Antonio-Dan Macovei

Senior Security Engineer @ eMAG | Security and Network Engineering Master Graduate @ University of Amsterdam

Bucharest Metropolitan Area

About

A highly motivated and hardworking individual, fast learner and eager to face new challenges. Make sure to check my Security Blog at https://antoniomacovei.com/blog.

Experience

  • Senior Security Engineer at eMAG
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    As part of the Cybersec & Infrastructure Team, perform manual and automated penetration tests and security assessments against custom, internal and external web applications. Develop security tools and applications to streamline vulnerability assessments and SDLC, enhancing efficiency and improving the quality of findings. Identified and contributed to resolving major security vulnerabilities, mitigating potential financial losses.

  • Security Systems Engineer at Cloudflare
    Aug 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Developed features for Cloudflare's Bot Management module. Improved existing browser challenges in order to better identify bots and constantly researched and implemented mitigations against attackers efforts to circumvent these safeguards. Monitored and maintained critical online systems to uphold operational functionality

  • Security Researcher at Synack Red Team
    Dec 2021 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

    The Synack Red Team is a private freelance security research team, comprised of some of the most sought after security researchers in the world. The Synack Red Team provides web application, mobile application, and host infrastructure penetration testing engagements.

  • Penetration Tester & Security Engineer at BIT SENTINEL
    May 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Perform manual penetration testing and security assessments on networks, web-based applications, and computer systems. Document findings, write security reports, and discuss solutions with IT teams and management. Provide feedback and verification after security fixes are issued. Develop new scripts and tools in Python to automate time-consuming processes. Created a program to identify chatter about new CVEs on social media and raise alerts on hot topics. Propose and implement challenging security exercises for CTF competitions such as DefCamp DCTF and Unbreakable Romania.

  • Security Researcher at Invictus Incident Response
    Jan 2022 - Feb 2022 · 2 mos

    Conducting a research project in collaboration with University of Amsterdam on the theme of "Automated Incident Response in the Cloud: An Environment Agnostic Solution in AWS", with a focus on the first two steps of the NIST IR Life Cycle.