• 🔒 Currently a professional Penetration Tester & Application Security Engineer with experience in offensive security.
• 💻 Focused on Cyber Security and Application Security. Continuously learning about Offensive Security, Red Teaming and Security Research.
• 💬 Ask me anything related to technology! With a deep background in software development, cybersecurity, penetration testing, and offensive security, I’m happy to share insights.
• ✍️ I used to write about Cybersecurity on Medium, check out some of my posts!
• 🌱 Also learning Japanese 🇯🇵 as I explore Japanese culture and language in my free time.

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I’m an IT professional with nearly 20 years of experience across IT roles, including Software Engineering, Cybersecurity and Penetration Testing. My background spans roles from IT Technician and Technical Support to Software Engineer, Tech Lead and Cybersecurity Specialist. With a strong foundation in security and development, I’m currently exploring new challenges and opportunities within the software engineering, cybersecurity and application security areas.

• CTF Organization at FCCN: As part of my team, I co-organized two Capture the Flag competitions — (Defending the SOC and Jornadas 2021) — each attracting over 800 participants. I contributed to exercise development across several categories including Web, Pwn, OSINT, Forensics, Crypto, Network, Misc, and Mission, and was responsible for implementing and supporting the competition’s infrastructure.
• eJPT Certification: I earned the eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT) certification, showcasing my penetration testing skills. View Certification.
• MCRTP Certification: I achieved the Multi-Cloud Red Team Practitioner certification from CyberWarfare Labs in the end of 2024, allowing me to enhance my understanding of cloud security, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing across multiple cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• PNPT Certification: I achieved the TCM Security Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT) certification, further validating my expertise in network security. View Certification.
• Published Contributor: Co-authored an article on the cybersecurity risks associated with internet-exposed webcams for Portugal’s tech magazine Exame Informática (Issue Nº327).
• Presentations at Hardsecure: In 2022, I delivered two presentations on cutting-edge topics: “The Usage of AI in Cybersecurity” and “The Importance of Cyber Threat Intelligence,” sparking discussion on the latest industry insights.
• TryHackMe Red Team Capstone Challenge: I earned 1st place for my write-up submission and 2nd place for the fastest completion in TryHackMe’s Red Team Capstone Challenge.Read my submission.
• Learning Path Completions: I’ve completed numerous cybersecurity learning paths on TryHackMe, including “Complete Beginner,” “Introduction to Cyber Security,” “Pre Security,” “Web Fundamentals,” “Jr Penetration Tester,” “Offensive Pentesting,” “CompTIA Pentest+,” and “Red Teaming.”