Theodoros Skouras

Certified in Cybersecurity

Pyrgetos, Greece

Experience

Apr 2024 - Present
1 year 1 month
Pyrgetos, Greece
Hybrid

Network Security Architect

Freelancer / Consulting Services

  • Architect network solutions in hybrid and heterogeneous environments, both in cloud and on premises
  • Workshop and Proof of Concept
  • System and Network hardening
  • Penetration Testing and Vulnerability analysis
  • Packet Analysis, and identification of root causes in heterogeneous and complex networks
  • API security testing
  • ISMS Design and Development, Private Sector. Assisted companies of various sizes and complexity by leading projects with the aim to design and develop robust enterprise information security (ISO 27001 compliant)
  • Produce and maintain technical documentation

Technologies and Methodologies used: OWASP, MITRE ATT@CK, ITIL v4, COBIT, Cisco IOS XE and NX-OS, Cisco Thousandeyes, Aruba, pfSense, Azure, AWS, Kali Linux, Burpsuite, Maltego, Metasploit, Nessus, Wireshark/tcpdump, Grafana, Zabbix, Proxmox, Debian

Jan 2018 - Apr 2024
6 years 4 months
Munich, Germany
Hybrid

Principal Network & Security Engineer

Far Galaxy Networks

  • Team Leader of IT & Network and responsible for the overall company's security posture
  • Architect network solutions in hybrid and heterogeneous environments, both in cloud and on premises
  • Management of IT & Network and responsible for the overall company's security posture
  • Produce and maintain technical documentation and guides leveraging Jira Confluence
  • System Engineering Linux Clusters and Data Center farms
  • Troubleshooting networks and applications performance
  • System hardening following industry's best practices
  • Vulnerabilities Assessments

Technologies and Methodologies used: ITILv4, COBIT, SD-WAN Zscaler, Cisco IOS XE and NX-OS, pfSense, Fortinet, Sophos, Aruba Docker/Ansible, Microsoft Azure, AWS Linux, Proxmox, VMWare, F5 Load Balancers, Palo Alto, Shell Scripting Network Automation with Python Paramiko, Wireshark/tcpdump, Nessus

Jan 2016 - Dec 2019
2 years
Munich, Germany

GALILEO Ground Network Monitoring Engineer

European Space Agency, DLR

  • Monitoring & Control of GALILEO ground segment devices
  • Performing Troubleshooting Activities
  • Performing Contingency Activities
  • Trouble Ticket Management
  • Testing & Integration
  • Review of element/segment operative procedures
  • Contribution to preparation of reports

Technologies and Methodologies used: Linux, SNMP, Sophos, Forcepoint, GDATA, openLDAP, Alcatel-Lucent Switches & Routers

Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
3 years
Thessaloniki, Greece

Senior Network & Security Engineer

Orange TS

  • Analysis of business needs of potential customers
  • Workshop and Proof of Concept
  • Implementation of IT projects according to the business needs
  • Maintenance of the overall company's onprem infrastructure
  • Second & Third level support

Technologies and Methodologies used: CISCO Routers/Switches, Barracuda Load Balancers, Virtualization (VMWare vSphere, Hyper-V), Dell Servers & Storage, VoIP technologies (Cisco Call Manager, CUCM, Asterisk, FusionPBX), Linux

Jan 2008 - Dec 2015
8 years
Athens, Greece

Network Engineer

Intrasoft International S.A.

  • Network design & implementation of the Public Insurance Institution of Greece. This project included Cisco Switches & Routers, Cisco ASA for the perimeter security, Barracuda Load Balancers. More than 100 points of presence, directly connected to the main infrastructure, in the whole country with WAN (BRI and Serial)
  • Network design & implementation of Mesh Wireless Network in the Port Authority of Piraeus, with Cisco Aironet, Cisco Wireless Controllers and Cisco Switches & Routers
  • Design and configuration of site to site VPN with private banks with Cisco ASA
  • Network design & implementation of Greek Police network with Fortinet appliances
  • Network design & implementation of Ministry of Development with Cisco Routers/Switches and Cisco ASA and IPS for the perimeter security
  • Network implementation of the information system in Public Transportations of Athens, with HP MSM Wireless Controllers and HP5800 Layer 3 switches

Technologies and Methodologies used: Cisco Catalyst Switches 2924, 2950, 3550, 3760X Stackwise 3950, Cisco Layer 3 Switches 6500, Cisco Routers, Barracuda Loadbalancer, Barracuda WebFilter, Barracuda Antispam, HP MSM Wireless Controllers, HP Procurve Switches, Fortinet FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager

Jan 2007 - Dec 2009
2 years
Athens, Greece

Network Support Engineer

Velti S.A.

  • Member of the internal IT department with focus on networks
  • Daily network and systems checks
  • Redesign of the local network infrastructure according to the needs of the company
  • Presales of network equipment

Technologies and Methodologies used: Cisco Catalyst Switches 2924, 2950, 3550, Microsoft Servers

Summary

Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in routing protocols, including OSPF, EIGRP, BGP and on Spanning Tree Protocols More than 17 years of experience in Cisco and Fortinet products, from simple layer 2 switches to the most advanced NX-OS and SASE Packet Analysis competency Thorough understanding of TCP/IP stack and demonstrated skills in packet analysis with Wireshark and tcpdump System Security Hardening Following industry's best practices Threat hunting skills Proactive and security-oriented mindset Curiosity 18+ years experience in the IT sector showed me that learning is a lifelong process and curiosity is a key to success.

Languages

Greek
Native
English
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

Athens Information Technology (affiliated with Carnegie Mellon)

MSc · Information Technologies & Telecommunications · Athens, Greece

Oct 2002 - Jun 2006

University of West Athens

BSc · Information Systems Engineer · Athens, Greece

Certifications & licenses

Certified In Cybersecurity

Isc2

Cisco Ccnp

Cisco

Fortinet Fcp - Network Security

Fortinet

Ipv6 Analyst & Database Associate

Ripe

Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator

Linux Foundation

Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate

Microsoft

Wireshark Certified Network Analyst

Wireshark