mitigate domain-specific attacks.
Implemented advanced security profiling techniques, contributing to improved threat detection accuracy.
Contributed to development of AI-driven enterprise solutions, creating and training machine learning models.
Deployed AI applications that streamlined business processes and improved operational outcomes.
Developed and maintained various financial applications serving millions of daily active users.
Enhanced payment gateway integrations and optimized backend services for scalability and reliability.
Developed predictive models for patient outcomes via data collection, preprocessing, and statistical analysis.
Identified key health indicators to improve patient care strategies.
Selected Work
CLI tool that seamlessly integrates linters into existing projects for various programming languages.
View on GitHubCrafted a security assessment for the OpenSSF project of OpenTelemetry.
View on GitHubDeveloped different tools for penetration testing including DNS Resolver, Active IP Finder, and more.
View on GitHubExecuted a Government of India project to implement New Education Policies using Blockchain Hyperledger Fabric.
View on GitHubTechnical Expertise
Academic Background
MS in Cybersecurity
4.0 GPA
B.Tech in Computer Science
3.5 GPA
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