Sameer Hameed

Blue-team-focused cybersecurity practitioner with hands-on experience in SIEM log analysis (Splunk, Security Onion), digital forensics and incident response investigation, and authorized web application security research on HackerOne.

Cisco Certified

CyberOps Associate with working knowledge of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, and MITRE ATT&CK. Strong diagnostic reasoning across CLI environments, structured log analysis, and API tooling (Postman, curl). Self-directed learner with a consistent lab-based training record on Hack The Box and TryHackMe.

Independent Security Researcher — Authorized Bug Bounty Programs at HackerOne (Present)

• Conduct authorized web application security testing within defined program scope, focused on access-control vulnerability classes including Broken Access Control, IDOR, and cross-tenant data isolation
• Perform systematic session-comparison testing using Burp Suite with the Autorize extension to evaluate authorization enforcement across application endpoints
• Maintain structured test coverage matrices, evidence capture, and reproduction documentation aligned with responsible disclosure standards

Hands-On Defensive Labs — Hack The Box & TryHackMe at Self-Directed (Present)

• Completed HTB Blue Team Sherlock investigations, including Brutus (SSH brute-force intrusion analysis via Linux auth.log and wtmp forensics) and Dream Job-1 (threat intelligence analysis mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques)
• Completed TryHackMe defensive modules covering Splunk SPL query construction, Security Onion deployment and monitoring, SOC alert triage workflows, and networking fundamentals
• Practice end-to-end investigation methodology: log ingestion, event correlation, IOC identification, and findings documentation

Manager at SHOPCART LLC, US-registered LLC (e-commerce) (2026-06 – Present)

• Manage company formation, compliance documentation, and operational setup for a US-based limited liability company
• Administer business banking and payment infrastructure (Mercury, Wise), including account security and access management

Proprietary Trader — Funded Accounts at FTMO (proprietary trading firm) (2025-09 – Present)

• Passed multi-stage risk-managed evaluations to obtain and operate funded trading accounts under strict drawdown and risk-limit rules
• Apply disciplined quantitative risk management, structured decision frameworks, and multi-source data analysis under real-time conditions