Rayan Alzhrani
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Cyber Security Specialist (Penetration Tester) with extensive experience in penetration testing and vulnerability scanning since 2021 in Tahakom.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Penetration Tester specalist
Tahakom
Riyadh
04.2021 - Current
- Conduct penetration testing and security assessments across web applications, APIs, networks, and enterprise infrastructure.
- Plan and execute Red Team activities to assess organizational detection, prevention, and response capabilities.
- Lead and manage Compromise Assessment engagements to identify indicators of compromise, persistence mechanisms, and potential security gaps.
- Led and managed Red Team Activities and Compromise Assessment projects in collaboration with Kaspersky across 2025 and 2026, overseeing planning, execution, stakeholder coordination, and delivery.
- Analyze identified vulnerabilities and security findings, assess business impact, and provide actionable remediation recommendations.
- Collaborate with security, IT, and infrastructure teams to validate findings and support remediation efforts.
- Prepare technical and executive-level security reports and present key findings to stakeholders.
- Have worked in many projects.
Cyber Security BootCamp (Trainee)
Tuwaiq
Riyadh
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Selected for the Tuwaiq Cybersecurity Bootcamp after completing university graduation through a highly competitive selection process, ranking among only 45 participants selected from 60,000+ applicants.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
Albaha University
Albaha2020
Skills
- Penetration testing
- Vulnerability scanning
- Leadership
- Technical documentation
- Risk analysis
- Stakeholder communication
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Selected for the High Potential (HiPo) Talent Development Program in recognition of strong performance, leadership potential, and future growth capabilities.
- Established and built the company’s first dedicated Penetration Testing (PT) Team, defining its structure, capabilities, processes, and operational framework.
- Developed a custom penetration testing automation script to automate repetitive tasks and accelerate the exploitation and validation process, improving overall assessment efficiency.
- Played a key role in the successful delivery of the Trellix project, contributing technical expertise and security assessment capabilities that had a direct impact on the project’s success.
- Took ownership of and successfully delivered a company-wide Compromise Assessment initiative, scaling the assessment across 500+ servers and 2,000+ endpoints running diverse Windows and Linux environments. Led the assessment activities, coordinated execution across the organization, and drove the identification and investigation of potential indicators of compromise and security gaps.
Tools
- Burp Suite | Nmap | Dirbuster | Wfuzz | Metasploit | BloodHound | Postman | Hashcat | Nessus | Qualys | Postman | Subfinder |
Timeline
Penetration Tester specalist
Tahakom
04.2021 - Current
Cyber Security BootCamp (Trainee)
Tuwaiq
08.2020 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
Albaha University