Abhishek Patel // Cyber Security Engineer

01 Profile

Results-driven IT Escalations Engineer with 5+ years of progressive experience across cloud infrastructure, enterprise identity management, endpoint security, and on-premises systems administration. Proven track record at Amazon Web Services supporting large-scale internal users on AWS services, Microsoft 365 ecosystem management, and threat response. Adept at bridging corporate security, cloud engineering, and end-user support teams to deliver seamless IT operations and robust security posture.

02 Security Arsenal

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NMAP

Network mapper for host discovery, port scanning, service versioning & OS detection. Backbone of any recon phase.

Reconnaissance

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METASPLOIT

World's most used penetration testing framework. Exploit modules, payloads, post-exploitation & automation.

Exploitation

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BURP SUITE

Industry-leading web application security testing platform. Intercept, modify & replay HTTP/S traffic.

Web AppSec

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WIRESHARK

Deep packet inspection and network protocol analysis. Dissect live traffic or pcap captures in real-time.

Network Analysis

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AIRCRACK-NG

Complete suite for 802.11 WEP/WPA wireless network security assessment — capture, crack, replay attacks.

Wireless

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HASHCAT

World's fastest password recovery utility. GPU-accelerated brute-force, dictionary & rule-based attacks.

Password Cracking

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SQLMAP

Automated SQL injection and database takeover tool. Detects and exploits SQLi in web applications.

Injection

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JOHN THE RIPPER

Classic offline password cracker supporting 20+ hash types — Unix, Windows NTLM, Kerberos and more.

Password Cracking

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GOBUSTER / FFUF

Directory/file & DNS brute-forcing tools. Uncover hidden web paths, vhosts & parameters at high speed.

Enumeration

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MS DEFENDER

Enterprise-grade threat protection used daily to hunt, quarantine & respond to phishing & malware campaigns.

Threat Hunting

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AWS IAM / PACU

Cloud security posture management & AWS exploitation framework for IAM privilege escalation testing.

Cloud Security

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KALI LINUX

Debian-based penetration testing OS — home base for ethical hacking with 600+ pre-installed security tools.

Platform

04 Experience

IT Escalations Engineer II

Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Canada

2022 – Present

Tier 2/3 escalation support for internal users on EC2, VPC, S3, and IAM — resolving complex infrastructure and access issues.
Manage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Exchange Online & SharePoint — provisioning, access control, and policy enforcement.
Utilize Microsoft Defender to hunt, investigate & quarantine malicious emails, reducing organizational phishing risk.
Collaborate with AWS Corporate Security on service onboarding, security controls & incident response playbooks.
Develop & maintain a comprehensive IT Knowledge Base, enabling self-service and reducing repeat escalation volume.
Subject matter expert on cloud IAM, advising teams on least-privilege principles and access management best practices.

Senior Desktop & Systems Technician

Linamar Corporation — Ontario, Canada

2020 – 2022

Comprehensive IT support for 400+ end users — Active Directory, network shares, Group Policy & Hyper-V server admin.
Led commissioning & decommissioning of network racks, switches & UPS systems with zero-downtime transitions.
Lead IT Engineer for local facility, collaborating on infrastructure upgrade and expansion projects with corporate teams.
Administered engineering software licenses (AutoCAD, SolidWorks) for 100+ engineering users.

Desktop & Systems Technician Co-op

Linamar Corporation – Skyjack Inc. — Ontario, Canada

2019 – 2020

Laptop imaging, configuration & deployment for new and replacement endpoints across the organization.
Frontline user support for hardware, software & connectivity issues.
Delivered onboarding & IT training sessions for new employees, accelerating user readiness.

06 Mission

Transitioning from cloud infrastructure & IT escalations into the offensive and defensive frontlines of cybersecurity. My mission is to leverage deep AWS and enterprise security experience to become a penetration tester and threat intelligence engineer — turning 5+ years of production system knowledge into a weapon for the defense of digital infrastructure.