Rahul Sumbly

Senior AI Engineer building
secure, autonomous systems

Security • Anti-Fraud • AI Agents • Offensive & Defensive AI. Specializing in scalable intelligence that protects the digital frontier.

About Rahul Sumbly

Rahul Sumbly winning 2nd place at the Dubai Police Capture the Flag 2025

I am Rahul Sumbly, a Senior AI Engineer dedicated to the intersection of machine learning and cybersecurity. In an era where AI can be both the shield and the sword, I focus on building resilient systems that anticipate malicious intent and automate the defense of critical digital infrastructure.

Projects

Next-Gen AI SOC

ML + LLM-driven log analysis and behavior baselining on a serverless GCP architecture, processing 100M+ logs per day. Autoscales seamlessly from a 1,500 RPS baseline to 3,000 RPS at peak load, while expanding log source coverage by 300%.

100M+ Logs / Day · ML · LLM · Security Operations · GCP · Serverless

AI L1 SOC Analyst

24/7 autonomous agent using custom security playbooks. Saved 1000+ analyst hours/month and reduced MTTA by 80%.

1000h+ Saved / Month · Agents · Automation · Python

Omnitrix

Enterprise-grade no-code platform enabling non-technical users to build and deploy sophisticated AI agents in seconds. Simplifies agentic workflows with a single-click orchestration engine.

1-Click Agent Deployment · No-Code · Generative AI · Platform

Sade AI Pentester

End-to-end automated adversarial testing framework for AI agents. Simulates complex multi-stage attacks to stress-test LLM guardrails and agentic logic.

100% Agent Pentesting Automated · Red Teaming · Cybersecurity · AI Safety

MCP-Pentester

Distributed multi-agent AI system performing deep, collaborative vulnerability assessments with highly optimized discovery engines.

90% faster recon and discovery · Multi-Agent · Pentesting · Scaling

Fraud Detection Systems

High-precision systems for No-Trade, Short-Trade, and Payment Fraud detection using behavioral analytics and ML.

65% more cases captured · Finance · Anti-Fraud · Analytics

Recognitions

  • Second Rank: GITEX GLOBAL CTF (UAE Cyber Security Council, October 2025), prize AED 25,000. Advanced CTF across web exploitation, secure coding, cloud security, and incident response organized as part of GITEX GLOBAL 2025.
  • Second Place: Dubai Police CTF (Dubai Police, October 2025), prize AED 25,000. Capture-the-Flag competition focused on ethical hacking and cybercrime investigation challenges.
  • Second Place: Deriv Innovation Contest (Deriv, March 2025), prize USD 5,000. Company-wide innovation competition encouraging solutions in fintech, automation, and AI.
  • Global Rank 25: Singapore Government AI CTF (Government of Singapore, October 2025). AI-focused Capture-the-Flag competition testing vulnerabilities in AI/ML systems.
  • UAE Rank 1 / Global 48: HackerOne AI Red Teaming CTF (HackerOne, September 2025). Online competition focused on AI red-teaming, LLM exploitation, and adversarial testing techniques.
  • 12th (MEA) / 2nd (UAE): Kaspersky Capture The Flag 2025 (Kaspersky, August 2025). Multidomain CTF covering web, reverse, crypto, forensics, pwn, and AI security with UAE Cyber Security Council support.
  • Global Rank 57: HTB Global Benchmark CTF (Hack The Box, May 2025). International cybersecurity competition benchmarking offensive/defensive skills in web, crypto, RE, and forensics.
  • 5th Rank: Exploit3rs CTF (Exploit3rs, May 2024). Capture-The-Flag security competition testing full-spectrum offensive security skills.
  • UAE Winner: NASA Space Apps Challenge 2023 (NASA Space Apps, November 2023). International hackathon supporting space tech and innovation. Global Nominee.
  • Second Place: ESL Generative AI Global Summit (ESL Generative AI Global Summit, October 2023), prize AED 2,000. Competition at a global summit focused on generative AI breakthroughs and implementation.
  • Rank-3: ChatGPT OpenAI Contest (XPERT, May 2023). AI-centric contest associated with BITS Pilani focusing on prompt engineering and agent development.
  • 6th Place: OpenAI Stack Hack Hackathon (LabLabAI, March 2023). Hackathon developing an AI tool for code analysis and optimization; ranked 6th among 7000+ participants.
  • Rank 16: Gulf Programming Contest (10th Ed) (Sultan Qaboos University, November 2022). Regional programming contest with teams across nations, supported by Ministry of Transport, Communications & IT.
  • Rank 9: BITS Pilani Postman API Hackathon 2.0 (Postman, November 2022). Full-stack web app hackathon placing in top 10 among ~1,282 teams.
  • Rank-3: STEM Programming Competition (Abu Dhabi University, October 2022), prize AED 2,000. National programming competition with ~710 participants across 170 teams solving STEM challenges.
  • Global Rank 2571: Google Kickstart 2022 (Google, October 2022). Individual algorithmic competition with global participation and high-intensity coding rounds.
  • Global Rank 5190: Google Hash Code 2022 (Google, February 2022). Team-based distributed programming challenge hosted by Google.
  • AIR 1: Aarohan 2021 (BITS Pilani, February 2021). All-India rank in Aarohan Round-1 conducted by the Student Union at BITS Pilani.
  • AIR 2: Aarohan 2020 (APOGEE (BITS Pilani), January 2020). All-India rank in Aarohan competition part of the APOGEE tech fest.
  • Rank 245: Math Olympiad (PRMO) 2019 (HBCSE, November 2019). Ranked 245th in Maharashtra in the Pre-Regional Mathematical Olympiad.

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Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, B.Tech in Computer Science (2021 – 2025)

Experience

  • Senior AI Engineer, Deriv (Feb 2025 – Present)
  • Leadership & Mentorship, Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC), BPDC (Sep 2022 – Present)
  • Mentor, Linux Users Group, BITS Dubai (Aug 2024 – Present)
  • Co-Founder, BluShard (Jun 2024 – Feb 2025)
  • Vice President, IEEE BPDC (Sep 2023 – Aug 2024)
  • Co-Founder, Genme (Jul 2023 – Mar 2024)
  • Computer Vision & Machine Learning Intern, LTIMindtree (Jul 2023 – Sep 2023)
  • Software Development & Research Intern (Generative AI), Digiproctor (Jun 2023 – Aug 2023)
  • Lead Python Developer & Co-Founder, Glympsify (Mar 2023 – Jul 2023)
  • Software Engineering Project Participant, IEEE (Software Engineering Project) (May 2023 – May 2023)
  • Computer Vision & Machine Learning Intern, Mindtree (Aug 2022 – Dec 2022)
  • Competitive Programmer / ICPC Team Member, University Competitive Coding Team (2021 – 2025)