Open to work — Cybersecurity & Software roles · India / Hybrid / Remote
Cybersecurity · Software Development · Jaipur, India
Manoj Kumar
Sharma
Cybersecurity & Software Professional
SOC Analysis
MCA graduate from Manipal University Jaipur who builds security you can inspect: vulnerability assessments and threat-intelligence work in live operations, an AI-driven honey-token system (Deceptive-Net) as a capstone, and cryptographic software presented at ICDSA 2026. Currently an AI Fellow at Handshake AI, evaluating models and optimising GPU workloads.
Profile
About
I sit where security operations meet software engineering — I don't just find vulnerabilities, I build the tools and systems around them, document them to governance standard, and ship the code in public.
01 · Security Operations
Assess, monitor, escalate
Structured vulnerability assessments, formal risk registers, threat-intelligence and IoC monitoring within SLAs, and network-traffic root-cause analysis with Nmap and Wireshark — practised in a live internship with Plasmid Innovation (with MSME DFO).
02 · AI Security Research
Deception & model evaluation
Creator of Deceptive-Net, a WGAN-GP framework generating hyper-realistic honey-tokens to mislead attackers in reconnaissance. At Handshake AI I evaluate model outputs for accuracy, security and safety on complex edge cases.
03 · Secure Software
Code with a secure SDLC
Python, Java, Kotlin, SQL, PowerShell, React and TypeScript. Author of a KMAC DRBG secure password generator — algorithmic work presented before session chairs at the 7th ICDSA Conference, 2026.
What I'm looking for
Entry-level roles in India (open to hybrid / remote) as a Cybersecurity Analyst, SOC Analyst, Information Security Analyst or GRC Analyst — and software / DevSecOps-adjacent roles where secure development is the job, not an afterthought. I translate complex security architecture into governance-ready documentation and executive reporting, and I bring working code, not just theory.
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Professional & Internships
Experience
Real operational experience — AI evaluation at fellowship level and security operations in industry, backed by documentation roles that sharpened executive-level reporting.
Handshake AI
AI Fellow · Jul 2026 – Present
- Train and evaluate AI models to reduce false and misleading information, cross-checking responses against verified sources for accuracy.
- Assess model outputs for domain accuracy, security vulnerabilities and safety compliance on complex edge cases, with domain experts.
- Optimise GPU usage for multithreaded, GPU-accelerated programs to improve training performance and throughput.
Plasmid Innovation Pvt. Ltd.
Cyber Security Intern · Mar – May 2025 · with MSME DFO
- Conducted structured vulnerability assessments and documented findings in formal risk registers aligned with digital resilience frameworks.
- Monitored threat-intelligence streams for indicators of compromise (IoCs) within defined SLAs.
- Analysed network traffic with Nmap and Wireshark for root-cause analysis and SLA-bound escalation.
Earlier — Research & Writing Internships (2024)
Earth5R Foundation (Jan – Mar 2024): synthesised sustainability datasets into research briefs and executive-level policy documentation.
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Marpu Foundation (Jan – Feb 2024): drafted public-awareness documentation and institutional reports to rigorous editorial standards.
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Research · Code · Publications
Projects & Publications
Every project below links to public code or a verifiable certificate. No demos that don't exist, no metrics I can't defend in an interview.
Featured · Full-Stack Security Product · Oct 2026
Aegis — Personal Cyber Defense Platform
Problem: Individuals get compromised by phishing links, fake emails, malware attachments and weak, reused passwords — not zero-days. Built: A production-grade platform with ten explainable detection tools (phishing URL & email analysis, in-memory malware file scanning, password strength + k-anonymity breach checks, AES-256-GCM encrypted vault, website security audits, secret scanning, plus scam-message, domain-security and TLS-certificate checks), hardened with Argon2id auth and lockout, rate limiting and strict security headers. Verified: automated test suite, GitHub Actions CI and CodeQL passing.
Academic Capstone · Jan – Jun 2026
Deceptive-Net — Honey-Token Generative Framework
Problem: Attackers reconnoitre networks and hunt credentials before defenders notice. Built: An AI-driven defensive system using Wasserstein GANs (WGAN-GP) to generate hyper-realistic honey-tokens and deceptive network artefacts that mislead attackers during reconnaissance. Owned: End-to-end data pipeline, GAN training methodology and evaluation metrics, aligned with NIST security frameworks.
Open Source · Jun – Aug 2025
Secure Password Generator
A cryptographic credential utility implementing custom entropy-maximising algorithms (KMAC DRBG) to minimise predictable-pattern vulnerabilities. Designed for secure SDLC integration, with full technical documentation and algorithmic complexity analysis.
Publication · Presented Jul 2026
Robust Password Generation Through KMAC DRBG: A Post SHA-2 Performance and Entropy Analysis
7th ICDSA Conference, 2026
Presented before session chairs. Status: under review by session chair members. Tap to view the presentation certificate.
(opens in a new tab)Capabilities
Core Competencies
Grouped the way hiring managers scan: what I can do in security operations, the tools I use, the code I write, and where AI and cloud fit.
Security Operations & Testing
Tools
Tools are listed only where I have hands-on work to show — I'm happy to be tested on any of these in an interview.
Engineering & Software Development
AI & Cloud
Credentials
Education & Certifications
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
Manipal University Jaipur · Sep 2024 – Jun 2026
Aggregate 76%. Core focus: advanced network security, cloud architecture, AI and cryptography. Capstone: Deceptive-Net.
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur · Sep 2021 – May 2024
Aggregate 75.40%. Specialisation: Cloud Technology & Information Security (CT&IS). Tap to view degree.
(opens in a new tab)Certifications & credentials
- Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate — Coursera (opens in a new tab)
- Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE) — EC-Council (opens in a new tab)
- Digital Forensics Essentials (DFE) — EC-Council (opens in a new tab)
- The Joy of Computing using Python — NPTEL (opens in a new tab)
- Code Red Hackathon — ACIC-VGU & AIM (participation)
- Industrial IoT Markets and Security — Coursera (opens in a new tab)
Languages
- English — professional proficiency
- Hindi — native
- Rajasthani — native
- Gujarati — basic
For recruiters
Based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Open to roles across India, hybrid and remote. Résumé, certificates and project code are linked where available.
Get in touch
Contact
Hiring for security or secure software? Let's talk.
I'm actively looking for Cybersecurity Analyst, SOC, Information Security, GRC and software / DevSecOps-adjacent roles in India. The fastest way to reach me is email — I reply to genuine opportunities.
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India · Open to relocation / hybrid / remote for the right role