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Ahmed Abdelwahab

@ahmedabdelwahab

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Security-focused backend engineer skilled in offensive security and scalable Node.js APIs.

Egypt

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking security or backend roles where I can apply offensive security skills and build secure, scalable APIs, with a team-focused, growth-oriented culture.

I am a computer science graduate with strong academic standing and hands-on offensive security experience, including 100+ hours of practical labs on TryHackMe, Hack The Box, and Pentester Academy.

I have designed and built security tools such as an advanced XSS scanner and a JWT exploiter in Python, and led backend development for the ASD Smart Care project using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

My internships include penetration testing with industry tools (Nmap, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Acunetix) and backend engineering work implementing JWT auth, RBAC, rate limiting, and clean modular architectures.

I solve algorithmic challenges regularly (500+ problems), embrace secure-by-design principles, and seek opportunities where I can apply offensive security knowledge and backend engineering skills to strengthen production systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Penetration Tester

Information Technology Institute

Jul 2023 - Oct 2023 (3 months)

Performed penetration tests on simulated enterprise environments, identified OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, and produced actionable findings using Nmap, Metasploit, Burp Suite Pro, and Acunetix.

Penetration Testing OWASP Top 10 Burp suite Nmap Metasploit Acunetix Vulnerability Assessment Kali Linux

Back-End Developer

Information Technology Institute

Jul 2022 - Oct 2022 (3 months)

Built RESTful APIs using Node.js/Express and MongoDB with JWT auth, RBAC, rate limiting, and modular architecture, and delivered API documentation and basic CI/CD deployments.

Node Express MongoDB JWT RBAC REST APIs CI CD API Documentation Rate Limits

Front-End Developer

Elmasria

Jul 2021 - Oct 2021 (3 months)

Implemented responsive UI components using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript and integrated front-end interfaces with REST endpoints to improve usability and consistency.

HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript React Responsive Design REST APIs Git

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Suez Canal University

Bachelor of Computer Science and Informatics, Computer Science and Informatics

2021 - 2025

Grade: GPA 3.5/4 (Excellent with Honor)

Activities and societies: Graduation project (ASD Smart Care backend), 100+ hours offensive security labs (TryHackMe, Hack The Box), OWASP Top 10 exploitation practice, competitive programming (ECPC 2023), GitHub projects (advanced XSS scanner, JWT exploiter).

Bachelor of Computer Science and Informatics; graduated with Excellent with Honor (GPA 3.5/4) after completing coursework and project work including backend systems and security tooling.