Sahil Shaikh

About Sahil Shaikh

Cyber Security Consultant with 4+ years of experience delivering offensive security…

Experience

1. Cyber Security Consultant - Ii

   Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

   Feb 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Key Responsibilities :• Red Team Assessments:Conduct comprehensive red team engagements to evaluate client security postures, identify vulnerabilities, and simulate real-world adversarial attacks.• Ransomware Preparedness:Execute ransomware preparedness/simulation exercises to assess client readiness, incident response capabilities, and overall resilience against ransomware threats.• Cloud Security Configuration Reviews:Perform detailed security configuration assessments for cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and other platforms, ensuring compliance with industry best practices and regulatory standards.• Application Security Assessments:Conduct in-depth security testing for web applications, mobile applications, and APIs (both internal-facing and public-facing), identifying vulnerabilities such as OWASP Top 10 and beyond.• Report Review and Quality Assurance:Review and provide feedback on reports prepared by junior consultants across various domains (red teaming, cloud security, application security, etc.), ensuring technical accuracy, clarity, and consistency with GT quality standards.• Team Leadership & Project Management:Managed and mentored a team of 5 consultants on a high-stakes BFSI security project, ensuring timely delivery and technical quality.

Education

• Institute of Information Security (IIS)

  CISC ( Certified Information Security Consultant ) Bootcamp, Cyber Security

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

  2018 — 2021

• Private Institute

  Diploma In Information Technology Professional (DIT-PRO), Information Technology

• Mangalayatan University, Aligarh

  Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Cyber Security