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Giovanni Viera

Holly Springs

Summary

Dynamic security professional with extensive experience at IBM, specializing in vulnerability assessments and ISO 27001 certification. Proven track record in developing endpoint security solutions and enhancing compliance auditing processes. Adept at risk management and incident response, driving robust cybersecurity initiatives across enterprise systems.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Adv. Security Engineer, IBM Cloud VMware Solutions

IBM
06.2017 - Current
  • Serve as Security Focal for IBM's VMware Solutions and VMware-as-a-Service offerings, overseeing end-to-end security governance across 10 global regions.
  • Lead compliance readiness for ISO 27001, PCI, SOC 2, ConMon, working closely with internal audit teams and external assessors.
  • Developed and maintained a comprehensive vulnerability and patch management process, integrating automated scanning and remediation tracking.
  • Created and tracked risk records for vulnerabilies identified during security reviews, ensuring documentation, ownership assignment, and closure within the SLA.

Performance Engineer , PureApplication Systems

IBM
08.2014 - 06.2017
  • Led performance benchmarking and system usability testing for IBM's private cloud appliance, integrating compute, storage and networking components.
  • Developed metrics-based reports to identify scaling bottlenecks and enhance the customer deployment experience
  • Collaborated with development and QA teams to improve system stability and provisioning speed through performance profiling

Peformance Engineer, IBM WebSphere Application

IBM
01.2012 - 08.2014
  • Conducted detailed performance benchmarking of WebSphere versing competing platforms (JBoss,Oracle WebLogic, Apache Tomcat, IBM Liberty).
  • Designed and executed automated test suites to measure throughput, memory utilization, and response time under varying workload.
  • Provided insights that influenced WebSphere product optimizations and Liberty’s competitive positioning.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus
Puerto Rico

Skills

  • Vulnerability assessment
  • ISO 27001 certification
  • Endpoint security solutions
  • Risk management
  • Compliance auditing
  • Cloud security proficiency

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Adv. Security Engineer, IBM Cloud VMware Solutions

IBM
06.2017 - Current

Performance Engineer , PureApplication Systems

IBM
08.2014 - 06.2017

Peformance Engineer, IBM WebSphere Application

IBM
01.2012 - 08.2014

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus
Giovanni Viera