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Arpit Joshi · @arpitjoshi

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I am a senior offensive security professional based in Chicago, Illinois. My career blends offensive security engineering at PwC, research internships in hardware security and computational biology, and teaching support roles at the University of Maryland. I hold an MEng in Cybersecurity and a BSc in Computer Science, and I have a broad skill set ranging from cloud penetration testing to machine‑vision projects.

Current role: Senior Offensive Security Engineer at PwC (Jan 2025 to Present), Chicago, IL.

Prior role: Offensive Security Engineer at PwC (Jan 2022 to Jan 2025), Minneapolis, MN.

Earlier PwC stint: Offensive Security Engineer (Jun 2021 to Aug 2021), McLean, VA.

Performed Cloud penetration testing on the Azure Cloud Services and Azure Active Directory while working within the Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Team.

Utilized Azure CLI to configure, set up and test an Azure enumeration tool and provided the team with useful insights for future engagements.

Worked under the guidance of Professor Chester Rebeiro.

Researched under the guidance of Dr Madhavi Ganapathiraju and Dr N. Balakrishnan.

Certification: Master Microsoft Powershell, May 2022, Udemy.

Certification: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Jan 2022 – Expired Jan 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS).