Riyas Karakkadan
Application Security Expert | Consultant.
- Role
- Application Security Specialist Consultant (Via Starlink) at Ooredoo Qatar
- Location
- Kochi, KL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Riyas Karakkadan
A dynamic IT professional with a passion in application security research, analysis, and development.https://github.com/scrumfoxhttps://medium.com/@scrumfox
Experience
Application Security Specialist Consultant (Via Starlink)
Nov 2025 — Present · Doha, QA
Working at Ooredoo Qatar through Starlink (payroll employer), embedded within the Ooredoo corporate information security(CIS) team.Led threat modeling exercises for fintech and digital platforms to identify attack vectors and systemic risks.Executed application penetration testing across web, mobile, API, and thick-client platforms.Identified, validated, and prioritized application vulnerabilities across fintech platforms, payment systems and mobile wallets using SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, and manual testing techniques.Led vulnerability triage and remediation workflows in collaboration with development teams, ensuring critical and high-risk vulnerabilities were resolved within SLAMaintained centralized vulnerability tracking and reporting processes to ensure visibility, compliance, and timely closure.
Education
Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam
Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science
2004 — 2007
University of Calicut
Bsc Information Technology, Inoformation Technology
2000 — 2004
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