Mainasara ๐ณ๐ฌ
Fullstack Developer & Security Researcher | ISO27001 | OSS Contributor
Lead Security Engineer at SBTS Group
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Career: 12
Lead Security Engineer
SBTS Group
Washington DC
Jun 2025 - Present
Lead Security Engineer
SBTS Group
Washington DC
Threat analysis and reverse engineering of important or critical alerts.
Founder & CEO
QRK Technologies
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Apr 2025 - Present
Founder & CEO
QRK Technologies
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Senior Software Developer (Volunteer)
Vorbtech Innovative Solutions
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Jul 2023 - Present
Senior Software Developer (Volunteer)
Vorbtech Innovative Solutions
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Overseeing & leading backend development for client projects
Cyber Security Engineer (Volunteer)
Whitehat.NG
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Nov 2020 - Present
Cyber Security Engineer (Volunteer)
Whitehat.NG
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Team Lead - Research And Development
CyberPlural
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Jan 2024 - Jun 2025
Team Lead - Research And Development
CyberPlural
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Leading research and development for internal tooling and other Software needs
Chief Technology Officer
Catlog
Lagos, Lagos State, NG
Apr 2022 - Oct 2024
Chief Technology Officer
Catlog
Lagos, Lagos State, NG
In my role as Chief Technology Officer at Catlog, I spearheaded the creation of innovative solutions for buyers & sellers on social media, utilizing technologies like MongoDB, Typescript, Nest.JS, and websockets. This enabled real-time transaction monitoring and secure payment options, such as payment links, bnpl transfers, and debit cards.
Senior Software Developer
Mel-Fi Technology Limited
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Oct 2023 - Jun 2024
Senior Software Developer
Mel-Fi Technology Limited
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Leading backend development on multiple features. (Airtime to Cash, Virtual Accounts & more)
Cyber Security Analyst - Tier 2
CyberPlural
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Mar 2022 - Jul 2023
Cyber Security Analyst - Tier 2
CyberPlural
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
In my role as a Tier 2 analyst, I am responsible for responding to and resolving security issues escalated by Tier 1 analysts. I have successfully handled a range of complex issues, including malware infections and network intrusions, and have implemented a number of security measures to prevent future attacks. I have also played a key role in several high-profile projects, including the development of a company-wide security training program.
Cyber Security Analyst
CyberPlural
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Cyber Security Analyst
CyberPlural
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Responsible for monitoring the security alerts from SIEM, EDR, and either closing or passing the event details to T2 for final analysis as necessary. Performs initial investigation of security events and escalates them to the next level, if required. Maintains email address and distribution lists, answers SOC phone lines, and updates required documentation. Performs security research and gathers information about identified threats and vulnerabilities. Documents initial investigation results and forwards them to a T2 analyst for final investigation. Monitor security vulnerabilities to detect their root causes. Conducts security audits, both internal and external.
Chief Technology Officer
Rushpie
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Jul 2019 - Jan 2021
Chief Technology Officer
Rushpie
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Engineered a website generator that coverts instagram store pages to fully functioning e-commerce websites. Used AWS services to enable customers to automatically purchase domains to host their generated e-commerce website.
Back End Developer
Provarex
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
May 2019 - Sep 2019
Back End Developer
Provarex
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
While at Provarex, I did the following Designing and building the platform's application programming interface (API), which allows different components of the system to communicate with each other. Developing and maintaining the platform's database and data model, ensuring that the data is properly structured and stored for efficient retrieval. Implementing and optimizing the platform's business logic and algorithms. Working with front-end developers to ensure that the platform's user interface is properly integrated with the back-end components. Debugging and fixing issues that arise in the platform's back-end systems. Collaborating with other team members to design and implement new features and functionality Ensuring that the platform's back-end systems are scalable, reliable, and secure.
Security Consultant
ASUSU
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
Security Consultant
ASUSU
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG
Conducted security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and risks in the company's systems Developed and implemented security policies and procedures Stayed up-to-date with the latest security threats and trends, and evaluating new technologies to determine their potential usefulness to the company.
Education: 1
Federal University of Technology Minna
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
Sep 2016 - Mar 2023
Federal University of Technology Minna
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
Projects: 1
Valradar
Oct 2024 - Present
Valradar
Valradar is an offensive security tool designed to enable security researchers to quickly look for certain values en-masse using regex.
Credentials: 1
CISCO Certified Ethical Hacker
Cisco Networking Academy
Publications: 13
vuln-pkg: The Boredom-Fueled Package Manager for Your Homelab
Talk: TechXCite 2024 Personal Security in an AI powered world
Explicit Security Is Always Better Than Implicit Security
Gecko: Making a programming language is hard ๐ฎโ๐จ
Technical Analysis: Async Rat ๐พ
Demonstration: Cyberplural phishkit & How to setup and deploy a phishing site
What Is Concurrency In Node JS?
How To Avoid Javascript Bugs
Avoiding Weird Javascript Behaviour (true + true === 2 but true !== 1)
Using CSS Selectors In Javascript
Do We Need To Compile Website Components?
Web Components, for when VueJS is too much