Raphaelmary Iduma

DevSecOps Engineer | Application Security & VAPT Specialist | SAST/D Security (AWS/Azure) | GHAS | SOC (Splunk, Wazuh)

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About

Highly accomplished Certified Cybersecurity Engineer and VAPT Specialist with over 6 years of hands-on experience securing enterprise applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. Expertly blends Application Security, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, Network Security, Threat Modeling, and Digital Forensics with a strong foundation in Web & Mobile Application Development. Proven track record of reducing application vulnerabilities by up to 60% through DevSecOps pipeline integration and improving secure code compliance by 70%, leveraging advanced SAST/DAST/IAST frameworks and automated security workflows that saved 20+ hours weekly. Adept at aligning systems with ISO/IEC 27001 (ISMS), NIST, and industry best practices, with a passion for mentoring and developing cybersecurity talent.

Work

Telecity Technologies Ltd

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Chief Technology Officer

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

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Summary

As Chief Technology Officer, I lead strategic technology initiatives, overseeing the development and implementation of advanced security frameworks and driving innovation across enterprise applications and infrastructure.

Highlights

Developed and executed a comprehensive technology roadmap, aligning cybersecurity strategies with business objectives to enhance overall security posture.

Directed cross-functional teams in the adoption of cutting-edge security technologies, improving system resilience and reducing attack surface by 25%.

Established robust DevSecOps practices across the organization, accelerating secure software delivery and reducing time-to-market for critical applications.

Cultivated a culture of security-first development, providing technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams across various security domains.

Managed technology budgets and resources effectively, optimizing security investments while achieving key performance indicators and operational efficiency.

Submarket NG

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Application Security Engineer

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

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Summary

Application Security Engineer responsible for integrating security tools into CI/CD pipelines, conducting penetration testing, and securing cloud-native environments to reduce vulnerabilities.

Highlights

Integrated SAST, DAST, IAST, and GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) into CI/CD pipelines, reducing pre-production vulnerabilities by 45-60%.

Conducted comprehensive web, mobile (WAPT/MAPT), and API penetration testing, identifying and remediating critical security flaws.

Implemented Secure SDLC (SSDLC) aligned with ISO 27001 and NIST standards, enhancing security posture across development stages.

Automated security testing workflows, reducing manual effort by over 40% and accelerating vulnerability detection.

Secured Docker & Kubernetes environments, reducing misconfigurations by 50% and strengthening container security.

Strengthened API security using OAuth, JWT, and rate limiting mechanisms, preventing unauthorized access and data breaches.

Bravort Institute

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Cyber Security Instructor

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

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Summary

Cyber Security Instructor responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive cybersecurity curriculum and hands-on training to students, enhancing practical skills and career readiness.

Highlights

Designed and developed a comprehensive cybersecurity curriculum, including lesson plans, labs, and training materials, covering beginner to advanced topics.

Delivered engaging classroom lectures, workshops, and hands-on lab sessions across key domains like Network Security, Cryptography, Ethical Hacking, and Incident Response.

Demonstrated practical use of penetration testing tools, SIEM platforms, and network monitoring solutions, guiding students through vulnerability assessments and testing exercises.

Facilitated interactive discussions, case studies, and real-world simulations, enhancing critical thinking and problem-solving skills by 30%.

Encouraged collaboration and peer learning, improving student engagement and knowledge retention through practical assessments and quizzes.

Provided constructive feedback and mentorship, improving student outcomes and career readiness for over 50 students.

Cyber Secured India

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Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Engineer

New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Summary

Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Engineer conducting comprehensive security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing on web and mobile applications, identifying and mitigating critical security risks.

Highlights

Conducted comprehensive security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing on web and mobile applications, identifying and mitigating critical security risks.

Performed advanced reconnaissance and attack surface analysis using industry-standard tools such as Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus, and Metasploit, enhancing threat detection capabilities.

Identified and exploited OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, including Injection attacks (SQLi, SSTI), Broken Access Control, Broken Authentication, and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).

Provided detailed vulnerability reports and remediation strategies, improving application security posture and reducing risk exposure by an estimated 20%.

