Carlos Alexandre Menezes
Junior Cybersecurity Analyst • Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
Summary
Professional transitioning into programming and cybersecurity. Law graduate currently attending the Technical Programmer Course at IEFP. Proactive, emotionally intelligent and highly collaborative, with a strong interest in technology.
First contact with programming through Pascal and BASIC. Currently focused on practical projects using SIEM (Splunk), Linux hardening, LDAP, Webmin, IDS/IPS (Suricata/Snort) and development in Python, Java and SQL.
Skills
Security / Blue Team
- Splunk: log ingestion, SPL, dashboards, alerts, automated response
- IDS/IPS: Suricata & Snort — rule tuning and alert analysis
- LDAP: OpenLDAP, PAM/SSSD, password policies, LDIF
- Linux: UFW, Fail2ban, user/service management, monitoring (Webmin)
Development
- Python — automation and log parsing scripts
- Java — MEI project, MVC, CRUD with SQL
- C / C# — programming fundamentals and OOP basics
- SQL — database modelling and queries in MySQL/PostgreSQL
Soft Skills
- Proactivity and ownership of tasks
- Emotional intelligence and stress management
- Teamwork, leadership and clear communication
Featured Projects
SIEM with Splunk
Home lab SOC: dashboards, brute-force alerts, UFW integration and threat intelligence correlation.
Linux Administration (Webmin)
User and service management, UFW, Fail2ban, monitoring and backups for a home environment.
LDAP (OpenLDAP + PAM/SSSD)
Central authentication, password policies and Linux login integration across multiple hosts.
MEI — Java + SQL
Management app for a micro-entrepreneur, with full CRUD, MVC pattern and SQL persistence.
Education
Technical Programmer Course — IEFP
Status: Ongoing
Technical training focused on software development, algorithms, databases and good programming practices. Contact with languages such as Java, C, C#, Python and SQL, as well as software engineering fundamentals.
CompTIA Security+ Certification Course — Professor Messer IT Certification Training
Status: In progress
Technological education platform for IT certifications, such as CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+.
Cisco CCST Certification Course — Cisco Networking Academy
Status: In progress
Technological education platform for CCST Cybersecurity and CCST Networking certifications.
Junior SOC Analyst HTB CDSA Certification Course — HackTheBox Academy
Status: In progress
Technological education platform focused on hands-on learning.
Bachelor's Degree in Law — Estácio de Sá University (Brazil)
Development of skills in critical analysis, logical reasoning, structured argumentation, and the ability to interpret regulations — skills transferable to the IT and cybersecurity areas (risk analysis, compliance, security policies.
Professional Experience
Administrative Assistant — CUF (Call Center) — 2022–2024
Customer service, administrative support, information handling and issue resolution in a healthcare context.
Call Center Supervisor — INTELCIA — 2019–2022
Team management, onboarding and training of new agents, performance metrics analysis and implementation of
quality improvements.
Administrative Assistant & Management Support — BeiraZoo Veterinary Hospital — 2017–2019
Administrative and financial support, customer service and process organization to support day-to-day clinic operations.
Personal projects — 2D game development (Text Based RPG) and a Sidescroller using C#/C++; former BBS SysOp in Rio de Janeiro (90s–2000s); LAN house administrator (100+ PCs); enthusiastic player of Final Fantasy XIV, Ragnarok and Street Fighter VI.
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