Monika M. - Cybersecurity Engineer

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Prague, Czech Republic

Experience

May 2024 - Jun 2025

1 year 2 months

Prague, Czech Republic

Cybersecurity Engineer

Corpus Solutions

Reverse engineered Android malware using Ghidra, IDA Pro, Radare2, OllyDbg
Authored YARA/SIGMA rules for detection of mobile threats
Collaborated on red team operations targeting ICS/SCADA environments for critical infrastructure
Developed custom tools for dynamic malware analysis and exploit automation

Aug 2022 - Aug 2024

2 years 1 month

Prague, Czech Republic

Vice President of Security Engineering

Barclays

Reverse engineered malware targeting the financial sector across Windows, Linux, macOS
Built comprehensive YARA/SIGMA detection libraries for SOC and TI teams
Integrated custom detection rules into EDR/XDR platforms
Automated malware analysis pipelines using Python and C++ plugins

Dec 2020 - Aug 2022

1 year 9 months

Prague, Czech Republic

Lead Security Engineer

SAP

Led red team operations against data centers with custom malware simulating APT campaigns
Reverse engineered and modified malware for SOC detection capability testing
Created tailored YARA/SIGMA rules for internal Threat Intelligence

Oct 2018 - Nov 2020

2 years 2 months

Prague, Czech Republic

Red Team Analyst

McKinsey & Company

Developed custom malware for Windows & Linux platforms during red team engagements
Reverse engineered APT tools and exploits; developed detection modules in Rust
Implemented ML-based malware detection integrated into analytics pipelines

Dec 2017 - Sep 2018

10 months

San Francisco, United States

Principal Software Engineer

H2O.ai

Developed AI algorithms optimized for Nvidia GPU and CPU
Implemented advanced algorithms including matrix factorization, linear/ridge regression, K-Means, and PCA using C++11 and Python

Jun 2016 - Sep 2018

2 years 4 months

Prague, Czech Republic

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

DHL

Programmed cloud-based security platforms and automated security testing

Feb 2015 - Apr 2016

1 year 3 months

Prague, Czech Republic

Bug Hunter

Deutsche Börse

Developed backend algorithms in C++ for trading systems

Jan 2014 - Oct 2014

10 months

Zürich, Switzerland

Software Developer

SUNGARD

Led development of financial software products
Implemented first AML solution using .NET, C#, and Oracle

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

1 year

Zürich, Switzerland

Quantitative Developer

AXPO Trading

Translated complex models into software using SQL, Spark, Hadoop; increased prediction accuracy

Jun 2010 - Dec 2012

2 years 7 months

Prague, Czech Republic

Algorithmic Software Developer

Unicorn

Proposed and implemented energy trading platform algorithms

Sep 2006 - Nov 2008

2 years 3 months

Ostrava, Czech Republic

Junior Software Developer

Pike and TietoEnator

Developed optimization and scheduling systems using data engineering and cloud technologies

Summary

Cybersecurity Engineer with 15+ years of experience in reverse engineering, malware development and analysis across multi-OS architectures (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, embedded). Proven expertise in YARA/SIGMA rule authoring, threat intelligence collaboration, and development of custom tools for red team operations. Experienced in working with global enterprises and leading threat hunting initiatives, with research contributions influencing the security community.