Abdelghani ATTATFA

APPLICATION SECURITY SPECIALIST @ First Line Software Spain

East Midlands, United Kingdom

Cybersecurity professional with over 3 years of hands-on experience, currently working in an application security role that bridges secure development and offensive security. Passionate about penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, and secure software design. I’m a proactive, technically-minded individual who enjoys building secure-by-design solutions, supporting developers, and continuously learning to stay ahead of evolving threats. With a strong foundation in both security and development practices, I thrive in dynamic environments where I can contribute to building robust, secure, and scalable applications.

Top roles

Application/Solution Architect< 2 years

Cybersecurity Engineer< 2 years

Miscellaneous

Security

Security on Coding

Web Applications

Cloud

Back-end

Python

Systems

VCS - GIT

Language

Native Arabic

Arabic

Native

English

Fluent

French

Fluent

Work experience

Since 2021

APPLICATION SECURITY SPECIALIST @ First Line Software Spain

01 October 2024 -

Integrating security practices into the Secure SDLC by collaborating with development teams and embedding security into design, implementation, and deployment phases.

CYBER SECURITY SPECIALIST @ Realistic Security Algeria

01 January 2022 - 01 October 2022

Led and participated in kick-off meetings and technical scoping sessions with clients to define engagement objectives, testing scope, timelines, and business priorities.

Cyber Security Engineer @ ELIT - Groupe Sonelgaz Algeria

01 April 2021 - 01 January 2022

Secured internal web apps using F5 WAF, and ensured compliance with CIS benchmarks via Ansible automation.

Education experience

Since 2015

Computer Science and Engineering @ ESI-SBA (University of Computer Science - Sidi Bel Abbes)

01 September 2015 - 01 October 2020

Computer Systems Engineering training aimed at offering fundamental notions of computer systems and their applications in different fields.