Eric Franco

IT Network Security Lead at Astemo Ltd. | CCIE Security and Collab | Liderança, Gestão de fornecedores e Equipe | MBA Executive CyberSecurity | MBA Project Management

Palmela, Setúbal, Portugal

About

Professional with over 20 years of experience across multiple industries, having worked in various industries such as pharmaceuticals, banking, telecommunications, partners, and the public sector. I’ve had the opportunity to travel the world and work with different cultures, which has given me a broad perspective on IT challenges. Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security solutions, ensuring the protection of critical networks and systems. My focus is on identifying and mitigating risks by developing effective security strategies that meet business needs. Excellent communication with technical teams and stakeholders, translating technical requirements into easily understandable security solutions. I stay up to date with the latest trends and threats in cybersecurity.

Experience

  • IT Network Security Lead at Astemo Ltd.
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Technical ownership of global network and security architecture • Design and governance of perimeters, firewall, VPN and Zero Trust architectures • Leadership of a team of 6 engineers and coordination of external providers • Definition of security standards, baselines and architecture documentation • Led Zero Trust transformation, designing and implementing a CATO SASE • Architecture, achieving €450,000 in annual cost reduction through MPLS decommissioning. • Architecture decisions aligned with ITIL governance and security best practices.

  • Network Security IS Specialist Engineer at Amgen
    Nov 2022 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Operation and architecture support of enterprise Fortinet UTM environments. • Security incident response and threat monitoring • IAM modernization with Okta • Network security aligned with pharmaceutical compliance requirements • Contribution to secure network design and operational hardening

  • Senior Networking/Security Engineer at Axians Portugal
    Jul 2020 - Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Architecture and support of secure LAN/WAN/MPLS environments for national critical energy infrastructure • Design and implementation using Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, F5 and SD-WAN • High-availability and resilient network architecture design • Strong focus on segmentation, security perimeters and availability

  • Senior Networking/Voip/Security Engineer at Noesis
    Jan 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Enterprise LAN/• WAN/MPLS operations • Network architecture using Cisco Network Solutions including VoIP • Support and optimization of large-scale enterprise networks.

  • Senior Network Engineer at Altice Portugal
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Team: Telecom Projects Main responsibilities: ● Technical Activities: ● Team Management and Third Party Company. ● Network architecture: Layer 2, Layer3, MPLS, LAN to LAN Link, BGP. ● Cisco Wireless Solution ● Cisco and Juniper Security Solution ● Huawei Routers