Executed static and dynamic mobile application penetration testing (MAPT), identifying security flaws in Android applications and strengthening mobile security through secure configuration.

Assessed and hardened Linux and Windows systems, identifying misconfigurations and privilege escalation vectors, improving system-level security controls and reducing unauthorized access.

Wynk Limited (FI Cohort X 24)

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Front End Developer (Flutter I Dart)

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

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Summary

Front End Developer specializing in cross-platform mobile application development using Flutter and Dart, focusing on UI/UX, API integration, and security assessments.

Highlights

Designed and developed cross-platform mobile applications using Flutter and Dart, delivering high-performance solutions for diverse user needs.

Implemented responsive UI layouts and components, ensuring optimal user experience across various devices and screen sizes, enhancing accessibility by 25%.

Collaborated with UI/UX designers to translate mock-ups into interactive, visually appealing mobile app interfaces, ensuring pixel-perfect implementation.

Integrated mobile applications with backend APIs using RESTful principles, facilitating seamless data fetching and updates from server-side databases.

Handled asynchronous operations and HTTP requests using Dart's async/await syntax and libraries like Dio, optimizing data loading times by 15%.

Conducted security assessments, including static code analysis, dynamic application security testing (DAST), and penetration testing, to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.

Wynk Nigeria

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Flutter Frontend Mobile Developer (Intern)

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

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Summary

Flutter Frontend Mobile Developer Intern focused on designing and developing high-performance cross-platform applications and ensuring robust UI/UX, while implementing secure coding practices.

Highlights

Designed and developed cross-platform mobile applications using Flutter (Dart), delivering high-performance apps for both iOS and Android platforms.

Built responsive and adaptive UI components, ensuring consistent user experience across multiple devices, screen sizes, and orientations.

Collaborated closely with UI/UX designers to translate wireframes and design mock-ups into interactive, pixel-perfect interfaces.

Maintained design consistency and reusable component architecture, improving development efficiency and scalability across projects.

Developed unit and integration tests using Flutter's testing framework to ensure application reliability and reduce bugs by 10%.

Conducted static code analysis and application security testing (SAST/DAST) to identify and remediate vulnerabilities, applying secure coding practices to protect user data.

Resilient Software Security

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DevSecOps Engineer

New York, NY, US

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Summary

DevSecOps Engineer performing comprehensive security assessments, integrating security into SDLC, and managing vulnerability lifecycles to enhance application resilience.

Highlights

Performed comprehensive security assessments, including SAST, DAST, and penetration testing, to identify and remediate vulnerabilities across web applications and services.

Utilized industry-standard tools such as Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and Nessus to evaluate application security posture and uncover critical risks.

Collaborated with development teams to implement secure coding practices and embed security into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) using a shift-left DevSecOps approach.

Conducted secure code reviews and architecture assessments, ensuring compliance with security standards, policies, and best practices (OWASP, ISO 27001, NIST).

Managed the vulnerability management lifecycle, including identification, prioritization (CVSS), tracking, and remediation of security issues, reducing critical vulnerabilities by 30%.

Automated security testing processes by integrating SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI), enabling continuous security validation.

Fudrat Technologies Limited

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Front-End Developer (ReactJS)

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

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Summary

Front-End Developer specializing in ReactJS, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, responsible for developing and maintaining web applications and integrating RESTful APIs to deliver seamless user experiences.

Highlights

Developed and maintained web applications using ReactJS, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, integrating RESTful APIs with back-end systems to enhance functionality.

Implemented responsive design principles and mobile-first design, ensuring seamless user experience across desktop and mobile devices, increasing user engagement by 20%.

Built reusable and modular UI components using ReactJS and SASS, improving code efficiency and maintainability by 15% across projects.

Conducted rigorous code reviews and provided feedback, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and maintainable architecture.

Participated in Agile development methodologies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, contributing to timely project delivery.

Optimized front-end performance for speed, scalability, and usability, reducing page load times by 10%.

