Armaan Sidhu 👨🏻‍💻

ABOUT

I'm currently pursuing a Master of Engineering in Information Systems Security at Concordia University (Montréal, Québec), with a 3.91/4.30 GPA, and my core interests lie at the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence.

Earlier as a Junior Security Operations Analyst with The TMX Group at the Toronto Stock Exchange, I worked with enterprise-grade cybersecurity tools to monitor, investigate, and help strengthen the security posture of critical financial market infrastructure.

Prior to that, I worked as an Information Security Analyst in the Generative AI Security team at American Express, where I gained hands-on experience with LLMOps, secure AI/ML pipeline integration, and risk mitigation across production systems.

Outside of my technical expertise, I'm passionate about reading and writing books, traveling abroad (been to India, UAE, Mexico and Peru till now) and learning new languages. Currently I'm writing my first book - One Night in Trombay, working on my blog articles on X and Medium and learning French.

Armaan Sidhu receiving the third prize for Interac Challenge at the @Hack hackathon in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in March 2025

WORK EXPERIENCE

TMX Group

Junior Security Operations Analyst Intern

September 08, 2025 - December 31, 2025 | Toronto, ON

Key Focus Areas:

Designed and executed context-aware social engineering campaigns (Whaling, Credential Harvesting) to assess and improve the human defense layer against sophisticated financial sector threats.
Analyzed Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to identify vulnerability patterns among C-Suite and critical staff, implementing targeted educational strategies that decreased credential compromise rates.

American Express

Information Security Analyst (Intern) - AI and Post Quantum Computing

May 05, 2025 - August 22, 2025 | Toronto, ON

Key Focus Areas:

Implemented cybersecurity initiatives across domains including threat intelligence, incident response, data loss prevention, identity and access management, and cryptography services.
Spearheaded research and development efforts in Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and GenAI security enablement.

EDUCATION

Concordia University

M.Eng - Information System Security

Sep 2024 - Present

GPA: 3.80/4.00

Focused on:

Foundations of Cryptography
Operating System Security
System Physical Security
Cyber-Physical Systems

Manipal University Jaipur

B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering

Aug 2020 - Jun 2024

CGPA: 8.68/10

Focused on:

Information Coding
Computer Networks
Operating Systems
Data Structures

PUBLICATIONS

AI-Driven Threat Intelligence: Leveraging Machine Learning to Empower Cybersecurity Applications for Enhanced Threat Detection and Response

This paper presents an in-depth exploration of the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically Machine Learning (ML), in enhancing threat intelligence for cybersecurity applications.

Presented at World Conference on Computing and IT on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 in Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪

Mitigating Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) in Cybersecurity Through the Implementation of Distributed Ledger Technology: A Detailed Study and Practical Approach to Enhancing Intrusion Resilience

This research paper addresses the potential of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) as a solution to enhance intrusion resilience and mitigate APT related risks.

Shortlisted for Presentation in 16th SINCONF in Jaipur, India 🇮🇳

Analyzing Modern Cryptography Techniques and Reviewing their Timeline (2023)

This review paper traces the timeline of ciphering techniques in chronological order, from the earliest known examples of cryptography to the modern cryptographic systems.

Review Paper uploaded to Figshare

Process Scheduling in Operating Systems and Evolution of Windows (2023)

This review paper discusses the concept of process scheduling in operating systems, with a focus on its implementation in the Windows operating system specifically.

Review Paper uploaded to Figshare

INSIGHTS

NETWORKING EVENTS

Attending Chrystia Freeland's Oath Ceremony at the Parliament of Canada

Honourable Madam Chrystia Freeland's Oath Ceremony

Attended Honourable Madam Chrystia Freeland's Oath Ceremony as the Minister of Transport inside the Parliament of Canada along with her team on Thursday, 22nd May, 2025.

Mark Carney

Prime Minister of Canada

Marc Miller

Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture

Chrystia Freeland

Former Deputy PM, Minister of Finance and Minister of Transport of Canada

CERTIFICATIONS

TryHackMe Security Analyst Level 1

Awarded: March 24, 2025

TCM Practical OSINT Research Professional

Awarded: January 30, 2025

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+)

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ Certificate

Awarded: October 17, 2024

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701

Awarded: July 20, 2024

ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity

Awarded: May 01, 2024

Google Cybersecurity Certification

Awarded: April 22, 2024

AWARDS

Third Place - Interac Challenge

Awarded at: @Hack 2025, Montreal

Secured third position in the Regular Track
Awarded Hak5 $100 USD gift card

Competition Date: March 2025

Among the Top 1% Students Globally

Achieved on: tryhackme.com

Ranked ~20,000 globally with 20+ badges
~150 completed rooms on TryHackMe
Currently completing SOC Level 1 Path

Ranking Last Verified: April 2025

Perfect 10/10 Grade Point Average

Awarded by: Manipal University Jaipur

Achieved 10 GPA in the final semester of BTech
GPA was awarded after presentation of the speed detection project

GPA Confirmed On: 10th June 2024

Dean's List Excellence in Academics Award