Wiktor Szymański

Head Of IT Security at Empik Group

Wiktor Szymański has a strong background in IT security and has held various roles in well-known companies. Wiktor is currently the Head of IT Security at Empik Group starting from April 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Discovery Inc as a Director, Product Security from December 2020 to March 2023, where they led a team of Product Security engineers and focused on delivering cybersecurity and assurance services. Before that, they served as a Senior Application Security Engineer at Discovery Inc from February 2020 to November 2020. Wiktor also gained experience in IT security at Alior Bank S.A., where they held the positions of IT Security Expert from June 2019 to January 2020 and Senior IT Security Specialist from May 2017 to May 2019. Wiktor began their career at EY as a Senior Consultant from October 2016 to April 2017 and as a Senior Analyst from January 2016 to September 2016. Before that, they worked at Deloitte Polska as a Senior Consultant from September 2015 to December 2015, Consultant from April 2014 to August 2015, and Intern from October 2013 to March 2014.

Wiktor Szymański's education history is as follows:

From 2012 to 2013, they pursued their Master's degree in Informatik as part of the Dual Degree Program at Technische Universität Berlin. Prior to this, from 2011 to 2013, they completed their Master's degree in Computer Science, also within the Dual Degree Program, at Warsaw University of Technology. In 2010, Wiktor studied Computer Engineering through the ERASMUS program at Technical University of Munich. Wiktor began their educational journey with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology from 2007 to 2011.

In addition to their formal education, Wiktor has obtained several certifications. These include AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in January 2021, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) from ISACA in March 2019, GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) from GIAC Certifications in October 2016, EC-Council Certified Security Specialist (ECSS) from EC-Council in March 2016, ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management from AXELOS Global Best Practice in February 2015, Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) in September 2014, Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache (TestDaF) from TestDaF Institut in April 2014, Prince2 Practitioner from AXELOS Global Best Practice in February 2014, LCCI - English for Business Level 4 from LCCI International Qualifications in February 2011, Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) from University of Cambridge in February 2006, PN-EN ISO/IEC 27001:2017-06 Lead Auditor from DEKRA in June 2019, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in June 2019.

This is the summary of Wiktor Szymański's education history and certifications, based solely on the provided information.

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  • Head Of IT Security

    April, 2023 - present