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Amine OULD AMARA - Cybersecurity professional
Status : open to work !
Education
ESGI – Master's in Cybersecurity
Master’s degree – RNCP level 7 title, obtained in January 2025
Experience
Cryptography & Data Security Engineer @ BNP Paribas
January 2023 – January 2025 (2 years)
- Design and implementation of strategies to ensure system adaptability to cryptographic evolutions, covering business applications, key management, PKI, and TLS communications, with a proactive approach to the quantum threat.
- Execution of PoCs, project management, participation in RFIs/RFPs, and presentation of results to stakeholders to validate proposed solutions.
- Integrated security tools into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, IAST, network scanners) to automate cryptographic inventory and proactively identify sensitive or outdated components.
- Co-leading the cryptography unit, defining cloud architectures aligned with the previously established cryptographic agility strategy.
- Presenting strategies, simplifying technical challenges, and facilitating the integration of projects into the company's infrastructure.
- Technology watch to adjust the strategy and regular exchanges with cryptography experts.
Scores on CTF platforms
Root-Me+4000 pointsCertifications
(equivalent level to eWPT)
April 2025
7-day practical exam: black-box audit of web applications in a bug bounty context; identification and exploitation of OWASP vulnerabilities (XSS, SQLi, IDOR, etc.), filter bypasses, horizontal/vertical privilege escalation, and professional reporting.
(equivalent level to OSCP)
January 2025
10-day practical exam: black-box audit on a network, systems (Linux/Windows), web application, and Active Directory scope; information gathering, vulnerability exploitation, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and professional reporting.
November 2024
Simulated enterprise network with 14 hosts and ~27 flags. Ideal for mastering enumeration, web and buffer‐overflow exploits, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and advanced pivoting across subnets.
January 2025
Listening and Reading Test (Score: 950/990); demonstrates effective operational proficiency in English for professional and technical communication.
Currently preparing : CWEE & CAPE (HTB)
