
Steve Jesso
Cybersecurity | Red Team
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01 PROFESSIONAL
Who I am - and what I do
An aspiring cyber-security professional focused on red teaming, penetration testing, covert enumeration and reconnaissance, in-depth open source intelligence (OSINT) research, and active directory traversal—enhanced through autonomous AI systems engineering.
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Combining tactical precision with operational stealth and commitment to OPSEC, I utilize tools such as Adaptix C2, Wireshark, Hydra, Bloodhound, Metasploit, Trufflehog - the whole suite of industry tools to investigate, enumerate, and disrupt adversarial infrastructure while architecting cognitive agent systems for both offensive automation and defensive coordination through
Cognitive Offense/Defence Systems.
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Highly motivated and independent, I leverage traditional offensive security tools alongside AI capabilities: prompt engineering and behavioral programming for autonomous reconnaissance agents, multi-agent coordination for distributed intelligence operations, and self-auditing systems that protect operational infrastructure from compromise. Building systems where AI agents maintain persistent memory across multi-day operations, learn from operational failures, and coordinate complex tasks while adhering to strict OPSEC.
My passion for this work drives me to constantly improve and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in penetration testing, malware and vulnerability management, zero-day exploitation, cognitive systems engineering, and navigating current world events that shape the fluid and dynamic nature of the attack surface and cyberspace.

02 CERTIFICATIONS
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2026 - AI for Intelligence Analysts - ALCON Intelligence
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2025 - 2026 - Certified Penetration Testing Specialist - HackTheBox
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2025 - Red Team Operator 1 Certificate - Rogue Ops
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2025 - CompTia Security+ Certified
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2024 - Red Team Operator Certificate - TryHackMe
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2024 - Jr. Penetration Tester Certificate - TryHackme
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2022-2024 - Network Security Associate Degree - University of OttawaCisco Related - Cyber Essentials, Switching, Routing & Wireless, Python Coding Essentials, Linux OS Essentials and IT Essentials
Education, certificates, learning and achievements


03 PORTFOLIO
Projects, CTF's, Labs and Extracurriculars
Extracurricular Experience / CTF / Labs:
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HTB Pro Labs - Dante Pro Lab – In-Progress (25% complete)
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HTB Starting Point complete (25 machines) ​
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MetaCTF Monthly – Self-Directed Multiple participation's, averaging 4/5 submitted flags within 2 hour competition

04 Experience
2024 - Present
Certification & Development
Educational upgrading and training on various certificates and industry courses ranging from: Rogue Ops Redteam1, to TryHackMe's Red Team Operator and Junior Penetration Tester Certificates.
2022-2024
University of Ottawa
Network Security Associate
Associates degree focusing upon network security fundamentals, IP connectivity and services, IT essentials, Linux training, defensive and offensive fundamentals, OPSec, beginner Python, and familiarity with Cisco architecture.
2018-2022
District of North Saanich
Planning & Development Administrator
Board of Variance Secretariat. Established and maintained a comprehensive database tracking variance approval rates, hearing outcomes, and trends in requests over time. Designed and implemented standardized operating protocols, enhancing operational efficiency and streamlining project completion.
2013-2017
Athabasca University
Bachelor Degree of General Science
Chemistry and Computer Sciences
2003-2012
Canadian Armed Forces - Army
Resource Management & Logistics
Operating with a Top Secret clearance level, successfully conducted corporate and military logistics for multi-million dollar assets, regimental financial management, personnel administration, operational theatre level logistical & administration management requiring extreme levels of detail and organization.

CONTACT
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