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Senior
Registration: 19.05.2025

Julio Marques

Specialization: Head of Security / CISO
— Experienced in financial services, with a business, technology, risk, and compliance background. — Focused on process analysis, modeling, implementation, and regulatory alignment. — Creative thinker and problem solver, skilled at simplifying complex business, technical, and compliance challenges. — Effective team coach and mentor, promoting collaboration and accountability. — Proactive, business-driven professional, focused on results, security, and adherence to standards and regulations. — Time management, establishing priorities and delegating effectively. — Experience of setting targets and monitoring performance. — Excellent communication skills and ability topresent across all media. — Can identify key opportunities & efficiencies for greater profitability. — Providing the necessary coaching, support & guidance to assist new staff. — Ability to function in a fast-paced environment. Certifications: — Certified Information System Security Professional. — CISSP - ISC2 Certification. — Certified in Cybersecurity. — CC - ISC2 Certification. — Certified Chief Information Security Officer. — CCISO - EC-Council Certification.
Python ISO 27001 NIST PCI DSS GDPR
— Experienced in financial services, with a business, technology, risk, and compliance background. — Focused on process analysis, modeling, implementation, and regulatory alignment. — Creative thinker and problem solver, skilled at simplifying complex business, technical, and compliance challenges. — Effective team coach and mentor, promoting collaboration and accountability. — Proactive, business-driven professional, focused on results, security, and adherence to standards and regulations. — Time management, establishing priorities and delegating effectively. — Experience of setting targets and monitoring performance. — Excellent communication skills and ability topresent across all media. — Can identify key opportunities & efficiencies for greater profitability. — Providing the necessary coaching, support & guidance to assist new staff. — Ability to function in a fast-paced environment. Certifications: — Certified Information System Security Professional. — CISSP - ISC2 Certification. — Certified in Cybersecurity. — CC - ISC2 Certification. — Certified Chief Information Security Officer. — CCISO - EC-Council Certification.
Python ISO 27001 NIST PCI DSS GDPR

Skills

ISO 27001
Python
NIST
PCI DSS
GDPR
SIEM

Work experience

Mentor
since 07.2024 - Till the present day |Center for Cyber Safety and Education
Feedback Delivery, Goal Setting, Conflict Resolution, Time Management
● Providing training and guidance for different stakeholders.
Security GRC Manager
since 11.2021 - Till the present day |Teya
ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, PCI/DSS, GDPR, SIEM
One-stop payment solution for SMB's. ● Advise on governance and the implementation of security governance programs and risk management frameworks (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, PCI-PIN, PCI-MPoC, PCI-P2P, NIST, DORA). ● Developement, implementation, and maintenance of Teya's ISMS. ● Certification of new components upon an environment’s significant change. ● Help adoption of compliance security requirements in the development of product features. ● Guidance for a SOC design and security monitoring capabilities. ● Define a software security requirements program. ● Creation of security awareness initiatives (e.g., annual programm, trainings, webinars) to enhance security knowledge across the organization. ● Work with internal and external stakeholders to manage security topics and overall risk. ● Ensure communication with market supervisory authorities for topics related to security.
Information Security GRC Specialist
02.2021 - 11.2021 |Talkdesk
SIEM, GDPR, DORA, HIPAA, ISO
CCaaS and AI software provider. ● Added focus on evaluating, accepting, or mitigating risks in all activities. ● Explicit alignment with regulations (GDPR, DORA, HIPAA, etc.) and standards (ISO, PCI, CIS, NIST). ● Introducing formal processes like risk acceptance, exception reviews, periodic reconciliation, committee reporting.
Information Security Trainer
since 01.2020 - Till the present day |Bureau Veritas
Python, CISSP, Linux, AWS, ISO 27001, GDPR
● Provide training programs on ISO 27001/27701/Cybersecurity and GDPR (Data Protection).
Strategic Partner
since 12.2019 - Till the present day |The National Cybersecurity Society
Salesforce, QuickBooks, Tableau
● Support and advocate NCSS mission in communities. ● Participate in NCSS projects.
GRC Process Manager / Security Expert
01.2019 - 01.2021 |EbankIT
SIEM, GDPR, DORA, HIPAA, ISO
● Develop risk-driven initiatives and best practices for security and compliance improvement. ● Design, implement, and monitor threat models aligned with risk and regulatory requirements. ● Coordinate cross-functional teams to enforce security and compliance process requirements. ● Recommend innovative business and technical solutions to enhance security, risk management, and compliance effectiveness.
Chief Operating Officer
09.2015 - 12.2018 |Reconfinance
Six Sigma, ISO, GDPR, CRM
● Works to improve the organization’s market position and achieve financial growth. ● Managing the national and international portfolios and services. ● Maintaining ISO 9001/27001 certification. Implementation of GDPR. ● Development of the company CRM, close to IT and each new client. ● Execution of change management and training.
Senior Business Analyst
01.2011 - 09.2015 |GDPR
SQL, Tableau, Python, Power BI, Salesforce, Excel, ISO 9001/27001
● Define configuration specifications and business analysis requirements, develop relationship with partners, enhancing our integration. ● Implementation of ISO 9001/27001. ● Works to anticipate, identify and meet stakeholder needs, driving outward results and ensuring that high quality standards are met.

Educational background

Accounting and Administration
Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto
Cybersecurity
since 2020 - Till the present day
Instituto Superior de Viana do Castelo
Services Engineering and Management (Masters Degree)
2013 - 2016
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Languages

PortugueseNativeEnglishProficientSpanishIntermediate
PythonISO 27001NISTPCI DSSGDPR