Miguel Chaves
@miguelchaves1
CISSP cybersecurity engineer specializing in SOC, incident response, and IAM.
What I'm looking for
I am a CISSP-certified cybersecurity engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience in threat detection, incident response, and securing large-scale enterprise environments. I have implemented security automation and identity management solutions that reduced incident response time by 30% and protected over 3,000 endpoints.
In senior SOC roles I have designed and operated security dashboards and tooling, led incident response and threat-hunting activities, and collaborated with cross-functional teams and leadership to align security operations with organizational goals. I have deployed and tuned SIEM, SOAR, EDR systems, and supported IAM and cloud security initiatives across AWS and Azure.
I am committed to fostering a security-first culture through proactive risk mitigation, awareness programs, and continuous improvement, and I bring practical experience consulting with security leadership and delivering measurable operational improvements.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Skydance
Sep 2023 - Present (2 years)
Operated within the SOC to ensure high availability and rapid incident response, led incident response and threat hunting efforts, and designed security dashboards and tooling to improve detection and remediation across global operations.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Humn
Jun 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 3 months)
Executed daily SOC activities including email and endpoint security assessments, led cross-functional security workshops and awareness campaigns, and enhanced IAM via SSO and credential management improvements.
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
A2Secure
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 (5 months)
Deployed and tuned SOC, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR systems to reduce client incident response times by 30%, and led incident response for major accounts while advising senior security leadership on risk-aligned controls.
Cybersecurity Engineer Analyst
EY Portugal
Sep 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 4 months)
Provided endpoint and email security operations for a major Portuguese bank, conducted penetration testing, and implemented governance, risk and compliance systems using Kubernetes across EMEA.
Programming Teacher
Happy Code Portugal
Sep 2017 - Sep 2020 (3 years)
Taught programming to children and teens using the LET methodology to develop logic and problem-solving skills over a three-year period.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Faculty of Sciences — University of Lisbon
Master Degree in Information Security, Information Security
2018 - 2020
Completed a Master Degree in Information Security, focusing on advanced security topics and practical defensive controls.
ISEG — University of Lisbon
Minor in Management, Management
2018 - 2018
Completed a minor in Management covering core management principles and business fundamentals.
Faculty of Sciences — University of Lisbon
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Information Technology
2014 - 2018
Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology with foundational coursework in computing and IT systems.
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