Aspiring Cybersecurity Software Engineer and Data Scientist

Surinder Kaur

U.S. Citizen Easton, PA ***** 516-***-**** linkedin.com/in/surinder-kaur376 ************@****.*******.***

Objective

Enthusiastic M.S. Computer Science candidate (Cybersecurity specialization) seeking opportunities to apply skills in software engineering, data science, ML, and cybersecurity. Passionate about developing innovative technologies while contributing to cross-functional teams and gaining practical industry experience.

Education

Adelphi University – Garden City, NY

Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science GPA: 3.8 Expected Dec 2025

Relevant Coursework: Digital Forensics, Cyber Law & Ethics, Cybersecurity Techniques, Advanced Algorithms, Compiler Construction, graduate capstone

Punjab University – India

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) April 2015

Relevant Coursework: Data Structures, Oracle, C++, HTML, Unix, Networking, System Development

Certifications

•ISC2 Capture the Flag (CTF), Mar 2025

•MIT IDSS – Data Science & Machine Learning: Making Data-Driven Decisions, Sept 2024

•HIPAA Awareness Training, 2025

•Summer Leadership Institute 2025

•CompTIA Security+ (in progress)

Relevant Skills

•Cybersecurity & Cloud: Threat modeling, forensic analysis, FAT/NTFS recovery, Wireshark, Autopsy, Browser Forensics, TCP/IP, DNS, Cloud/CI-CD concepts.

•Software Engineering: Java, Python, C++, MySQL, (Python, Pandas)

•Leadership & Communication: Teaching experience, seminar presentations.

Projects & Research

•Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Survey Report Fall 2024 – Applied Cyber Kill Chain & MITREATT&CK; frameworks, evaluated MISP, CrowdStrike Falcon, and YARA; case study on JPMorgan Chase.

•Threat Modeling – Cybersecurity Concepts Project May 2024 – Created Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs)and Attack Trees to analyze potential attack paths.

•Home Necessities – DBMS Project Mar 2024 – Developed relational database in MySQL for inventory & customer management.

•Pascal Subset Compiler Project 2025 – Built scanner, parser, and symbol table manager in Java.

Professional Development

MIT – Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) Jul – Sept 2024

•Completed Data Science & Machine Learning program; built models, performed statistical analysis, and applied Python to real-world datasets.

Information Security Operations Intern – Infosec Ops Sep 2025 – Present

•Monitor daily security dashboards and maintain checklists for authentication failures, unique users, and system activity.

•Track and analyze login patterns to detect anomalies, escalating issues as needed.

•Work with SIEM tools (Splunk) for log analysis and firewall monitoring.

•Prepare weekly reports summarizing security trends for team leads.

Teaching Experience

Sant Maja Singh Karam Jot Model Senior Secondary School, India Math & Computer Science

Teacher Apr 2016 – Mar 2017

• Taught programming & math fundamentals to grades 4–6; encouraged problem-solving and logical thinking.

Technical Skills

•Programming: Java, Python, C++, C#, HTML,

•Databases: SQL Server, MySQL,

•OS: Windows XP/7/8/10, Unix/Linux

•Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, Network Services

•Tools: MS Office Suite, SIEM, Wireshark, Autopsy

•Cybersecurity Tools: File System Analysis, Timeline/EXT/FAT analysis,Splunk.

Languages

English (Advanced) Hindi (Advanced) Punjabi (Advanced)

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