Mauricio Barrera Figueroa

Chief Solutions Officer 🔒 Protecting Brands and Digital Assets | Subject Matter Expert Cybersecurity

Chile

About

With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, I have led the development and execution of digital protection strategies for global organizations across highly regulated and rapidly evolving industries. Throughout my career, I have held key roles including CISO, solutions architect, and strategic advisor—designing and implementing end-to-end defense systems, incident response programs, and risk management frameworks aligned with international standards. My approach blends executive vision with deep technical expertise and a forward-looking mindset, ensuring operational resilience and the protection of organizations’ most critical assets.

Experience

  • Chief Solutions Officer at E-Virtus
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    - Develop and implement innovative cybersecurity solutions that align with the company's strategic vision, ensuring that services meet the evolving needs of clients and address emerging threats. - Lead the design and architecture of comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and tailored to mitigate specific risks faced by clients across various industries. - Ensure the operational efficiency and scalability of cybersecurity solutions, streamlining processes and optimizing resources to deliver high-quality services that meet client expectations. - Creation of cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions, leveraging emerging technologies and methodologies to anticipate client needs and stay ahead of industry threats.

  • TripleTen ()
    • Curriculum Developer - Cybersecurity
      Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

      Designed and maintained a 7-month, part-time Cybersecurity Analyst bootcamp focused on real-world, project-based learning. Developed modules covering network security, incident response, threat modeling, and vulnerability assessment, aligned with CompTIA Security+ and NIST standards. Collaborated with industry experts to update content biweekly and created hands-on labs and capstone projects to simulate real incident investigations. Contributed to a program with an 82% job placement rate.

    • Subject Matter Expert - Cybersecurity
      Jul 2024 - May 2025 · 11 mos

      - Consultant on proposed curriculum structure including example student project portfolio to ensure alignment with industry best practices. - Draft of educational materials (e.g. written text, runable code examples, auto-graded coding tasks, assessment questions, and real-world projects). - Write supporting material such rubrics and project review guidelines for project reviewers and troubleshooting guides for support. - Consulting in the development of cybersecurity educational content for fast-growth bootcamps.

  • Fortinet (9 yrs 9 mos)
    • Architect Systems Engineer
      Feb 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      - Deep technical knowledge and experience in cybersecurity such as information security threats, vulnerabilities, and protective measures, including botnets and various malware types. - Provide technical concepts, network architecture designs and security related topics to all levels of customer contact, including C-Level executives. - Design solutions to help the company reduce attacks on cloud service and data storage. - Advising on breach control solutions, security assessments and audits in AWS, GCP and Azure. - Provide advice in networking technologies and fundamental concepts such as routing, communication protocols, DNS, DHCP, and OSI/ISO model to optimize MPLS/WAN networks. - Advise clients on emerging technologies and NIST/MITRE ATT&CK frameworks. - Maintenance an in-depth knowledge of advanced technical skills in diverse cybersecurity products, including NTA/IPS/IDS, Firewall, Email Protection, EDR/XDR, and Threat Intelligence. - Take part in pre-sales initiatives, which encompass executing Proof of Concepts (PoC), defining solution architectures including High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD), creating Bills of Quantity (BOQ), drafting proposals, delivering customized product presentations, and providing technical training and seminars for channel partners and client

    • Senior Systems Engineer
      Feb 2018 - Feb 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      - Pre-sales Support: Expertly assess and qualify sales leads from a technical perspective. Sales Consultation: Serve as the primary technical resource during sales calls, educating customers on features, specifications, functionality, and integration. - Proficient in Networking: Well-versed in networking applications and solutions to address diverse customer needs. - Post-sales Leadership: Take charge as the primary technical contact for identified accounts, collaborating closely with technical support teams and engineering to swiftly address and resolve customer issues. - Post-sales Training: Provide tailored post-sales training and support to ensure customer success and satisfaction.

    • Systems Engineer
      Jan 2014 - Jan 2018 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Adistec (2 yrs 3 mos)
    • Fortinet Certified Trainer
      Oct 2012 - Jan 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Delivering Official Fortinet Certification Courses: 201 - FortiGate Multi-Threat Security Systems 301 - FortiGate MultiThreat Security Systems II 211 - FortiAnalyzer Administration 241 - FortiManager Centralized Device Management Excited to empower learners with the knowledge and skills essential for mastering Fortinet's cutting-edge security solutions.

    • Security & Networking System Engineer
      Nov 2011 - Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Advise IT resellers departments presenting technical products portfolio. Ensure strong knowledge of resellers to accomplish potential distribution of manufacturer products. Planned and designed technical solutions on customer needs. Live demonstration and proof of concepts of manufacturer products to ensure successful solutions and post-sale clean installations. Commercial understanding of company strategy map by positioning its technical skills on the commercial directive

  • Novared (4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Project Engineer
      Apr 2009 - Nov 2011 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Planned, designed and implemented mission critical projects in computer security and information protection. Managed day-to-day client interaction. Communicates with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions. Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements. Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope. Reviews deliverable prepared by team before passing to client. Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

    • Support Engineer
      Feb 2007 - Apr 2009 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Support enterprise customers running security and networking solutions. Resolve customer technical issues through diligent research, reproduction, and troubleshooting with proper handling of expectations and business needs. Work directly with other technical support staff, quality assurance, engineering, sales and operations to resolve problems. Self-study of new software and hardware versions of company product portfolio. Manages technical maintenance of customer’s security solutions.