Software Engineer @ BlackRock β’ Kubernetes β’ Distributed Systems β’ DevOps
- πΌ Software Engineer at BlackRock
- βοΈ Specializing in Kubernetes, CI/CD, and scalable backend systems
- π Built production-grade systems using Vault & Secrets Automation
- π§© Strong in DSA (C++) + Problem Solving mindset
- π Currently exploring AI + Data Platforms + Distributed Systems
- Reported and authored multiple security vulnerabilities in DataHub
- Contributed to GitHub Security Advisories (GHSA) with critical findings in:
- Java/Maven dependencies
- Apache Kafka & PySpark images
- Apache Airflow integrations
- Container security & supply chain risks
- GHSA-pxmp-fgpq-7pxp β SnakeYAML vulnerability
- GHSA-mfv5-wrp2-r728 β PySpark JAR vulnerabilities
- GHSA-37m8-mvfr-fvfg β Kafka image vulnerability
- GHSA-6x4p-c2p2-62wp β Maven vulnerability
- GHSA-92v9-rh86-wgrv β Java dependency issue
- GHSA-fhmj-65fg-6c4g β JAR package vulnerabilities
- GHSA-hvrr-x346-5hgm β Netty & Maven issues
- GHSA-wxq2-3f82-2xjj β Log4j vulnerability
- GHSA-2q7w-7r2r-572w β PySpark vulnerability
π https://gitlab.com/users/BURFAL18/projects
- π Advanced AI System Design + Distributed Systems
- π Building high-impact backend + DevOps projects
- πΌ LinkedIn
Debugging > Coding (because reality hits harder)
