Jaya Mehta

Senior Software Engineer | Pentesting Expert | AI Innovator

Specializing in automated pentesting and agentic AI-driven security testing. Building scalable microservices that integrate cutting-edge security tools.

About Me

Specializing in automated pentesting and agentic AI-driven testing. Experienced in building scalable pentesting microservices using Node.js and Python, integrating tools like ZAP, Nmap, OpenVAS, Hydra, and Nikto for web, network, and API testing. Proven team lead with a strong focus on automation, reliability, and scalable system design.

Technical Arsenal

Backend Development

  • Python
  • Node.js
  • RESTful APIs
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Authentication & Security

Pentesting Tools

  • OWASP ZAP (ZAPProxy)
  • Nmap
  • OpenVAS
  • Hydra
  • Nikto
  • Kali Linux

AI & Automation

  • LangChain & LangGraph
  • Agentic AI Systems
  • Automated Testing Frameworks
  • Git & GitHub

Featured Projects

IoT Food Spoilage Monitoring System

This project is an IoT-based food spoilage detector using Arduino UNO, MQ-3 gas sensor, DHT11 sensor, and ESP8266 WiFi module. It continuously monitors volatile gases, temperature, and humidity, then uploads data to ThingSpeak for real-time tracking and spoilage prediction.

Key Features:
Detects volatile gases (ethanol, alcohol vapors, spoilage gases) from food using MQ-3.
Tracks temperature and humidity, which are critical spoilage factors.
Uploads sensor readings to ThingSpeak Cloud every 20 seconds. Can be extended to send alerts when food spoilage thresholds are reached.

Arduino C Arduino C++ Embedded Systems

Real-Time Chat Application

Developed a Python-based desktop GUI weather application that fetches and displays real-time weather data for any city entered by the user. The application makes live API calls and dynamically updates weather information in the interface.

Key Features:
City-based real-time weather lookup
Displays temperature, min/max temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed
Shows sunrise and sunset times
Interactive GUI with keyboard input

Python Tkinter REST APIs (OpenWeatherMap) GUI development

Professional Journey

Senior Trainee

Akitra Inc. | Sep 2022 - Jan 2023

Worked on the development of pentesting microservices using Node.js and Python, building scalable, tool-based architectures for automated security testing. Performed web application pentesting using OWASP ZAP (ZAPProxy), integrating scans into microservices. Mentored junior team members, reviewed code, and ensured high-quality, secure implementations across services.

Senior Software Engineer

Akitra Inc. | Jan 2023 - Present

Worked as Team Lead for an automated pentesting team, building fully automated pentesting microservices using tools like ZAP, Nmap, and OpenVAS. Developed an agentic AI-based pentesting system using LangGraph and LangChain, integrating Kali Linux tools such as Hydra, Nikto, ZAP, and Nmap for network, web, and API security testing.

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