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Gavin Kramer · atomiczsec

Gavin Kramer

atomiczsec

Technology specialist working across adversary simulation, security research, and offensive security tooling. Experience performing red team operations, application security assessments, penetration tests, and purple team engagements. I work at SpecterOps and study International Security at Duquesne University, with minors in Cybersecurity and Psychology.

Certifications

CRTLCRTOPNPTBTL1

Training

IDOTATRO

Pittsburgh, PA · graduating May 2027

Contributions

Last year across personal and work accounts, overlaid on one grid.

atomiczsec: 1,806 contributions in the last year. gkramer-SO: 307 contributions in the last year.

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Offensive security consulting and AI security research at SpecterOps.

Consulting Services Intern

SpecterOps · Remote

06/2026 – Present

  • Produce AI security research sponsored by a frontier lab; creating an open-source toolkit and research blog
  • Conduct web application penetration tests and external network assessments
  • Operate on extended red team engagement
  • Present technical briefings and write extensive reports for delivery to clients

Consulting Services Spring Intern

SpecterOps · Remote

01/2026 – 05/2026

  • Conducted penetration testing and purple team assessments across enterprise environments, identifying vulnerabilities and driving remediation
  • Built and published C2 log analysis tool on GitHub with accompanying technical blog post
  • Developed internal automation improving consulting tooling and assessment delivery

Red team engagements, security research, and campus community work.

Consulting Services Intern

SpecterOps · Remote

06/2025 – 08/2025

  • Supported red team and adversary simulation engagements against enterprise environments
  • Assisted in delivery of offensive security training modules for client red teams
  • Developed and maintained operational scripts and automation for C2 eventing, built into a community project to support operators

Security Researcher/Analyst Intern

Red Cup IT · Remote

02/2025 – 05/2025

  • Conducted security research, identifying and resolving vulnerabilities through issue tracking
  • Collaborated with teams to develop and document troubleshooting guides and security reports for internal systems
  • Investigated account security issues and contributed to cross-functional meetings to enhance system security

Campus Strategist

Perplexity · Pittsburgh, PA

01/2025 – 05/2025

  • Helped get Perplexity into the hands of college students
  • Showed peers practical ways to use it day to day
  • Promoted it through campus networking and outreach

Industry experience exploring the intersection of technology and business.

Technology Extern

Cisco · NY

07/2023

  • Collaborated on projects exploring technology-business intersection
  • Implemented innovative solutions for technical challenges
  • Conducted research on emerging industry trends

Independent vulnerability research and bug bounty work on HackerOne.

Independent Security Researcher

HackerOne

10/2021 – 05/2025

  • Identified 230+ security vulnerabilities in outward-facing systems
  • Produced detailed vulnerability reports resulting in monetary rewards
  • Participated in security conferences and workshops to enhance expertise

Security engineering and leadership managing a 30-person lab.

Lab Manager President & Security Engineer

Educational Institution · PA

08/2019 – 08/2023

  • Implemented and managed vulnerability platforms, endpoint security, and SIEM systems
  • Led a team of 30 members while ensuring system continuity
  • Developed and implemented security policies and procedures