Alberto Certo

Senior Cloud Native Security Engineer at Nexthink

Alberto Certo has extensive work experience in the field of IT and security. Alberto is currently employed at Nexthink as a Senior Cloud Native Security Engineer, a position they have held since April 2023. Prior to this role, Alberto worked as a Cloud Native Security Engineer at Nexthink from April 2022 to March 2023. Alberto also served as an Application Security Engineer at Nexthink from February 2020 to March 2022.

Before joining Nexthink, Alberto worked at Nestlé as a Technology and Systems Security Specialist from January 2016 to September 2019. Alberto also gained experience as an Information Security Analyst at Nestlé Nespresso SA from May 2013 to December 2015.

Alberto's career began at The Swiss Confederation, where they worked as an IS Security Analyst from July 2012 to April 2013. Alberto then joined Darest Informatic SA as a Network & Security Engineer from June 2009 to February 2012. Prior to that, Alberto worked at Raymond Weil SA as a System & Network Administrator - IT Manager Assistant, and they had an internship as a Computer Scientist at EPFL for the School of Life Sciences.

Overall, Alberto Certo has a solid background in IT and security, with experience in various roles and industries.

Alberto Certo pursued their education in a chronological order, starting with a Bachelor of Science HES-SO in Computer Science, majoring in Software Engineering, from Haute école d'ingénierie et de gestion du Canton de Vaud. Alberto completed this degree from 2007 to 2011.

Prior to that, Alberto obtained a PC/LAN - Supporter SIZ certification from Virgile Formation in 2003-2004, focusing on Computer Science. Alberto then pursued Propédeutique I study in Microtechnique at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) from 1999 to 2002. Alberto'ssecondary education was completed at Gymnase cantonal de Chamblandes from 1996 to 1999, where they earned a Baccalauréat ès Sciences degree with a focus on Sciences.

Over the course of their career, Alberto has also obtained several certifications to enhance their skillset. These include:

1. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate from Microsoft in July 2019.

2. GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) from SANS Institute in November 2016.

3. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in September 2015.

4. ISO27001 - Information Security Management System (ISMS) Lead Auditor from ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC7 Software and Systems Engineering in June 2014.

5. CCNP Routing & Switching from Cisco in March 2012.

6. Certified Ethical Hacker v7 from EC-Council in March 2012.

7. Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator v4 from EC-Council in March 2012.

8. CCNA Routing & Switching from Cisco in January 2010.

9. VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 4 from VMware in December 2009.

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Timeline

  • Senior Cloud Native Security Engineer

    April, 2023 - present

  • Cloud Native Security Engineer

    April, 2022

  • Application Security Engineer

    February, 2020