IT & Security Engineer | Software Engineering (M.Sc.)
Digital Sovereignty • Cloud-Native Architecture • Security Automation • Big Data
I am a Software and Security Engineer who bridges the gap between low-level system understanding and enterprise-scale defense architectures. Security starts at the architectural level, and by mastering the foundations, I build "secure-by-design" infrastructures and applications that eliminate vulnerabilities before they emerge.
I leverage a diverse tech stack—from low-level C to modern Golang, Node.js, and Python—to automate defenses, develop security tools, and build resilient systems:
- Security Tooling & GUI: Developing custom solutions like Vantage (a Go/Docker-based unified GUI for vulnerability management) and WebVuln Runner.
- Full-Stack Architecture: End-to-end application development utilizing JavaScript/Node.js/React (e.g., the PERN-stack Nalburdeposu e-commerce platform).
- Big Data & Analytics: Architecting scalable, Lakehouse-based SIEM environments using Apache Spark, Kafka, and Hadoop for real-time log analytics.
I am deeply passionate about creating autonomous, self-sufficient IT environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and containerization.
- Ubuntu Sovereign Stack: Architecting an open-source, on-premise enterprise framework integrating Ubuntu LTS, Kubernetes/Podman, and Wazuh to ensure total data sovereignty.
- Advanced Virtualization: Building robust lab environments on Proxmox VE to test the limits of enterprise virtualization, ZFS, and autonomous deployments.
- Languages:
- Data & Streaming:
- Cloud-Native & Infrastructure:
- Security Architecture:
| Project | Description | Stack / Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Apache-BigData-SIEM | Scalable, Lakehouse-based SIEM architecture for real-time threat detection. | Kafka, Spark, Hadoop |
| WebVuln-Runner | Docker-based TUI runner for instantly deploying 15+ vulnerable web apps. | Docker, Bash, Python |
| ApiGoat | Deliberately vulnerable REST API designed for OWASP Top 10 security testing. | Node.js, MongoDB |
- 🎓 M.Sc. in Software Engineering: Karabuk University (Researching scalable systems & supply chain security).
- 🔬 Current Research: Benchmarking CPU, GPU, and NPU performance for complex graph optimization tasks.
- 🛡️ Cybersecurity Roots: Leveraging an offensive security background (TryHackMe Top 1%, Pentest Specialist) to engineer unbreakable defense systems.
"Digital Sovereignty is not a luxury, it's a necessity."
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