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Siddhant siddhant

@siddhantsiddhant

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Cybersecurity consultant specializing in VAPT, risk assessments, and leadership.

Ireland

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior security roles where I can lead VAPT and risk programs, mentor teams, influence security strategy, and progress toward a CISO role within an organization that values measurable risk reduction and practical security outcomes.

I am a Cybersecurity Consultant with six years of experience, including five years at Arup Dublin, where I established and lead a Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) service and mentor team members.

I hold an MSc in Cyber Security from NCI and 18 cybersecurity and networking certifications, including CEH Practical, and I deliver risk assessments and security reviews aligned to ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2, CSF and other frameworks.

I have delivered multi-region TVRA and transport infrastructure risk assessments, built in-house VAPT capability that generated new business and reduced third-party dependency, and I run practical training and phishing simulations as a part-time cybersecurity professor.

I also founded startups and content platforms to educate audiences, create social media security videos reaching millions, and I aspire to progress toward a CISO role while continuing client advisory, service development, and technical leadership.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Cyber Security Professor

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City College

Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Delivered practical training in network security and ethical hacking, ran monthly phishing simulations to improve staff awareness, and assessed student performance with targeted feedback aligned to industry best practices.

Network Security Ethical Hacking Curriculum Development Assessments Security Awareness

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Cyber Security Consultant

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Arup

Jun 2020 - Present (5 years 8 months)

Established and leads Arup's VAPT service, conducted TVRA and multi-region risk assessments aligned to ISO 27001/NIST/NIS2, and generated new commercial work while mentoring junior staff and improving in-house security assurance.

Risk Assessment ISO 27001 Penetration Testing Vulnerability Management NIST

Co-Founder

Encrypted Cyber

Sep 2018 - Sep 2019 (1 year)

Founded and scaled a secure web development and cybersecurity services startup, delivered six client projects within two months, built a nine-person team, and led technical delivery and client engagement.

Web Security Project Management Team Leadership Client Communication Penetration Testing Business Development

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

National College of Ireland

Master of Science, Cyber Security

2019 - 2020

Activities and societies: Modules included Security Fundamentals, Secure Programming for Web, IT Law and Ethics, Network Security & Penetration Testing, Cryptography, Cloud Security, Incident Response and Analytics, Malware Analysis, Research Methods.

Completed an MSc in Cyber Security covering network security, penetration testing, cloud security, incident response, cryptography, and research methods.

Bhagwan Kaleem Babu Institute of Engineering and Technology

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2015 - 2019

Activities and societies: Relevant modules: Information System Security, Computer Networks, Cloud Computing, Advanced Database Management Systems, Web Development, Linux and Shell Programming.

Completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with coursework in information security, networks, databases, and web development.