CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE & ADVISORY
PORTUGAL
DIOGO DIAS
Cybersecurity architect & home-lab enthusiast — advising clients on defence and best practice
SECURITY+ · ISO27001
(a) CAREER RECORD
17 / 17- 01
Cybersecurity Architect and Advisor — Axians Portugal
AXIANS · 2025
Designing and advising on security architecture across client enviroments — segmentation, cloud hardening and defence-in-depth — translating risk into concrete, operable controls.
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Cyber Security Consultant — Hovione
HOVIONE · 2022–25
Security consultant in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment — endpoint and email hardening, and day-to-day security operations.
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IT Technician — Flag
FLAG · 2017–
Computer and server hardware maintenance, systems administration, Acronis backup administration and Apple hardware support.
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IT Intern — Escola Digital
ESCOLA DIGITAL · 2016
Computer maintenance and server administration during a technical internship in Lisbon.
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IT Intern — Grupo Rumos
RUMOS · 2016
Hardware maintenance and classroom imaging and preparation using MDT and Acronis.
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IT Intern — Cavalieri Art Hotel
CAVALIERI · 2016
IT support internship in St Julian's, Malta — day-to-day desktop and infrastructure assistance.
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Intern Computer Systems Analyst — Plater IT
PLATER IT · 2015
Maintenance of computer systems and network management for a small IT services provider.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
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CompTIA Security+ Certified
SECURITY+ · 2026
CompTIA's vendor-neutral baseline covering threats and vulnerabilities, security architecture, operations and governance.
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CompTIA A+ Certified
A+ · 2026
CompTIA's foundational certification covering hardware, software, troubleshooting, networking and operational procedures.
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ISO/IEC 27001 Foundational Certified
ISO27001 · 2026
Foundational knowledge of the ISO/IEC 27001 standard — information security management systems, controls and audit requirements.
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Unifi Wireless Admin — Ubiquiti
UNIFI WIRELESS · 2025
Wireless design, deployment and administration across Ubiquiti Unifi networks.
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Unifi Fullstack Professional — Ubiquiti
UNIFI FULLSTACK · 2025
End-to-end Unifi networking — routing, switching, wireless and network segmentation.
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Architecting on AWS — Amazon Web Services
AWS · 2023
Designing secure, resilient and cost-aware workloads on Amazon Web Services — networking, identity and well-architected patterns.
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CompTIA ITF+ — Udemy
ITF+ · 2023
Foundational IT concepts spanning hardware, software, networking and security fundamentals.
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Pre-Security Learning Path — TryHackMe
THM PRE-SECURITY · 2022
Hands-on grounding in networking, web and operating-system fundamentals ahead of offensive and defensive work.
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Introduction to Cyber Security — TryHackMe
THM INTRO · 2022
Practical introduction to offensive and defensive security disciplines through guided lab exercises.
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Gestão de Equipamentos Informáticos — Escola Digital
EQF 4 · 2013–16
Professional qualification (EQF level 4) in IT equipment management — computer assembly, operating systems, data networks and computer architecture.