Level 0 — Curiosity
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Aykhan Pashayev
Cloud • Security • AI
Built from curiosity.
Focused on architecture.
Driven by discipline.
Journey
Short chapters. Real milestones. Built over time.
Highlights
Selected moments that define my direction.
CCDC Team Captain
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Selected Projects
Proof of work — built to be readable, testable, and useful under pressure.
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Skills
A calm snapshot of what I build with — and how I think.
Cloud Architecture
- AWS: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
- Designing cloud systems that are reliable, scalable, and cost-aware
- Building infrastructure prepared for failure, recovery, and operational visibility from day one
Security Engineering
- Operational security: monitoring, alerting, triage, and incident containment
- Adversary-informed defense — hands-on experience with reconnaissance, exploitation, and attack frameworks
- Designing systems with confidentiality, integrity, and availability as foundational principles
Applied AI
- LLM evaluation, prompt optimization, and output alignment
- Designing AI-assisted workflows that produce reliable, maintainable, and security-aware results
- Understanding model behavior, limitations, and alignment strategies to improve output quality
Security Governance & Risk
- Understanding regulatory landscapes (GDPR, NIS2, DORA, AI Act, HIPAA, GLBA) and their architectural impact
- Applying security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001) to align controls with business risk
- Business-aware security mindset — aligning protection strategies with industry and operational context
Contact
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