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Amit Vitekar-Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker)

Amit Vitekar
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Berlin, Germany

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Jan 2023 - Oct 2024
Berlin, Germany

Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker)

Security Research Labs (SRLabs)

Position Summary
Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker) at Security Research Labs (SRLabs)
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Research and Development
  • Led telecom security testing team & SOC deployments across Tier-1 carriers; reduced critical vulnerabilities by 30%.
  • Conducted 5G/O-RAN fuzzing, penetration testing, and vulnerability research (basebands, RAN, core).
  • Designed testbeds for protocol fuzzing (AFL++, LibAFL) on 5G stacks.
  • delivered client workshops on secure telecom with AI assisted workflows.
  • Researched AI-driven SOC and penetration testing (LLMs for log triage, anomaly detection, adversarial monitoring).
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
United Kingdom

Position Title

Cyber Defence Services Ltd

Position Summary
Position Title at Cyber Defence Services Ltd
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Research and Development
  • Built SDR pipelines (USRP, BladeRF) for Wi-Fi security.
  • Designed anomaly visualization dashboards for traffic classification.
  • Performed jamming and protocol manipulation attacks in controlled testbeds.
Jun 2019 - Jul 2021
Pune, India

Security Researcher

SecureThings AI Pvt Ltd

Position Summary
Security Researcher at SecureThings AI Pvt Ltd
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
Research and Development
  • Conducted penetration testing of EV ECUs/TCUs; discovered high-severity 0-days in GSM/4G-LTE firmware.
  • Performed UART/JTAG-based firmware analysis and SDR protocol testing (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS).
  • Developed static analysis frameworks for embedded vulnerabilities.
Dec 2018 - Jul 2019
Pune, India

IoT Security Researcher

Payatu Labs

Position Summary
IoT Security Researcher at Payatu Labs
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Research and Development
  • Identified vulnerabilities in IoT hubs, smart speakers, and firmware ecosystems.
  • Authored “Evil-Boot” PoC firmware, bypassing embedded security mechanisms.
Oct 2017 - Oct 2018
Pune, India

Embedded System Developer

IoTIoT.in (Smart6)

Position Summary
Embedded System Developer at IoTIoT.in (Smart6)
Industries
Information Technology
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Developed router OS (OpenWRT-based) for media streaming, load balancing, and P2P networks.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Telecommunication, Information Technology, Automotive, and Professional Services.

Telecommunication
Information Technology
Automotive
Professional Services
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Experienced in Research and Development, Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Research and Development
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Product Development
Business Intelligence
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Summary

AI-focused cybersecurity professional specializing in 5G Core/RAN, IoT, and embedded security, applying machine learning and LLM-based automation for vulnerability discovery, anomaly detection, and SOC workflow optimization. Experienced in AI-assisted fuzzing, telecom protocol analysis (GTP, SS7, O-RAN), and automated threat modeling aligned with GSMA, ENISA, and 3GPP standards.

Skills

Ai Security & Red-Teaming:

  • Owasp Top 10 Llm Attacks: Adversarial Prompts, Backdoors & Poisoning, Prompt Injection, Jailbreaks, Data Extraction/Privacy, Reconstruction, Denial Of Service, Escalation, Malicious Code Execution, Attack Automation.
  • Mitre Atlas Framework: Applied Across Reconnaissance ➜ Impact (Model Inference Abuse, Poisoning, Exfiltration, Adversarial Staging, Data Manipulation).
  • Tools: Bite (Iterative Trigger Injection For Textual Backdoors), Garak (Llm Vulnerability Scanner), Houyi (Successful Prompt Injection Framework), Dropbox/Llm-Security (Attack Scripts & Docs), Promptmap (Bulk Prompt Injection Testing), Rebuff (Llm Prompt Injection Detector).

Hardware And Telecom Security:

  • Gsm, Lte, 5g (Nsa/Sa), O-Ran, Ss7, Gtp, Interconnect Security.
  • Penetration Testing, Fuzzing (Afl++, Libafl), Vulnerability Analysis.
  • Software Defined Radios (Usrp, Bladerf, Hackrf), Uart/Jtag Debugging, Firmware Analysis.

Infrastructure:

  • Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Openstack.

Languages

English
Advanced
German
Elementary

Education

National College of Ireland (NCI)

MSc Cybersecurity, Specializing in Cloud Security · Cybersecurity · Dublin, Ireland

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electronics and Telecommunication · Electronics and Telecommunication · Pune, India

Certifications & licenses

EU Blue Card

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 5
Experience in Telecommunication 3 y
Avg length 1 y 2 m
Longest experience 2 y 1 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 3 (India, Germany, United Kingdom)
Primary country India

Expertise

Recent roles Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker), Position Title, Security Researcher
Main industries Telecommunication, Information Technology, Automotive
Main business areas Research and Development, Information Technology, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 1

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Amit is based in Berlin, Germany.
Amit speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), German (Elementary).
Amit has at least 6 years of experience. During this time, Amit has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Amit may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Amit would be well-suited for roles such as: Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker), Position Title, Security Researcher.
Amit's most recent position is Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker) at Security Research Labs (SRLabs).
In recent years, Amit has worked for Security Research Labs (SRLabs), Cyber Defence Services Ltd, and SecureThings AI Pvt Ltd.
Amit is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication, Automotive, and Information Technology. Amit also has some experience in Professional Services.
Amit is most experienced in business areas like Research and Development, Product Development, and Information Technology. Amit also has some experience in Business Intelligence.
Amit has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Telecommunication, and Information Technology.
Amit has recently worked in business areas like Research and Development, Product Development, and Information Technology.
Amit holds a Master in Cybersecurity from National College of Ireland (NCI) and a Bachelor in Electronics and Telecommunication from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Amit has 1 certificate: EU Blue Card.
Amit is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
Amit's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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