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Senior Software Engineer @ iMent Consulting | MSc in Cybersecurity

About

Currently pursuing an MSc in Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity at Christ University, Bangalore, while serving as a part-time Senior Software Engineer at iMent Consulting. Focused on secure coding practices, such as OWASP Top 10 and access control patterns, and actively balancing academic work in AI and cybersecurity with hands-on industry experience. At iMent Consulting, contributed to automating over 10 ERP workflows across five client organizations, achieving significant process efficiencies. Certified as an eJPT and equipped with skills in mobile security, cloud security, and tools like Burp Suite and Nmap. Motivated to explore offensive security, cloud security, and security engineering.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at iMent Consulting, Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos, Remote, Continuing part-time alongside my MSc in Cybersecurity, building on the ERP automation systems I led full-time from Jun 2024. - Sustained 10+ automated ERP workflows across 5 client organizations (helpdesk, CRM, project management, sales), maintaining the 60% reduction in reporting time and 45% drop in project-management overhead delivered during the full-time phase. - Continued UAT ownership and root-cause analysis on production issues, keeping releases stable while balancing full-time MSc coursework in AI & Cybersecurity — including hands-on security labs and threat-modeling coursework. - Applied secure coding awareness (OWASP Top 10, input validation, access control patterns) to ongoing Python scripting work as security training progressed.

Senior Software Engineer at iMent Consulting, Jun 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr, Gujarat, India, Full-time role automating enterprise operations across 5 client organizations while transitioning academic focus toward cybersecurity. - Automated 10+ ERP workflows spanning helpdesk, CRM, project management, and sales modules using Python scripting and shell automation — cutting reporting time by 60%, project-management overhead by 45%, and helpdesk/contracting processing time by 50%. - Led functional testing and UAT across Agile sprints, tracking test cases, defect logs, and reporting dashboards in Excel while performing root-cause analysis on production issues to maintain stable, compliant releases. - Documented SDLC runbooks, integration specs, and cross-client process documentation in Wiki, supporting system integrations and cross-functional stakeholder coordination.

Education

Master of Science, Artificial Intelligence & Cyber Security, Christ University, Bangalore

Bachelor of Computer Applications, Android Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Surat

Public links

github: https://github.com/RishitJariwala

rishit-jariwala.me: https://rishit-jariwala.me/