Nipuna Prabashwara — Cybersecurity Engineer

Years Experience

Domains

2024

Full-time Role

2026

Graduating

About

Secure by design,
future-ready

"I don't just write code — I build systems that think, protect, and scale."

I'm Nipuna Prabashwara — a Cybersecurity Engineer, Full-Stack Developer, and AI/ML Enthusiast based in Sri Lanka. I specialise in building systems that are not only powerful and scalable, but resilient and intelligent by design.

Currently working as a Cybersecurity Engineer at Cyrus Codelabs, I lead application security initiatives — hardening APIs, conducting vulnerability assessments, and building real-time threat detection systems that protect production environments. Before that, I gained industry experience as a Software Engineering Intern at Abacus PVT LTD, working on backend systems and scalable APIs.

Alongside my full-time role, I have been freelancing since 2022 — delivering custom web and mobile applications, AI automation tools, and secure dashboards for clients across industries worldwide. My work sits at the intersection of cybersecurity, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and blockchain.

I am currently pursuing a BEng (Hons) in Software Engineering at the University of Westminster, combining academic rigour with real-world engineering practice.

Core Expertise

Where I specialise

Cybersecurity

Application security, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, API hardening, and real-time threat detection and prevention systems.

AppSec Pen Testing Threat Detection API Security

Full-Stack Development

End-to-end web and mobile application development with a focus on scalability, performance optimisation, and security-first architecture.

React Node.js REST APIs Mobile

AI & Machine Learning

Designing intelligent systems for security analytics, anomaly detection, and predictive modelling — bridging AI with real-world security challenges.

ML Models Anomaly Detection Security AI

Blockchain

Leveraging decentralised architecture to build tamper-resistant, transparent systems that complement security-by-design principles.

Smart Contracts DeFi Web3

Backend Systems

Designing and optimising backend infrastructure — scalable APIs, database architecture, microservices, and performance-critical server logic.

APIs Microservices Databases

Freelance Delivery

Since 2022, delivering custom digital products for clients worldwide — balancing requirements, timelines, and technical quality with precision.

Product Delivery Client Relations Agile

Career

Professional experience

Sep 2024 — Present

Cyrus Codelabs

Cybersecurity Engineer

Leading application security at Cyrus Codelabs — hardening APIs, building real-time threat detection and prevention systems, conducting vulnerability assessments, and enforcing security-by-design across production environments.

Jun 2024 — Sep 2024

Cyrus Codelabs

Cybersecurity Intern

Gained hands-on experience in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and secure coding at Cyrus Codelabs. Contributed to internal security audits, threat modelling, and reporting frameworks across live projects.

Apr 2024 — Jun 2024

Abacus PVT LTD

Software Engineering Intern

Worked at Abacus PVT LTD on backend systems, scalable REST APIs, and database optimisation — contributing to real-world applications with a focus on clean architecture and performance.

2022 — Present

Independent

Freelance Full-Stack Developer

Delivered custom web and mobile applications for clients globally, with a consistent focus on scalability, performance, and security. Projects span e-commerce platforms, SaaS tools, and secure dashboards.

Work

Featured projects

AI / Cybersecurity

AIM-IPS

A real-time AI-powered intrusion prevention system that detects and blocks malicious traffic — including SQL injection, brute-force attacks, and abnormal user behaviour — before it reaches production systems.

AI / ML Network Security Real-time Detection Python

AI / Cybersecurity

PhishShield

A machine learning-based system for detecting and classifying phishing URLs in real time, protecting users from malicious websites through intelligent pattern recognition and threat scoring.

AI / ML Cybersecurity URL Analysis Threat Intelligence

Healthcare / Blockchain

MediSecure+

A secure healthcare platform that integrates cybersecurity principles with blockchain architecture to deliver tamper-resistant patient data management and enhanced access control.

Blockchain Healthcare Data Security Smart Contracts

AI Automation

WhatsApp AI Agent

An intelligent conversational agent integrated with WhatsApp that interacts with customers, processes orders, handles queries, and automates business workflows using natural language AI.

NLP WhatsApp API Automation Chatbot

Cybersecurity / WordPress

ShieldSync

A pre-WordPress Web Application Firewall and Intrusion Prevention System that intercepts and scores HTTP requests before the CMS loads — blocking SQLi, XSS, brute-force, file upload attacks, and bot traffic in real time. Pro tier adds AI/ML anomaly detection via ONNX and cloud threat intelligence sync.

PHP 8.1+ WordPress React Laravel WAF / IPS AI / ML

Cybersecurity & AI for Business — Work with me

Custom Web & Mobile Apps

Full-stack development tailored to your business — fast, scalable, and built with security from the ground up.

Secure API Development

Design and integration of hardened REST APIs with authentication, rate-limiting, and input validation baked in.

Payment Gateway Integration

Seamless integration of Stripe, PayPal, and local gateways with PCI-compliant transaction handling.

AI Automation Tools

Intelligent chatbots, workflow automation, and AI agents that reduce manual effort and drive business efficiency.

Cybersecurity Consulting

Application hardening, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and security audits for your digital products.