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Isaak Gomes

@isaakgomes

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Senior cybersecurity engineer and research scientist specializing in financial services.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior cybersecurity roles blending research and hands-on security engineering, preferably in financial services or consulting, with opportunities for impact, technical leadership, and growth.

I am a senior cybersecurity engineer and research scientist with over five years of experience in research, consulting, and security operations, primarily in the financial industry. I have designed and implemented cybersecurity consulting functions, led maturity assessments using SWIFT, NIST and MITRE frameworks, conducted ITGC/ITAC audits, and prepared compliance reports for the Central Bank of Brazil.

My background includes incident investigation and management of MSSP security stacks (firewalls, IDS/IPS, WAF, EDR, DLP, CASB), IAM/PAM/ZeroTrust implementations, biometric template protection research, and configuring enterprise networking equipment. I hold multiple industry certifications and have published and presented work on biometric protection and blockchain security in electronic transactions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

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Forvis Mazars

Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Designed and implemented the LATAM Cybersecurity Consulting division, deployed maturity assessment frameworks (SWIFT, NIST, MITRE), and prepared Central Bank of Brazil compliance reports under CMN Resolution No. 4,893.

NIST MITRE Swift Compliance Reporting ITGC Audit

Sr. Security Analyst

UnderProtection

Sep 2023 - Jul 2024 (10 months)

Investigated and analyzed security incidents, managed firewalls/IDS/IPS/WAF/EDR/DLP/CASB, and implemented load balancing (F5 BIG-IP) and IAM/CIAM solutions including PAM and Zero Trust controls.

Incident Response Rapid7 EDR PAM IAM

Research Scientist

FUSP - Fundação de Apoio à USP

Jan 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 8 months)

Surveyed state-of-the-art Biometric Template Protection algorithms, mapped machine learning and computer vision techniques to ISO 24745, and evaluated algorithm performance across data volume and operation scenarios.

Biometric Template Protection ISO 24745 Machine Learning Computer Vision Research Data Analysis

Security Researcher

Fábrica de Software

Feb 2021 - Sep 2023 (2 years 7 months)

Reviewed academic and technical literature in information security, evaluated security algorithms and protocols for threat intelligence, and configured routing/switching environments with Aruba, Cisco, and Extreme Networks.

Security Research Threat Intelligence Aruba Cisco