Oqtay Ahmadov
Oqtay Ahmadov

Lead Penetration Tester

Open to offers · Member since 5 Oct 2026
Location
Baku, Azerbaijan
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time, Part Time, Contract
Experience level
Lead

About

Professional summary

I am an offensive security engineer and penetration tester with three years of hands-on experience assessing web applications, APIs, Active Directory environments, mobile applications, wireless networks, and infrastructure.

I currently lead penetration testing activities for Azerbaijan Railways, where I coordinate assessment scope, findings, remediation priorities, and communication with technical and business stakeholders.

My work combines offensive security with source code review, red teaming, and security operations improvement. I help organizations translate technical vulnerabilities into risk-based findings and practical remediation actions.

I have experience deploying and tuning enterprise security solutions, including WAF, SIEM, XDR, and DDoS protection platforms. I have worked with F5 BIG-IP, Radware DefensePro, and Cloudflare in collaboration with vendor and customer teams.

I am proficient in Python, PowerShell, Bash, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, and Kotlin, and work across Linux, Windows, and macOS environments. My offensive security toolkit includes Nmap, Burp Suite, and Metasploit.

I hold OSWE, OSCP, OSWP, CRTO, and F5 Certified Administrator certifications. I also participate in cybersecurity competitions, have won national CTF and hackathon events, and published research on Pegasus spyware mitigation strategies.

Notice period: immediately

Skills

26 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Application Hosting

Data Stores

Experience

Career history

Lead Penetration Tester Azerbaijan Railways

Lead web application and Active Directory penetration testing engagements for a national infrastructure organization. Coordinate assessment scope, vulnerability findings, remediation priorities, and stakeholder communication across IT and business teams.

Conduct source code reviews for internal and public-facing applications and produce risk-based reports that connect technical issues with business impact. Partner with security operations teams to tune detection and prevention systems based on assessment outcomes.

Cyber Security Engineer & Penetration Tester R.I.S.K. Company

Delivered penetration testing and red teaming engagements across web, Active Directory, mobile, and wireless environments for client organizations. Managed engagement scope, timelines, and client communication from start to finish.

Deployed and configured security solutions including F5 BIG-IP, Radware DefensePro, WAF, SIEM, XDR, and DDoS protection tooling. Coordinated with F5, Radware, and Cloudflare partner teams and contributed to internal training initiatives.

Intern, Cybersecurity Digital Umbrella

Worked with system administrators to assess the organization's security posture during a cybersecurity summer internship.

Authored a research paper covering cybersecurity best practices from a system administrator's perspective.

Intern, Cybersecurity Caspian Innovation Center

Researched current cybersecurity threats and supported the setup and security of an Oracle Cloud database deployment.

Participated in a Capture The Flag event as part of the cybersecurity internship program.

Assistant Mentor International Bank of Azerbaijan

Guided young students through introductory IT learning in the Tech Kids Program, resolving hardware and software issues on educational devices.

Answered programming-related questions and provided real-time content translation for Russian-speaking students.

Education

Learning history

Azerbaijan Technical University

Master's Degree, Cybersecurity

Master's degree program in Cybersecurity.

Baku Higher Oil School

Bachelor's Degree, Information Security

Bachelor's degree in Information Security.

European Azerbaijan School

High School Diploma (IB)

International Baccalaureate high school diploma.

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