Amaanali Motiwala

Cybersecurity student with a strong foundation in networking, network security, and SOC operations, with hands-on experience through academic and project work. Familiar with TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, ACLs, network monitoring, AWS, Nmap, Wireshark, and Splunk. Backed by CCNA badges, AWS, Palo Alto, and SOC-focused certifications, and Ranked Top 1% Globally on TryHackMe, with a strong interest in network defense and security operations.

Cybersecurity Intern - ShadowFox - Remote

(2024-09 - 2024-10)

• Completed 8 structured cybersecurity tasks across Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels covering cryptography, enumeration, and exploitation, progressing through all difficulty tiers within a 2-month timeline.
• Applied cybersecurity assessment methodologies — reconnaissance, network scanning, and security analysis — to solve 5+ CTF scenarios simulating real-world attack vectors including privilege escalation and network intrusion.
• Conducted log analysis and traffic inspection using Nmap, Wireshark, and Metasploit throughout 5+ progressively complex CTF challenge environments.

B.Tech - Computer Science Engineering (Cyber Security) - Parul University (2023 - 2027)