Norberto Vicchi
Software Engineer at Mercado Libre
Argentina
Summary
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RockstarNorberto Vicchi is a software engineer based in Argentina with four years of experience building reliable, security-focused systems. He currently contributes at Wazuh, an influential open-source XDR and SIEM platform, where he has strengthened log parsing and event processing through targeted unit tests and memory-management fixes that improved stability. Previously working with Mercado Libre, he blends product-scale development experience with a strong emphasis on test automation and security engineering. Known for digging into edge cases—such as timestamp extraction across diverse log formats—he brings a pragmatic, detail-oriented approach to making complex detection and telemetry code more robust.
4 years of coding experience
Github Skills (14)
c1710
unit-testing10
testing10
c1110
log-analysis10
security10
vulnerability-detection9
incident-response9
cybersecurity9
cprogramming-language7
c-language7
auditing7
sia7
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
wazuh/wazuh
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Wazuh - The Open Source Security Platform. Unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads.
Role in this project:
Security Engineer & QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Security Engineer & QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:49 reviews, 7 commits, 36 PRs in 20 days
Contributions summary:Norberto primarily focused on improving the security of the Wazuh platform by adding and enhancing unit tests for log parsing and event processing. Their work involved creating test cases to validate timestamp extraction from various log formats, including syslog, Apache, and Suricata. They also addressed memory leaks and implemented memory management improvements within the SCA (Security Configuration Assessment) module, improving the platform's stability and reliability. The contributions involved modifying existing code and adding new test scenarios within the unit test framework.
malware-detectionendpointscompliancecloud-securitysecurity-hardening
ncvicchi/wazuh_bug_hunt
Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
It answers wazuh technical interview challenge to find a couple of bug in a simple source code
Contributions:5 reviews, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 1 day
couplewazuhlog-analysisvulnerability-detectiontechnical-interview
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