
Sergio Serra
Cybersecurity and Secure Backend Engineer, MSc Cybersecurity
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Expérience professionnelle
Information Systems and Security Specialist
Barcelos • Temps plein
Jun 2025 - Present • 1 yr 3 mos
Deploy and operate AI-driven Network Detection and Response (NDR) and next-generation firewalls, and run the full incident response lifecycle from detection and triage to containment, eradication and post-incident analysis. Implement and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) with OAuth 2.0, SAML and Single Sign-On, automate internal security workflows, and securely administer Linux and Windows environments. Contribute to NIS2 compliance initiatives and security governance.
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
Temps plein • 2 yrs 5 mos
Research and Development Engineer
Jul 2023 - Jul 2025 • 2 yrs
Led the research, design and delivery of a machine-learning platform for automated data-quality assessment for the EU Digital Product Passport in the textile and clothing industry. Evaluated supervised and unsupervised models (Random Forest, XGBoost, SVM, Isolation Forest, Local Outlier Factor), built a scalable microservices backend in Java and Spring Boot with a dedicated Python API for model serving, and designed the PostgreSQL data model. Containerized the stack with Docker and Docker Compose, automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions, added observability with Prometheus, Grafana and Loki, and integrated Keycloak for Identity and Access Management and API security.
Invited Assistant Professor
Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 • 5 mos
Taught Software Engineering to Computer Graphics and Multimedia Engineering students, covering development methodologies, requirements engineering, UML, BPMN, software architecture and CASE tools. Taught Web Programming in the Higher Technical Professional Course in Information Systems Technologies and Programming, covering HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Node.js, Laravel, REST APIs, web security and scalable software architectures.