Hello, I'm Omar Kaaki

I'm a Senior Computer and Communications Engineering student at the American University of Beirut, passionate about cybersecurity and systems engineering. My journey in technology has been driven by a deep curiosity about how systems work and how to make them more secure.

Currently based in Beirut, Lebanon, I've gained hands-on experience through various internships and projects in cybersecurity, from SOC analysis to penetration testing. I'm particularly interested in threat detection, incident response, and building scalable security infrastructure.

When I'm not diving deep into security research or working on projects, I enjoy tutoring students in electronics and circuits through MyTutor, helping them understand complex concepts and achieve their academic goals.

Current Focus Areas

Cybersecurity Research 90%
Academic Excellence 88%
Practical Experience 85%

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Years Experience

Current Status
Available for opportunities
Studying at AUB
SOC Analyst Intern at CNS

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering

American University of Beirut

2022 - 2026

Dean's Honor List (Fall 22-23/Spring 24-25)

  • Focus on cybersecurity and systems engineering
  • Research in IoT systems and mobile sensing
  • Active participation in cybersecurity competitions

General High School Diploma - Life Sciences

Saint Mary's Orthodox College (SMOC)

2020 - 2022

High Distinction (18.11/20)

Professional Experience

Security Operations Center Analyst

CNS - Internship

Jun 2025 - Present

Gained hands-on experience in real-time threat detection, investigation, and response. Actively used Splunk Enterprise for log analysis and worked with Cisco Firewall FDM for network traffic monitoring.

  • Live monitoring and response to real-world attack simulations
  • Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)
  • Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges in penetration testing
Splunk DFIR SOC

Penetration Tester

Procomix Technology Group - Internship

Jun 2025

Worked closely with a Certified Ethical Hacker on real-world penetration testing engagements targeting corporate environments.

  • Vulnerability assessment and exploitation
  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint configuration
  • Microsoft Sentinel monitoring and threat detection
Ethical Hacking VAPT Microsoft Security

Cyber Security Engineer

Atria Solutions - Internship

April 2025 - May 2025

Contributed to the development of a real-time threat detection pipeline integrating multiple security platforms.

  • Log collection and processing with ELK stack
  • Kafka implementation for efficient log streaming
  • Elasticsearch indexing and MongoDB storage
ELK Stack Kafka MongoDB

Research Project Assistant

American University of Beirut

Jan 2025 - May 2025

Developed ML models for real-time sensor data analysis in IoT systems and optimized algorithms for mobile sensing applications.

Machine Learning IoT Research

Online Tutor

YMY Tutoring Agency

2023 - 2025

Providing online tutoring services in electronics, circuits, and programming concepts to students, helping them understand complex technical subjects and achieve academic success.

  • Electronics and circuit analysis
  • Programming fundamentals
  • Academic coaching and support
Electronics Circuits Tutoring

Certifications & Awards

Semicolons CTF 2025

Qualified for national finals, ranked 2nd among all teams

Semicolon Academy
Excellence

IEEE Python Bootcamp

Certificate of Completion

IEEE - Dec 2022
Programming

IELTS Certification

Score: 8/9

British Council - Jan 2022
Language

Cybersecurity Focus

omar@kali-linux:~$
omar@kali-linux:~$ nmap -sS -O target.com
Starting Nmap scan on target.com...
Host is up (0.045s latency)
omar@kali-linux:~$ msfconsole
Metasploit Framework Console
msf6 > use exploit/multi/handler
omar@kali-linux:~$ _

Kali Linux

Primary penetration testing platform

Splunk

SIEM and log analysis expertise

Metasploit

Exploitation framework proficiency

Wireshark

Network traffic analysis