Current role
Senior Security Architect at eu‑LISA, the EU agency operating large-scale information systems in the area of Freedom, Security and Justice.
// Senior Security Architect
Designing secure large-scale infrastructures for governments and enterprises.
From network security and SOC operations to cloud and industrial cyber security, I help organisations build resilient, compliant and observable architectures.
/ Currently at eu‑LISA
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Experience
14+ yrs
Domains
Gov · Telco · Defense · Utilities
Core focus
Network · Cloud · Industrial
Current role
Senior Security Architect @ eu‑LISA
About
I am a Security Architect with more than 14 years of experience designing, implementing, and securing complex IT infrastructures for public and private organizations across Europe.
My background spans network security engineering, security operations, and architecture roles in large-scale, mission-critical environments, with a focus on reliability, compliance, and defense-in-depth.
I have worked across government agencies, defense, utilities, and telecoms, helping teams align technical decisions with regulatory requirements and real-world threat models.
Over the years I have contributed to the design of secure platforms, led security improvements on existing services, and collaborated closely with engineering, operations, and governance teams to integrate security controls without slowing down delivery.
Snapshot
Previous experience
Security Architect at Leonardo; Senior Network & Security Engineer for Vodafone Group Services (Ricoh); IT Security Consultant for ACEA through GS‑Net Italia.
Domains & strengths
Government, defense, utilities and telecoms, with strengths in architecture, network security, SOC, industrial cyber security and cloud security.
Security focus areas
Network & perimeter security
Design and hardening of complex network topologies, secure connectivity, segmentation, VPNs and application delivery for large enterprises and service providers.
Cloud & modern infrastructure
Securing workloads in the cloud, with hands-on experience implementing Google Cloud security best practices around IAM, network security, workload protection and logging/monitoring.
Industrial & critical systems
Protecting industrial and critical infrastructure environments with OT / IT segregation, monitoring and careful change management, focusing on resilience, visibility and incident response.
Security operations & SOC
Experience working with Security Operation Centers, supporting monitoring, incident triage, and escalation processes for large organisations.
Architecture & governance
Translating business and regulatory requirements into practical security architectures, patterns, and guardrails that teams can adopt consistently.
Experience
Senior Security Architect
European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (Government Agency, 501–1000 employees).
- Contributing to the security architecture of large-scale EU information systems.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align security controls with legal and operational constraints.
Security Architect
Defense and space manufacturing (Public Company, 10,001+ employees), working in engineering and technical domains on security architectures for critical systems.
- Supported security architectures for mission-critical defense and aerospace systems.
- Helped apply secure-by-design principles to complex, long-lived platforms.
Senior Network and Security Engineer for Vodafone Group Services
Network and security engineering for large-scale enterprise and carrier-grade environments.
- Worked on connectivity and security services supporting Vodafone Group Services.
- Improved robustness and observability of network and security platforms.
IT Security Consultant
Network Security Consultant and Technical Team Leader of the Security Operation Center at ACEA S.p.A.
- Led the Security Operation Center technical team for a major Italian utility.
- Supported monitoring, incident triage and escalation processes.
Systems Engineer
Education
Diploma, Liceo Scientifico
Licenses & Certifications
Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
Credential: View certificate
Validates skills in securing industrial control systems and critical infrastructure.
Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Credential: View certificate
Focused on designing and implementing secure solutions on Google Cloud.
Citrix Certified Professional – Networking (CCP–N)
Credential: View certificate
Demonstrated expertise in networking and application delivery with Citrix technologies.
Selected projects & initiatives
Secure connectivity for multi‑country EU systems
Designed and evolved secure connectivity and perimeter architectures for large European environments, balancing availability, performance and regulatory constraints.
Hardening and monitoring for a major utility
Supported a large Italian utility (ACEA) in improving perimeter security and SOC monitoring, helping to strengthen detection and response capabilities.
Network & security services for Vodafone Group
Contributed to the design and operation of network and security services that supported Vodafone Group Services through Ricoh.
Skills & Languages
Technical skills
Languages
Publications & Organizations
OLSR slides and lab for Netkit
Lab and slides (in Italian) showing the OLSR routing protocol for mobile ad-hoc networks in action.
Ninux.org
Participation in community networking and open infrastructure initiatives.
Contact
For consulting opportunities, collaborations or speaking engagements, you can reach me at: