Hi, I'm Muhammad Hamza Shaikh

Aspiring Software Engineer

Computer Science student at UIC with experience in software development and strong interests in cybersecurity and DevOps. Passionate about building secure, scalable solutions and automating infrastructure.

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                    name:
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                    role:
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                    experience: ['Security', 'DevOps',
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                    interests: ['Cybersecurity', 'Cloud'],
                  
                    certifications: ['AWS', 'Security+'],
                  
                    currentFocus:
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About Me

I'm a Computer Science student at the University of Illinois at Chicago with a 3.81 GPA. I have experience in software engineering with strong interests in cybersecurity and DevOps. My passion lies in building secure, scalable solutions that make a real impact.

I have experience working as a Security Engineer Intern at Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), where I developed CI/CD pipelines, automated security processes, and built internal tooling. I'm AWS Certified and CompTIA Security+ certified, with hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.

3.81

GPA

200+

Applications Secured

500+

Users Onboarded

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

GPA: 3.81/4.00

Experience

May 2025 - August 2025

Security Engineer Intern & DevOps Intern

Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

Developed CI/CD pipelines using Ansible and Jenkins for HashiCorp Vault clusters in AWS, enabling secure secrets management for 200+ applications
Automated privileged account provisioning and rotation with Python and CyberArk REST APIs, eliminating 90% of manual setup
Created recovery scripts reducing manual recovery effort by 80% and improving deployment speed
Built internal tooling in Go for HashiCorp Vault secret management automation

January 2024 - January 2025

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

University of Illinois at Chicago

Taught Java Object-Oriented Programming, design patterns, threading, and JUnit testing
Mentored students through complex technical concepts, contributing to 15% increase in average quiz scores
Facilitated team projects promoting best practices in software development

June 2024 - August 2024

Software Engineer Intern

Harper College

Migrated IT Service Catalog from Excel to SQL Server database, enhancing data integrity for 300+ IT systems
Built full-stack Next.js web portal with real-time updates and REST APIs
Deployed solution to production, cutting IT response times by 50% and managing 200+ monthly requests

Featured Projects

Campus Connect

Student matching app built with Next.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB. Features real-time messaging, discovery algorithm, and OAuth authentication.

500+ users onboarded 40% search speed improvement 99.9% reliability

Next.js TypeScript MongoDB Socket.io Redis

Quickreads

AI-driven summarization platform that converts saved articles into concise summaries using OpenAI GPT models and Pocket API integration.

500+ concurrent sessions Sub-5 second summaries AWS auto-scaling

React.js Node.js PostgreSQL OpenAI API AWS EC2

Technical Skills

Languages

Python Java JavaScript TypeScript SQL Go C/C++

Frameworks & Libraries

React.js Next.js Node.js Express.js Spring Boot Tailwind CSS

Tools & Technologies

AWS Docker Jenkins Ansible MongoDB PostgreSQL HashiCorp Vault Redis Git GitHub VS Code

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CompTIA Security+

Let's Connect

Get in touch

I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, collaborating on projects, or simply connecting with fellow developers and security enthusiasts.

mshai9@uic.edu

224-433-3162

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