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Ilias Vagias

Security Engineer
Athens

Summary

Technology enthusiast focused on Security Controls with more than 7 years of experience in designing, implementing and operating security solutions.

Focused on fully integrated and highly available deployments, where customers can manage their service through their existing technology stack.

Detail driven in order to enhance existing security controls with best practices and technologies that improve experience and remove complexity.

Part of a multi-national team focused on security solutions and open-minded for leveraging capabilities offered from open-source projects, addressing vendor limitations.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Presales Security Engineer

Westcon Europe
Athens
02.2022 - Current

Presales Responsibilities

  • Provide presentation and demonstrations for end users on behalf of business partners
  • Support sales team with product positioning
  • Work with sales team to understand product trends
  • Ensure customer operations have necessary product and promotional information
  • Develop product presentations for sales force
  • Work with product management to train Sales staff and Customers on specific vendors products

Customer Support Responsibilities

  • Point of contact for customer inquiries regarding solution designs
  • Acceptance and resolution of queries received from partners
  • Provide monthly report on tracking business levels, product trends, promotions and top customer profile
  • Identify ways to build margin by means of bundling and developing new propositions
  • Assist where necessary with inventory and special orders
    Assist with customer events as necessary

Security Engineer

PCCW Global
Athens
05.2019 - Current
  • Applied leading theories and concepts to development, maintenance, and implementation of information security standards, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Research on possible solutions as to accommodate Product Management's functional requirements.
  • Design of solutions as to fully accommodate performance and technical requirements.
  • Acted as pre-sales support interface for VIP customers requesting customized/fully integrated solutions.
  • Acted as post-sales support interface for level 4 escalation issues.

Business Support System (BSS) Integration Engineer

Ericsson
Athens
03.2018 - 05.2019
  • On-Site Engineer to multiple mobile network operators for mission critical systems (OSS/BSS)
  • Updated Ericsson's operational procedures with Python automated scripts for minimizing repetitive actions.
  • Integrated Ericsson solutions to customer OSS environment (performance/fault monitoring solutions, etc).

Security Operations Engineer

PCCW Global
Athens
06.2015 - 03.2018
  • Handled day-to-day running procedures for Security Operations Center, ensuring high levels of productivity and progression.
  • Delivered Managed Firewall and Customized security services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
  • Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Aligned with Security Engineering on project deliverables.

System Administrator

Hellenic Army
Athens
10.2014 - 06.2015

Education

Master of Science - Computer Network Administration And Management

University of Portsmouth
UK
09.2012 - 09.2013

Bachelor of Science - Internet Communications And Networks

University of Bolton
UK
09.2008 - 02.2012

Skills

    Security infrastructure architecture

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Certification

Zscaler Certified Cloud Professional - Internet Access

Accomplishments

  • Created a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) based on open source project as to inventorize, track and automate customer deployments.
  • Created a Centralized Authentication Solution based on LDAPS, Kerberos and SAML as to integrate all customer managed deployments.
  • Created a Centralized Performance and Fault Monitoring Solution as to enhance the monitoring of customer deployments through KPIs.
  • Created Technical Design Forms as to automate the customer on-boarding through the gathering of technical details from pre-sales, to the assigned customer engineer.

Timeline

Presales Security Engineer

Westcon Europe
02.2022 - Current

Zscaler Certified Cloud Professional - Internet Access

03-2021

Fortinet NSE 4 Network Security Professional

09-2020

Certified SAFe® 4/5 Scrum Master

07-2020

Security Engineer

PCCW Global
05.2019 - Current

Business Support System (BSS) Integration Engineer

Ericsson
03.2018 - 05.2019

Advanced Cyber Defense Tactics and Techniques, Focal Point

06-2017

Security Operations Engineer

PCCW Global
06.2015 - 03.2018

System Administrator

Hellenic Army
10.2014 - 06.2015

Master of Science - Computer Network Administration And Management

University of Portsmouth
09.2012 - 09.2013

Bachelor of Science - Internet Communications And Networks

University of Bolton
09.2008 - 02.2012
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