Salman Hersi

Security Guy

Salman Hersi

Cloud security consultant with hands-on experience designing Zero Trust architectures, hardening AWS environments, and building secure systems from the ground up.

Projects

DonorClaim

AI-Powered

Donation Management Platform for Canadian Charities

A full-stack AI-powered SaaS platform that automates donation tracking and CRA-compliant tax receipt generation for Canadian nonprofits. Uses AI to intelligently parse e-transfer notifications and match donations to donor profiles.

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  • AI-powered parsing of bank e-transfer notifications for automatic data extraction
  • Self-service donor portal for instant receipt claims
  • Real-time analytics dashboard with CSV exports
  • Automated email delivery for Stripe donations

Work Experience

Cloud Security Consultant (Architecture & Strategy)

Miipe Quality Solutions · Toronto, ON | Sept 2023 – Present

  • Led Zero Trust architecture redesigns for Bell and Element, collaborating with 15+ SMEs to reduce cross-departmental security friction by ~35%.
  • Hardened AWS Data Lakes with SSE-KMS encryption and strict bucket policies, securing 50TB+ of data with 100% sovereignty compliance.
  • Deployed AWS Config guardrails blocking ~90% of non-compliant resource provisioning attempts before production, eliminating security debt at source.
  • Translated stakeholder requirements into System Design Specifications, identifying 10+ critical logic gaps missed by traditional vulnerability scanners.

Security Advisor

Mosaic North America · Toronto, ON | May 2022 – Aug 2023

  • Managed Application Security for e-commerce portfolio processing $5M+ annually, ensuring 250+ web assets met OWASP Top 10 standards.
  • Architected PCI-DSS compliance workflows, reducing client onboarding by 20% (~5 days saved) while maintaining 100% clean audit records.
  • Blocked SQLi and XSS attacks at architectural level, reducing web-layer security incidents by 30% YoY through proactive system tuning.
  • Led security training for 50+ clients on secure payment handling, reducing security-related support tickets by 40%.

Junior Cyber Security Analyst (SOC Operations)

NPower · Toronto, ON | Jan 2021 – Dec 2021

  • Operated Tier-1 SOC using Splunk, triaging 50+ daily events across 500-user network with 95% accuracy rate.
  • Documented incidents in ServiceNow with detailed escalation procedures, reducing repeat investigation time by 25%.

Education

Honours Bachelor of Commerce - Information Technology

York University · Toronto, ON

  • Specialized in Information Technology Auditing & Assurance Stream

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (2025)
  • CompTIA Security+ (2021)