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RELIAQUEST · ACTIVE
Cybersecurity Engineer & Researcher

ANIMESH RAI

● Malware Analyst SIEM Architect Hardware Hacker CTF Champion SIGint Researcher Linux Engineer
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GreyMatter Specialist
ReliaQuest  ·  Security Operations
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Experience

JUN 2025 – PRESENTRELIAQUEST
GreyMatter Specialist CURRENT
  • Monitor and analyze security events on GreyMatter to detect and respond to threats in real time.
  • Investigate alerts, triage threats, and support incident response for timely remediation.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance security posture and detection/response workflows.
  • Tune detection rules to reduce false positives and optimize SOC efficiency.
AUG 2024 – MAY 2025AIKO 1 TECHNOLOGIES
Developer Intern
  • Built a GenAI-powered social media app using Flutter.
  • Managed server infrastructure; deployed all web apps and services.
  • Designed and deployed a human verification system and a stealthy web crawler.
APR 2023 – OCT 2024DRDO – CAIR
Project Intern — SIEM Architecture
  • Designed, implemented, and managed a SIEM for 200+ heterogeneous endpoints.
  • Architected scalable data collection pipelines for continuous monitoring.
AUG 2023 – NOV 2023DRDO – DIAT, PUNE
Intern — Mass Malware Analysis
  • Performed large-scale malware analysis for national defense research.
  • Engineered a pipeline increasing sample analysis throughput by 150%.
MAY 2023 – JAN 2024LINUX CLUB VITC
Technical Head
  • Organized mega CTF for 1,200+ participants across 3 events.
  • Taught Cryptography, Steganography, and CTF basics to 500+ students.
  • Won Best Technical Club award; built interview management platform.
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Projects

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StratOS Linux

Leading a team building a Linux distro for gaming, everyday use, and cutting-edge server environments.

LinuxOS DevTeam Lead
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Voice-Activated Robot

Voice-operated robot interpreting spoken commands and executing physical actions in real time.

C++PythonSpeech Rec
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Personal Home Lab

Type-1 hypervisor with 4 servers: network storage, media, self-hosted cloud, managed router + Traefik.

ProxmoxNextcloudJellyfinTraefik
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Satellite Reception Center

Full ground station receiving and decoding weather satellite data for real-time Earth imagery.

RTL-SDRDragon OSSATDUMPSDR++
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Skills

// Security & Analysis
Malware AnalysisSIEM Incident ResponseThreat Triage Pen TestingCTF CryptographySteganography GreyMatter
// Programming
PythonCC++ JavaMATLAB DjangoFlutterBackend Dev
// Infrastructure
Linux SysadminProxmox SAMBANetworking Cloud ComputingVirtualization NextcloudTraefik
// Hardware & RF / SIGint
Raspberry PiArduino SaleaeSDR Radio CommsSatellite RX SIGint
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Recognition

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Pentathon '24 — 1st Place
NCIIPC · National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre · Govt. of India

First place at Pentathon, a national-level penetration testing and ethical hacking competition organised by India's nodal agency for protecting critical information infrastructure.

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Contact

Let's work together.

Open to cybersecurity research, government defense projects, and meaningful collaboration.