Kabir Acharya

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Kabir Acharya

Senior Pentest & CTI | AI/LLM Security | OT Security

Senior security engineer with deep expertise in highly technical pentesting. Currently securing Australia's largest electricity network at Transgrid. Former Atlassian security engineer specializing in AI/LLM security, cloud platforms, application security, reverse engineering and OSINT.

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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Role: Senior Cyber Security Testing Intelligence Engineer
Specialties: Pentesting, CTI, AI/LLM Security, OT Security
CTF Team: TheHackersCrew
Status: Active

Key Achievements

1st Place in 20+ CTFs

Multiple first-place finishes in Capture The Flag competitions including 3x DownUnderCTF winner

#1 Player on SecDim

Top performer on the SecDim cybersecurity platform

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CTF Player - TheHackersCrew

Competing globally in Capture The Flag competitions

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Password Cracker - Hashmob Pro

Member of #1 Crack Me If You Can competition team, specializing in password cracking

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Top 1% TryHackMe

Elite performer on the TryHackMe learning platform

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Top 500 Hextree

High-ranking cybersecurity professional on Hextree platform

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Professional Experience

Senior Cyber Security Testing Intelligence Engineer

Transgrid

August 2025 - Present

Securing Australia's largest electricity network and its OT environment. Focusing on operational technology security and critical infrastructure protection.

Security Engineer

Atlassian

November 2022 - August 2025
  • • Co-created the LLM security initiative at Atlassian
  • • Conducted 250+ security reviews, supporting software and ML engineers
  • • Delivered 15+ security threat models for platforms including Forge and Rovo (AI/LLM)
  • • Found, reported and aided patching for 80+ security vulnerabilities
  • • Developed internal graph-based AI/LLM code scanner tool
  • • Created centralised source of truth for ecosystem platform security
  • • Built corporate security controls for AI/LLM usage and employee device management
  • • Delivered Damn Vulnerable Forge App showcasing developer security footguns for Atlassian marketplace/ecosystem apps
  • • Participated in annual security bug bash, squashing 10+ security bugs

Cyber Security Intern

Macquarie University

April 2022 - November 2022
  • • Network penetration testing and firewall rule validation
  • • Active directory threat mapping and patching with Bloodhound
  • • Writing automated Python scripts to detect vulnerabilities across the network
  • • Designing challenges and infrastructure for Hack Mac CTF

Information Security Analyst

Westpac

December 2017 - January 2018
  • • Phishing detection, prevention, reporting and response
  • • Penetration testing against internal networks and devices
  • • Code review and bug fixing
  • • Security group policy review and access management
  • • Automating repetitive active directory tasks with PowerShell

Core Skills

Cybersecurity

Penetration TestingThreat IntelligenceAI/LLMsOT/ICS/SCADAReverse EngineeringOSINT

Programming

PythonCPowerShellJS/TSGoJavaPHP

Platforms

AWSGCPAzureSplunkBloodhoundSnykOpenCTICrowdStrikeTenable

Get In Touch

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