Summary
Francisco Varela is an offensive cybersecurity engineer with ~8 years of technical experience who transitioned from an academic background in astrophysics to hands-on pentesting and red team operations. He specializes in web and enterprise (Active Directory) hacking, builds pentest tooling primarily in Python and Go, and documents his methodologies and machine write-ups on a public blog and GitHub. Francisco has teaching and mentoring experience as an assistant for UC鈥檚 Ethical Hacking program and has delivered consulting and offensive testing for organizations including KPMG Chile and ACHS. His background in scientific research gives him a methodical, curiosity-driven approach to problem solving and vulnerability discovery, while his HackTheBox and open-source activity reflect continuous, practical skill development. Based in Santiago, Chile, he brings a blend of pedagogy, tooling, and real-world engagement that helps organizations turn complex attack scenarios into actionable remediation.
8 years of coding experience
Mag铆ster en Astrof铆sica / MsC. in Astrophysics, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Mag铆ster en Astrof铆sica / MsC. in Astrophysics, Astronomy & Astrophysics at Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica de Chile