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Valon J.-Master's degree in Telecommunications

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Cologne, Germany

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Experience

Feb 2025 - Present

Cybersecurity and Data Scientist Engineer

Freelancer

Position summary
Cybersecurity and Data Scientist Engineer at Freelancer
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
  • Cybersecurity (IT, OT, ethical hacking & penetration testing)
  • Data science (machine learning, deep learning, data engineering and data analytics)
Feb 2023 - Dec 2024
Cologne, Germany

Senior Cybersecurity / Data Scientist Engineer

Expleo Germany GmbH

Position summary
Senior Cybersecurity / Data Scientist Engineer at Expleo Germany GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance
  • Risk analysis, CVE vulnerabilities, defining possible attack paths and damage scenarios
  • NIST framework, use of standards (ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 62443, R155 & R156, ISO 27001, etc.)
  • Creating cybersecurity plans and concepts, TARA (ISO/SAE 21434)
  • Analyzing, managing and assessing vulnerabilities, CVE scanning
  • Implementing and developing cve-search tools to search for CVEs for VW and Cariad
  • Secure Boot implementation for VW
  • Wi-Fi & BT penetration testing for VW and Porsche
  • OWASP Top 10 penetration testing for VW
  • Creating and running Python script templates for penetration tests
Nov 2019 - Jan 2023

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

BURY GmbH & Co. KG

Position summary
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at BURY GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Implementing and maintaining the Cybersecurity Management System (CSMS) in line with ISO/SAE 21434 and IEC 62443
  • Applying standards ISO 27001, ISO 26262, IEC 62443, UNECE R155 & R156, ISO 21448 in the automotive sector (ASPICE)
  • Defining the cyber regulations compliance matrix, planning system architecture and applying the NIST framework
  • Data science (deep learning, machine learning and AI)
  • Creating templates for ISO/SAE 21434 artifacts (CS plan, concept, joint reviews and TARA)
  • Creating threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA) documents and cybersecurity concepts
  • Developing and implementing cybersecurity verification and validation plans, including reports for the development, production and post-production phases
  • Conducting internal and external audits and implementing cybersecurity rules in Germany and Poland
  • Customer projects: Stadlerrail AG (Switzerland), Skoda and Volvo (Poland), VW and Mercedes (penetration testing, CVE risk analysis)
  • Working with ADAS systems and e-mobility, especially with Mercedes and BMW
  • Synopsis code reviews (static and automated) and Blackduck vulnerability management
Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
Vienna, Austria

Cybersecurity Engineer

Cognosec GmbH

Position summary
Cybersecurity Engineer at Cognosec GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Maintaining the company's IT network, servers and security systems
  • Managing network servers and technology tools
  • Penetration testing (Linux, Kali Linux, Autosar) and managing cloud resource development on Azure, as well as AWS and GCP
  • Office 365 maintenance using PowerShell scripts
  • Risk analysis: analyzing CVE vulnerabilities, defining possible attack paths, damage scenarios and security controls
  • Applying standards ISO 27001, IEC 62443, ISO 26262, SAE J3061 and the NIST framework
May 2017 - Aug 2017
Vienna, Austria

Software Developer and Software Tester

ISIS Papyrus Software

Position summary
Software Developer and Software Tester at ISIS Papyrus Software
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Penetration testing, vulnerability management and incident response
  • Applying cyberattack techniques, source code analysis and reverse engineering
  • Developing cybersecurity concepts, specifications and an assurance case for the project
  • Automated testing with Sniper
Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
Pristina

IT Administrator for Network Security

GMDS

Position summary
IT Administrator for Network Security at GMDS
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Analysis of security alerts and incidents, technical management of IT security and cloud systems
  • Management of firewalls, VPNs and cloud security features
  • Administration of CCNA routers and firewalls
  • Review of network threats using Linux and Kali Linux, creation of a threat and vulnerability list in Excel
Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
Pristina

Data Analyst

CODE-X

Position summary
Data Analyst at CODE-X
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Business Intelligence
  • Data evaluation using Python, R, SQL and MySQL
  • Data analysis with NumPy and Pandas
  • Data visualization with Matplotlib, Seaborn and Plotly Express

Industry experience

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Experienced in Automotive and Information Technology.

Automotive
Information Technology
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Information Technology
Quality Assurance
Product Development
Business Intelligence
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Languages

Albanian
Native
German
Advanced

Education

Technische Universität Wien

Master's degree in Telecommunications, Diplom-Ingenieur · Telecommunications · Vienna, Austria

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7
Experience in Automotive 5 y
Avg length 1 y 4 m
Longest experience 3 y 2 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Austria, Germany)
Primary country Austria

Expertise

Recent roles Cybersecurity and Data Scientist Engineer, Senior Cybersecurity / Data Scientist Engineer, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Main industries Automotive, Information Technology
Main business areas Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
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Valon is based in Cologne, Germany.

Valon speaks the following languages: Albanian (Native), German (Advanced).

Valon has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Valon has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Valon may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Valon would be well-suited for roles such as: Cybersecurity and Data Scientist Engineer, Senior Cybersecurity / Data Scientist Engineer, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer.

Valon's most recent position is Cybersecurity and Data Scientist Engineer at Freelancer.

In recent years, Valon has worked for Freelancer, Expleo Germany GmbH, and BURY GmbH & Co. KG.

Valon is most experienced in industries like Automotive and Information Technology.

Valon is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Product Development. Valon also has some experience in Business Intelligence.

Valon has recently worked in industries like Automotive and Information Technology.

Valon has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance, Information Technology, and Product Development.

Valon holds a Master in Telecommunications from Technische Universität Wien.

The availability of Valon needs to be confirmed.

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