Work Experience

  • Jul2026 - Present
    Cybersecurity Specialist
    Telefonica Tech | telefonicatech.com
    • ​​Security operations within a SOC (Security Operations Center).
    • Perimeter security and infrastructure protection.
    • Monitoring and analysis of security events.
    • Detection, analysis, and management of threats and incidents.
  • Feb2026 - Jul2026
    Systems Administrator L2
    Altia Consultores SA | altiacompany.com
    • ​​Level 2 systems administration within a Stellantis environment.
    • Resolution of technical incidents and escalations.
    • Diagnosis and troubleshooting of systems and infrastructure.
    • Advanced technical support and service maintenance.
  • Apr2025 - Jun2025
    Web Developer and SEO Analyst
    Trendy Business (Cyprus) | trendybusinesshub.com
    • ​​Development and maintenance of WordPress websites.
    • Optimization of WordPress performance and structure.
    • Database optimization through indexing and SQL query analysis.
    • SEO auditing and optimization to improve organic search rankings.
  • Mar2025 - Jun2025
    Web Developer, DBA, and SEO Analyst
    Quantum21 Ltd (Cyprus) | quantum-21.com
    • ​​Development and maintenance of WordPress websites.
    • Administration and optimization of MySQL databases.
    • Customization and modification of themes and plugins using PHP.
    • SEO analysis and search engine ranking optimization.

Education

  • Jun2026 - Present
    Bachelor Degree | Computer Science
    Universitat Digital Europea
    • Fundamentals of programming and software development.
    • Data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving.
    • Computer architecture and operating systems.
    • Databases and information management.
    • Discrete mathematics and computational logic.
  • Sep2025 - Jun2026
    Specialitation Degree | Cybersecurity
    IES de Teis
    • Security audits and vulnerability analysis.
    • Securing of operating systems, networks, and infrastructure.
    • Threat identification and risk analysis.
    • Monitoring, detection, and incident response.
    • Pentesting and cybersecurity tools and methodologies.
  • Sep2023 - Jun2025
    Higher Degree | Network and System Administration
    IES de Teis
    • Administration of GNU/Linux and Windows Server systems.
    • Network configuration and management, including routing, switching, DNS, and DHCP.
    • Virtualization and server administration.
    • Deployment and maintenance of infrastructure services.
    • Database administration and automation via scripting.
    • System security, monitoring, and backups.

Projects

  • Oct2025 - Feb2026
    Websec-Audit
    Automated web security auditing framework featuring over 15 modules for analysis and vulnerability detection.

    WebSec-Audit is a modular tool developed in Bash for performing automated security audits of web applications. It includes over 15 analysis modules capable of detecting vulnerabilities, insecure configurations, SSL/TLS issues, exposed ports, and potential attacks such as SQL Injection, XSS, or SSRF. It generates professional reports in HTML, JSON, and TXT formats, providing evidence, risk levels, and mitigation recommendations.

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  • Oct2023 - Present
    davidalvarezp.com
    Personal and professional website built with Astro, featuring a custom design and integrated documentation using Starlight.

    davidalvarezp.com is my personal and professional website, built using Astro as a static site generator (SSG). It features a custom theme based on Astro Nano, tailored to provide a unique, lightweight, and optimized visual experience. Additionally, it includes a separate documentation section at the /docs/ path, built with Starlight, which allows for the structured organization and presentation of technical documentation. The project is constantly evolving and serves as a space to showcase my work, expertise, and technical documentation.

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  • Oct2020 - Present
    Homelab
    Self-hosted infrastructure and virtualization lab featuring Proxmox, physical servers, segmented networks, LXC containers, and virtual machines.

    A homelab is a self-hosted infrastructure and virtualization environment that is designed, deployed, and maintained locally. It consists of three physical servers, two routers, a network switch, and a Raspberry Pi 5, with Proxmox serving as the primary virtualization platform. It hosts multiple LXC containers and virtual machines, used to deploy, manage, and experiment with various services and technologies. Furthermore, it includes services exposed to the Internet, providing hands-on experience with system administration, networking, virtualization, deployments, monitoring, and infrastructure management in a real-world environment.

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