CoTrac Satellite Systems Limited

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Information Technology Engineer

Garki Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

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Summary

Information Technology Engineer responsible for the design, implementation, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise network infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across LAN/WAN environments.

Highlights

Designed, implemented, and maintained enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and firewalls, ensuring high availability and performance.

Managed and maintained network topology documentation, IP addressing schemes, and architecture diagrams, ensuring reliable connectivity across multiple environments.

Monitored network performance, bandwidth utilization, and system health, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and outages to ensure minimal downtime.

Implemented and enforced network security policies and procedures, monitoring traffic for suspicious activity, supporting early threat detection.

Assisted in strengthening firewall rules, access controls, and perimeter security configurations, enhancing overall network security posture.

Supported development of network security frameworks and best practices, improving secure connectivity and infrastructure resilience across enterprise-wide initiatives.

Education

Baze University

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
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Professional Diploma Cyber Security

National Fire Academy (NFA)

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
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Certification Fire Safety (Prevention, Control & Extinction), Fire Prevention and Safety Technology / Technician

Courses

Fire Drills

Risk Assessment

Safety Policies

University of Abuja

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
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Bachelor of Science - BS Social Studies Education Grade: 4.08

Awards

5 Years of Service Award (Cotrac Satellite System)

Cotrac Satellite System Limited

Award of Excellent Service for dedicated contributions to the organization over five years.

Best Graduating Student

G-Renaissance

Academic Award of Excellence for outstanding performance as the Best Graduating Student.

Languages

English

Certificates

Certified Social Engineering Defense Practitioner (CSEDP)

The SecOps Group (Creators of PentestingExams.com)

Certified Cybersecurity Educator Professional

Red Team Leaders

Certified Phishing Prevention Specialist

Hack & Fix

Certified Network Security Practitioner

The SecOps Group

Android Forensics Analysis (Belkasoft X)

Belkasoft

Certified AppSec Practitioner (CAP)

The SecOps Group

Skills

DAST

IAST

API Security

GHAS

SOC Operations

Splunk, Wazuh.

Network Security

LAN/WAN, Firewalls.

Threat Modeling

STRIDE, DREAD.

Digital Forensics

Web Application Development

Mobile Application Development

MAPT

Burp Suite

OWASP ZAP

Cloud Security

AWS, Azure.

SonarQube

Snyk

Trivy

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Nmap

Wireshark

Metasploit

ISO/IEC 27001 (ISMS)

NIST

Secure SDLC (SSDLC)

Shift-Left Security.

WAPT

Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT)

SAST

Application Security

DevSecOps

Cloud-Native Environments

Containerized Environments

OAuth

JWT

Rate Limiting

Cryptography

Ethical Hacking

Incident Response

Risk Management & Compliance

SIEM Platforms

Network Monitoring

Linux

Windows

Privilege Escalation

Flutter

Dart

Responsive UI

UI/UX Design

RESTful APIs

Asynchronous Operations

HTTP Requests

Dio

Platform Channels

Navigation & Routing

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

Static Code Analysis

Secure Coding Practices

Vulnerability Management Lifecycle

Secure Code Reviews

Architecture Assessments

CI/CD Pipelines

Security Awareness Training

Root Cause Analysis

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

PHP

SQL

ReactJS

VueJS

SASS

Git

Visual Studio Code

Chrome DevTools

Agile

DevOps Practices

Frontend Architecture

Component-Based Design

LAN/WAN Design

Network Architecture

Routing & Switching

Subnetting

VLANs

Firewall Configuration

Traffic Monitoring

Intrusion Detection Concepts

Security Policy Implementation

Projects

Website Design & Development (Government Website)

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Summary

Designed and developed a government website, ensuring secure and functional online presence for public services.

Design and Development of Church Website

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Summary

Designed and developed a website for church ministration, providing an online platform for community engagement and resources.

Web Design and Development (Dance and Art Website)

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Summary

Designed and developed a website for a dance and art organization, showcasing creative portfolios and event information.

Website Development (Oil & Gas Website)

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Summary

Designed and developed a website for an Oil & Gas company, enhancing their digital footprint and stakeholder engagement.