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Rares Nedelcu
Senior Lab Architect
Experience
Jul 2025 - Present
8 monthsSenior Lab Architect
Sophos
- Continued tenure from Secureworks.
- Design and implement demo environments: fully scalable, automatic deployments in cloud infrastructure.
- Work on end to end attack scenarios which showcase the product.
- Automate deployments and cleanup of resources in cloud infrastructures.
Nov 2021 - Jun 2025
3 years 8 monthsSr. Systems Engineer
Secureworks
- Design and implement demo environments: fully scalable, automatic deployments in cloud infrastructure.
- Work on attack scenarios which showcase the product.
- Automate deployments and cleanup of resources in cloud infrastructures.
- Develop ad-hoc API integrations as per customer needs.
- Key programming languages/technologies: AWS, Terraform, Python, GraphQL, Various offensive security tools
Oct 2019 - Feb 2021
1 year 5 monthsCluj-Napoca, Romania
Associate Teacher
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
- Taught hands-on techniques and methodology to perform penetration tests on vulnerable systems.
Jan 2017 - Nov 2021
4 years 11 monthsCluj-Napoca, Romania
Security Researcher
Bitdefender
- Collect and analyze different exploit techniques and attack vectors.
- Reproduce them in controlled environments and test it against various protection technologies: Hypervisor Memory introspection.
- Design attack scenarios from initial access to data exfiltration and analyze the attack's behavior.
- Study and implement AWS cloud-based attack techniques.
- Key programming languages/technologies: C, Intel x86 CPU Architecture, Windows Internals, C++ (small personal tests/projects), Assembly, IDA, WinDBG, MITRE Attack Framework, AWS, Python, Docker, Kubernetes
Feb 2016 - Aug 2017
1 year 7 monthsCluj-Napoca, Romania
Software Engineer
Bitdefender
- Document on binary exploit techniques.
- Implement or extend and improve existing protection mechanisms in the Hypervisor Memory Introspection engine.
- Work was focused around Windows attacks.
Jul 2013 - Sep 2013
3 monthsBrașov, Romania
Junior Software Engineer
SC Elektrobit SRL
- Familiarize with OOP concepts and Java.
- Implement in Java a socket-based communication program with an ECU, using the AUTOSAR architecture and specifications.
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology (10 years) and Education (1.5 years).
Information Technology
Education
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology (6 years), Research and Development (6 years), Operations (3.5 years), and Product Development (2.5 years).
Information Technology
Research and Development
Operations
Product Development
Skills
- Penetration Testing Tool Proficiency In Burp Suite
- Metasploit
- Nmap
- Kali Linux
- Johntheripper
- Dirbuster
- Gobuster
- Nikto
- Dirb
- Hashcat
- Metasploit Ldap
- Assembly (Computer Programming)
- Reverse Engineering (Idapro, Ghidra, Gdb And Other Tools)
- Software Reversing (X86, X64, Msil, Ollydbg, Windbg, Ida)
- Android (Mobile Operating Systems)
- Operating Systems Use
- Object-oriented Programming
- C++
- Python (Computer Programming)
- Ruby (Computer Programming)
- Java (Computer Programming)
Languages
Romanian
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
IntermediateFrench
ElementaryEducation
Sep 2017 - Jul 2019
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Information and Computing Systems Security · Information and Computing Systems Security · Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Sep 2014 - Jul 2017
Universitatea "Babeș-Bolyai"
Computer Scientist · Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Certifications & licenses
Offensive Security Certified Professional
Offensive Security
Essentials Badge
PentesterLab
Pcap Badge
PentesterLab
White Badge
PentesterLab
Oracle Certificate Of Associate Java Se 8
Oracle
Programming Mobile Applications For Android Handheld Systems: Part 1
Coursera
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Where is Rares based?
Rares is based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and prefers 100% remote projects.
What languages does Rares speak?
Rares speaks the following languages: Romanian (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate), French (Elementary).
How many years of experience does Rares have?
Rares has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Rares has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Rares may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
What roles would Rares be best suited for?
Based on recent experience, Rares would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Lab Architect, Sr. Systems Engineer, Associate Teacher.
What is Rares's latest experience?
Rares's most recent position is Senior Lab Architect at Sophos.
What companies has Rares worked for in recent years?
In recent years, Rares has worked for Sophos, Secureworks, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, and Bitdefender.
Which industries is Rares most experienced in?
Rares is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Education, and Automotive.
Which business areas is Rares most experienced in?
Rares is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Research and Development (R&D), and Operations. Rares also has some experience in Product Development.
Which industries has Rares worked in recently?
Rares has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Education.
Which business areas has Rares worked in recently?
Rares has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Research and Development (R&D), and Operations.
What is Rares's education?
Rares holds a Master in Information and Computing Systems Security from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.
Does Rares have any certificates?
Rares has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Offensive Security Certified Professional, Essentials Badge, and Pcap Badge.
What is the availability of Rares?
Rares is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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