Cybersecurity student with a minor in Computer Science, passionate about offensive security, red teaming, and research — while building real-world experience in IT operations and university outreach.
A little about who I am and what drives me.
I'm a cybersecurity student at Southern Utah University, minoring in Computer Science, with hands-on experience across security fundamentals, IT operations, and web development. I'm currently working as an Admissions Processing Assistant, supporting the full admissions lifecycle and engaging with prospective graduate and online students.
I enjoy exploring different areas of cybersecurity — offensive security, defensive operations, and cloud fundamentals — while tinkering in my Proxmox homelab, practising CRTA-style attack chains, and competing in CTFs.
I'm also a co-author of a published research chapter on privacy-preserving quantum computing, and I've contributed to community outreach and STEM initiatives through my work with Southern Utah University's OutreachMAD programme.
My long-term goal is to work as a professional penetration tester or red team operator, helping organisations find and fix their weaknesses before adversaries do.
Roles and positions I've held.
Support the full admissions lifecycle for prospective graduate and online
students within SUU's Enrollment Management Department. Process application
materials, conduct outbound outreach, and maintain student records using
Banner, CRM Slate, Google Workspace, and Slack.
Participated in the Utah STEM Action Center's women-in-tech programme,
delivering hands-on outreach activities for high school girls, analysing
project data, updating websites, and presenting outcomes at conferences.
Internship focused on front-end web development, building and maintaining
web pages and applying problem-solving skills in a professional studio
environment.
Tools and technologies I work with.
Things I've built, broken, and learnt from.
Full enterprise-style AD environment running on Proxmox — Windows Server domain controller, client machines, group policies, and a dedicated Kali attacker box for practising lateral movement and privilege escalation.
View on GitHub →Structured attack scenarios modelled on the Certified Red Team Analyst (CRTA) exam path — covering initial access, AD exploitation, lateral movement, and persistence techniques.
View on GitHub →Competition writeups and solve scripts from BSides CTF events, covering web exploitation, binary challenges, network forensics, and OSINT — including 1st and 2nd place finishes.
View on GitHub →Collection of offensive security utilities written in Python and Go — port scanners, credential harvesters, payload generators, and automation scripts for common red-team tasks.
View on GitHub →Cybersecurity writeups and walkthroughs — coming soon.
CTF solutions, TryHackMe room walkthroughs, homelab write-ups, and research notes will be published here. Check back soon or follow me on GitHub for updates.
Follow on GitHubCredentials and competition results.
Get in touch — I'm open to opportunities and collaboration.
Whether you want to talk about cybersecurity, collaborate on a project, or discuss opportunities — feel free to reach out.
rajwindersinghmankoo@gmail.com github.com/rajwinder-mankoo linkedin.com/in/rajwinder-mankoo