Philipp Schneider

Cyber Security Engineer

Resume

Philipp Schneider

I am a professional cyber security engineer with a history of working in the computer and network security industry. I am experienced in incident response, SIEM & SOC operations as well as regulatory requirements, application development, system/cloud administration and orchestration, cyber threat intelligence and use case engineering.

Corporate Experience

2024-07 til present: Linux Administrator @ eurodata AG

2019-12 to 2024-06: Cyber Security Engineer @ GIP S.à r.l.

Responsible for the technical design and implementation of SIEM/SOC systems for customers according to regulatory- and design requirements. Providing support for customers during technical audits regarding their information security management system with a focus on cyber defense. Staying up to date with and incorporating current attack patterns and threats to into the cyber defense strategy of a customer.

  • Starting 2023 assumed the responsibility of managing a small team responsible for the development, deployment and customer integration of a managed SIEM/SOC platform.
  • Involved in the 2022 development and implementation of the internal ISMS for the ISO 27001 certification.

2013-08 to 2014-07: IT Help Desk Technician @ SWT AöR

Responsible for providing technical support and assistance to the staff for the internal systems.

Technical Experience

Programming Languages

Experience in csharp for the development of different applications and tools. Includes working on/with dotnet core, console applications, web applications using ASP.NET, Entity Framework, NET Standard. Some examples include:

  • The development of a plugin system using reflection and dynamic compilation via Roslyn to load and initialize plugins and dependencies.
  • Developing hardware drivers to run on micro controllers natively and remotely via Firmata.

Experience in python to develop small applications and scrips such as in GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate code testing pre-deployment and deployment, reducing production bugs and increasing code stability.

Knowledge of Bash and PowerShell used to automate application deployments in GitLab CI/CD or for the creation of Docker entrypoints/containers.

Past experience with Java for projects during my study time in the development of console applications, GUI using JavaFX and Android apps.

Basic knowledge of C/C++ and Arduino for the programming of an ESP8266 micro controller.

Technologies

Experience in the design and deployment of different SIE systems such as Wazuh, Splunk and ArcSight for different customers in the financial sector and other regulated sectors.

Experience in the automated building, testing, provisioning and deployment of applications using GitLab CI/CD, Docker and the HashiCorp HashiStack.

Independent Research

Setup a home lab using some self build and used of the shelf hardware:

  • pfSense as routing/ firewall and network management using TP-Link Omada.
  • Linux KVM based virtualization using Proxmox Virtual Environment PVE.
    • VM/Data network storage using CEPH.
    • EVPN/iGPG Software Defined Networking SDN using PVE and pfSense.
  • Application containerization and orchestration using HashiCorp HashiStack (Nomad, Consul, Vault) and Docker.
  • Continuous Integration and Delivery using GitLab CI/CD framework.
  • Infrastructure monitoring using Prometheus, AlertManager and Grafana.
  • Log management and security monitoring with Wazuh, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and Kibana/ OpenSearch Dashboards.
  • Home automation using Home Assistant.

Limited to moderate experience with the following technologies in a lab environment:

  • Automated PKI using ACME and DNS auth using certbot and bind9 with TSIG.
  • Malware analysis using Ghydra, Wireshark.

Education

2015-10 to 2020-11: BSc, Computer Science - Secure and Mobile Systems @ Trier University of Applied Sciences
EQF level: 6
Thesis: Development of an open source hash and time based one-time-password hardware security token

2012 to 2015: Technical diploma, Computer Science @ Technical school in Konz
EQF level: 4

Languages

  • German C2 (native speaker)
  • English C1
  • French A1

Licenses and Certifications

  • 2021-06: MS500 Microsoft 365 Security Administrator
    Microsoft 365 Security Administrators proactively secure Microsoft 365 enterprise and hybrid environments, implement and manage security and compliance solutions, respond to threats, and enforce data governance.
  • 2021-04: Wazuh for Security Engineers
    Training course designed for security engineers and consultants responsible for implementing, configuring and operating a Wazuh HIDS/SIEM system. It covers all the main components of Wazuh, and how to get the most out of them. Special focus is given to the tuning of the Wazuh ruleset through the creation of custom rules and decoders.

Honours and Awards

  • 2012-02: 2. Platz @ Schüler experimentieren Regionalwettbewerb Trier 2012
    Awarding institution: Stiftung Jugend forscht e. V.
    Thesis: Erneuerbare Energie mithilfe einer Brennstoffzelle
  • 2012-02: Beste interdisziplinäre Arbeit @ Schüler experimentieren Regionalwettbewerb Trier 2012
    Awarding institution: Stiftung Jugend forscht e. V.
    Thesis: Erneuerbare Energie mithilfe einer Brennstoffzelle

Hobbies

  • Reading (Mostly fiction and science fiction)
  • Archery

philipp.schneider@lyfr.org • +49 (0)151 7001 1895
Mühlenweg 16 - Hermeskeil, Germany