// Curriculum Vitae

Miguel Pereira

Security Engineer · PSIRT · CNA

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Experience

2022 — present
Security Engineer Siemens ProductCERT / PSIRT

Started as a developer building and maintaining the team's internal vulnerability handling tools, then shifted into a security analyst role: CNA (CVE Numbering Authority) operations, vulnerability monitoring, and coordinated disclosure for industrial and enterprise products. Responsible for the conference monitoring service — attending key security conferences, building relationships with leaders, researchers, and strategic partners while tracking research and trends that may impact Siemens products. MSc research thread on decentralised vulnerability databases running in parallel.

CVD CNA OT/ICS PSIRT Tooling Conference Monitoring
08/2021 — 12/2021 internship
Cyber Security R&D Intern Dognaedis (Cipher) · Coimbra

Built a Django web platform with user authentication, Celery async task processing, AI image analysis for phishing detection, and a DNS lookup pipeline.

Django Celery Python AI/ML
12/2019 — present part-time
Bartender & Waiter Grande Hotel de Luso
04/2017 — 03/2020 part-time
Bartender & Waiter Curia Palace Hotel Golf & Spa · Anadia
04/2016 — 08/2019 part-time
Bartender & Waiter Caterfesta · Anadia
07/2016 — 12/2017
Warehouse & Expedition Caves da Montanha · Anadia
01/2015 — 09/2016 part-time
Bartender Rodoviária pub & bar · Anadia
07/2013 — 12/2015
Production Worker Caves da Montanha · Anadia

Education

2025 — present
MSc in Cybersecurity and Forensics Polytechnic of Leiria
2016 — 2022
BSc in Computer Science and Engineering Polytechnic of Guarda

Skills

CVD / CNA Operations 95%
OT / ICS Security 85%
GitHub / Version Control 80%
Python & Automation 75%
Django + PostgreSQL 70%
Docker 65%
AI / ML (Keras, Colab) 60%
ASP.NET · SQL · Java 30%

Network & Associations

2022 — present
Co-Lead OWASP Leiria
09/2018 — 09/2019
Member, CS & Engineering dept Academic Association of Guarda
12/2020 — 10/2021
President of Fiscal Council Degree Student Nucleus · Polytechnic of Guarda
07/2019 — 12/2020
Vice-President Degree Student Nucleus · Polytechnic of Guarda
07/2018 — 07/2019
Director of Events Degree Student Nucleus · Polytechnic of Guarda
07/2017 — 07/2018
Vogal Computer Science Students Nucleus

Projects

03/2019 — 06/2019
Firefighter Robot Contest 2019 Polytechnic Institute of Guarda

Volunteer

2021 - present
Wildfire Watch Associação de Voluntários de Ferreiros

Languages

Portuguese Native
English Fluent
Spanish Intermediate
French Basic
German Beginner (A1)