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MIHAJLO LAZAREVIĆ
Stark Labs is a one-person engineering lab in Belgrade, run by Mihajlo Lazarević. Around two decades across offensive security, FinTech infrastructure and systems architecture, a workshop that can make almost anything, and AI agents that do the boring parts.
Belgrade, Serbia. Remote anywhere.
CERTIFICATIONS
| 2014 | Offensive Security Certified Professional | Offensive Security |
| 2026 | OSAI | OffSec, in progress |
| 2018 | Container Security Master | Black Hat Europe / NCC Group |
TIMELINE
| 2025 | Security Engineer, Solflare | Technical security lead for a Solana wallet where users hold their own funds. Release gate, vulnerability management, AI security automation. |
| 2021 | Technology and security advisor, ATS Group | Consulting CTO and CISO for Atlas Travel Solutions (Monaco): security, AI development, and the team that builds their in-house booking and finance platform. |
| 2019 | Chief Information Security Officer, ACOLIN InfoTech | Company-wide security and infrastructure for a cross-border fund distributor. ISO 27001 and SOC 2 implementation, regulator-facing security (BaFin, BuBa, FINMA). |
| 2019 | R&D and Security Consultant, Fincore / Finbet | Computer-vision algorithms, AI-driven web-slot reskinning, 3D projection technology, cross-project security consulting. |
| 2018 | Founder / Principal Consultant, Stark Labs | Penetration testing, red team, infrastructure architecture, certification readiness, device engineering and custom AI tooling. |
| 2018 | Head of Security and Infrastructure, Tradecore | ISO 27001 implementation, infrastructure as code, in-house penetration testing, zero-downtime migration to containers. |
| 2012 | IT Infrastructure Engineer and Security, ABTS Convention Services | Rebuilt IT infrastructure security-first with monthly PCI DSS scans, automated intrusion detection, hardware R&D. |
| 2009 | Freelance Offensive Security, Hacker for hire | Red-team engagements, social engineering and spear-phishing campaigns, application, web and network assessments. |
OTHER
- Co-founder, Polyhedra Fablab Belgrade
- COVID-19 maker crisis response, Vizionari Srbije
- RF and RFID security
- MENSA member
- English (Cambridge Certificate), Serbian (native)