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root@hamcodes:~$ whoami

Kayemba Hamiidu | Security Engineer, Offensive Security & AI Systems

Security Engineer · Offensive Security & AI Systems

Penetration Testing • Red Team • API Security • AI

CURRENTLY

>building security + AI projects

>going deeper into offensive security

>testing web apps, APIs, and the systems under them

STATUS
OPEN
SEEKING
Security Engineer / Red Team / Penetration Testing
AVAILABLE
Now · remote or relocation
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root@hamcodes:~/about$ cat profile.yaml

About

~/about/profile.yaml
01# Hi, I'm Kayemba, a security engineer who learns by taking things apart.
02# I work the whole offensive lifecycle: recon, vulnerability assessment,
03# exploitation against lab and sanctioned targets, then clear-language reporting.
04
05focus:
06 - web_application_penetration_testing
07 - api_security_testing
08 - red_team_methodology
09 - offensive_security_automation
10 - ai_and_llm_security
11
12background:
13 experience: 5+ years security & technology
14 methodology: owasp_aligned
15 worked_across:
16 - south_korea
17 - vietnam
18 - singapore
19 - uae
20 - saudi_arabia
21 - japan
22 - canada
23
24home_lab:
25 stack: [linux, docker, active_directory, virtual_machines]
26 platforms: [portswigger, tryhackme, hack_the_box, apisec_university]
27
28currently_building:
29 - the_filter_ai
30 - ai_security_guardrails
31 - offensive_tooling_and_methodology: ongoing_updates

31 lines · read only

root@hamcodes:~/projects$ ps aux

Projects

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root@hamcodes:~/projects$ ls github.com/kayembahamid

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root@hamcodes:~/experience$ cat career.log

Experience

4 entries · 5+ years · newest first

Security & Technology Educator / Independent Security Researcher

International & Private Schools: South Korea · Vietnam · Singapore · UAE · Saudi Arabia · Japan · Canada Remote

  • Conducted web application and API security testing using OWASP methodologies and structured security labs.
  • Built and maintained virtualized home lab environments (Linux, Docker, Active Directory, virtual machines) for security research and testing.
  • Developed and deployed web applications and backend systems using PHP, Python, JavaScript, and SQL.
  • Worked with GitHub deployments, cloud fundamentals, automation workflows, and containerized environments.
  • Researched vulnerability assessment methodologies, authentication systems, web application risk, and secure infrastructure practices.

Author & Content Creator

Published on Amazon

  • The Hacker's Notes: How to Hack All-Tech. No Fluff. No Theory. Just Execution. — The Hacker's Notes
  • Build A Bot: Robotics STEAM Projects for Beginners with 3D Design, Coding, and Arduino. — DIY Robotics
  • Coding for Educators: A Practical Guide for Teaching Code to Students. — Coding for Educators
  • Coding for Teens, My First Code: From Scratch to Bots with Code.org. — Coding for Teens
  • Coding for Kids, My First Code: From Scratch to Bots with Code.org. — Coding for Kids

Founder & Technical Educator, Hamcodes

hamcodes.com

  • Designed and delivered cybersecurity, coding, and AI literacy training programs and hands-on labs.
  • Built practical laboratory environments using Linux, Docker, Active Directory, APIs, and virtual machines.
  • Authored technical publications and cybersecurity learning resources, including the free Hacker's Methodology and HackersNotes.
  • Developed learning pathways for cybersecurity, programming, networking, and cloud technologies.
root@hamcodes:~/skills$ apt list --installed

Skills

Listing... 28 packages · 5 repositories

PackageRepositoryStatus
web-app-pentestingoffensive-securityinstalled
api-security-testingoffensive-securityinstalled
owasp-top-10offensive-securityinstalled
auth-and-authz-testingoffensive-securityinstalled
vulnerability-assessmentoffensive-securityinstalled
security-reportingoffensive-securityinstalled
burp-suiteoffensive-securityinstalled
red-team-methodologyoffensive-securitylearning
linuxinfrastructureinstalled
dockerinfrastructureinstalled
active-directoryinfrastructureinstalled
networkinginfrastructureinstalled
awsinfrastructureinstalled
azureinfrastructureinstalled
google-cloudinfrastructureinstalled
oracle-cloudinfrastructureinstalled
pythondevelopmentinstalled
bashdevelopmentinstalled
javascriptdevelopmentinstalled
sqldevelopmentinstalled
phpdevelopmentinstalled
node-jsdevelopmentinstalled
rest-apisdevelopmentinstalled
ci-cddevelopmentlearning
ai-securityailearning
llm-guardrailsailearning
technical-documentationprofessionalinstalled
security-awareness-trainingprofessionalinstalled

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, ∞ to explore.

root@hamcodes:~/certs$ ls -lah

Certifications & training

total 10 · certifications and structured training

drwxr-xr-xoffensive-security/ drwxr-xr-xcloud/ drwxr-xr-xdevelopment/ drwxr-xr-xlabs/
-rw-r--r--TCM SecurityPractical Ethical Hacking
-rw-r--r--APIsec UniversityAPI Security
-rw-r--r--TryHackMeLearning Paths
-rw-r--r--Hack The BoxLabs
-rw-r--r--AWSCloud Fundamentals
-rw-r--r--Microsoft AzureFundamentals
-rw-r--r--Google CloudFundamentals
-rw-r--r--Oracle CloudFundamentals
-rw-r--r--The Odin ProjectFull Stack Web Development
-rw-r--r--CODE AIVerified Computer Science Educator
root@hamcodes:~/writing$ ls -lah

Writing

total 4 tags, 6 published works

drwxr-xr-xsecurity/ drwxr-xr-xrobotics/ drwxr-xr-xeducation/ drwxr-xr-xnewsletter/
>the-hackers-notes.bookHow to hack all-tech. No fluff. No theory. Just execution.security / offensiveAmazon ↗ >hackersnotes.gitbookRunning notebook of offensive security techniques, tooling, and lab write-ups.security / notesGitBook ↗ >cyberhamcodes.substackNotes on security, AI, and building things that hold up.newsletterSubstack ↗ >build-a-bot.bookRobotics STEAM projects for beginners with 3D design, coding, and Arduino.robotics / steamAmazon ↗ >coding-for-educators.bookA practical guide for teaching code to students.educationAmazon ↗ >diy-robotics.gitbookBuild your own robot at home, project by project.roboticsGitBook ↗
[ READ THE NEWSLETTER → ]
root@hamcodes:~$ nmap -sV kayembahamid.github.io

Contact

Starting Nmap 7.95


Nmap scan report for kayembahamid.github.io

Host is up (0.018s latency).


PORTSTATESERVICEVERSION
25/tcpopenemailham@hamcodes.com 22/tcpopengitgithub.com/kayembahamid 443/tcpopenlinkedinlinkedin.com/in/cyberhamcodes 80/tcpopenhttphamcodes.com 587/tcpopensubstackcyberhamcodes.substack.com 993/tcpopenxx.com/Hamcodehacks 1935/tcpopenyoutube@hamcodes 3000/tcpopentiktok@hamcodes 5222/tcpopenfacebookhamcodes hacks 8080/tcpopenresumemy resume

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