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Peter Farah

Cybersecurity and Network Engineer

About

I am a cybersecurity and network engineer driven by a passion for advancing technology and building resilient networks. I hold a Master's in Cybersecurity from the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (graduated with highest distinction) and a Bachelor's in Computer and Communication Engineering from the American University of Beirut.

Currently, I am an Automation Engineer at Murex, working with Ansible, Jenkins, Git, and Kubernetes. My broader experience spans managing enterprise network infrastructure at Dar, integrating automated security monitoring pipelines at Exeo, and developing advanced Active Queue Management (AQM) classification frameworks during my research internships. I specialize in low-level networking, automation, and threat intelligence, constantly seeking to solve complex infrastructure and security challenges.

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Experience & Education

Experience

Automation technical Engineer | Murex

Mar 2026 - Present | Beirut, Lebanon

Education

Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Master of Computer Science, Cybersecurity | Sep 2023 - Oct 2025

Graduated with highest distinction in M2. Focused on secure protocols, modern networking, network security, security oriented programing, and advanced network filtering.

Experience

Network Security Researcher | Polytechnique & Telecom Sud-Paris

Sep 2024 - Oct 2025 | Evry & Palaiseau, France

  • Research Focus: Investigating protection mechanisms in routers against fairness attacks in TCP, focusing on Active Queue Management (AQM) algorithms (CoDel, FQ-CoDel, Cake, PIE, RED, FIFO, and FQ).
  • Architecture: Developed a testbed utilizing custom C code to measure bottleneck bitrates, verify bottleneck types, and generate UDP traffic to capture RTT traces.
  • Classification: Built a Python-based two-stage classifier using Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) to successfully identify active AQM algorithms in real-world networks with high accuracy.
  • Read the full AQM Research Write-up
Experience

SOC R&D Intern | Exeo

Apr 2024 - Jul 2024 | Paris, France

  • Integrated Bitdefender and Grafana via Python and SQL for security posture visualization.
  • Developed full vertical integration of Grafana, Prometheus, SNMP devices (Cisco/Fortigate), and various APIs to provide clients with full visibility over their network.
  • Automated alert management and ticket creation via Python webhooks into Autotask.
Experience

Cybersecurity and Network Engineer | Dar

Mar 2023 - Aug 2023 | Verdun, Lebanon

  • Managed and deployed hardened configurations across 100+ access layer Cisco switches.
  • Maintained and automated Fortigate firewall and proxy operations to enhance security.
  • Managed and patched vulnerabilities generated by Nexpose to protect the network infrastructure.
  • Developed a migration plan to secure cipher suites for VPN connections.
Education

American University of Beirut

Bachelor of Engineering - BE | Oct 2018 - Dec 2022

Dean’s Honor List. Core coursework in cryptography, network security, and internet security.

Experience

Cyber Threat Intelligence Officer Intern | POTECH

Jun 2022 - Dec 2022 | Beirut, Lebanon

  • Developed Python scripts (under NDA) to automate reconnaissance through web scraping.
  • Orchestrated takedown operations via interactions with APIs and web bots.
Experience

Human-Centered Design Specialist intern | AUB

Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 | Beirut, Lebanon

  • Inter-Disciplinary Practice Program (IDPP).
  • Engaged in activities focused on human-centered design and user research to create solutions that are both innovative and user-friendly.
Education

College Mariste Champville

Lebanese Baccalaureate | Sep 2003 - Jun 2018

Ranked 1st in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry

Experience

Tutor | Self

Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

  • Mathematics, physics, and chemistry tutor.

Skills

Software & Automation
Python C Linux
Cybersecurity
Wireshark Nmap Burp Suite Nexpose Bitdefender
Networking
Cisco Routing/Switching MikroTik Fortinet FortiGate FortiSwitch
DevOps
Grafana Prometheus Cloudflare Zero Trust Systemd API Integration
Languages
English (Fluent) French (Fluent) Arabic (Fluent)

Projects

Home Lab Server & Monitoring Infrastructure

Client-Server Secure Connection

Exchange of symmetric key with asymmetric keys for file transfer. Supports custom certificate exchange signed by custom certificate authority.

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Galois Field Arithmetic Calculator

Instant results for non-trivial arithmetic computations in Galois Fields reaching GF(2^571).

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Network Attack Implementation & Detection

Developed multiple tools including DNS spoofing, TCP SYN flooding/detection, HTTP/TCP flow injection, and ICMP quench local network attacks to study protocol weaknesses.

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Network cell analyzer for android smart phones

Shows Carrier name, network types, dBm, SNR, Frequency Band. Made using Java and SQL.

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PHYS210L Calculator

Special calculator for PHYS210L AUB course that can calculate scientific rounding, error propagation, efficient statistical way of checking if a number is prime, keep notes, include cheat sheets, and more.

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Certificates & Honors