Pedro Portilha
Head Of Application Security Delivery
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Top SchoolPedro Portilha is a Head of Application Security Delivery with 11 years of experience transforming backend architecture and application security programs for global customers, including Fortune 500 organizations. He blends hands-on software engineering and architecting critical high-availability systems (notably in energy automation that helped electrify infrastructure) with scalable AppSec delivery, threat modeling, and SSDLC maturation. At Checkmarx he built and automated a worldwide delivery program serving 70+ clients and created reusable standards, playbooks, and training adopted across regions. Known for challenging the status quo, he prioritizes automation and documentation to eliminate repetitive work while leading and mentoring cross-functional teams. Outside work he’s an avid adventurer—mountain climber, marathoner and diver—which mirrors his preference for tackling hard problems and working directly with customers.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master Computer Science, Master Computer Science at Universidade do Minho
French, English
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Github Skills (22)
soap10
odata10
checkmarx9
security9
rest9
api9
rest-api9
sast8
openapi8
owasp8
application-security8
vulnerabilities7
redmine6
mstest6
unit-testing6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
portilha/test
Nov 2017 - Aug 2020
Contributions:4 PRs, 31 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 8 months
portilha/Checkmarx.API.SCA
Mar 2022 - Mar 2024
Checkmarx API for SCA service
Contributions:1 review, 3 PRs, 26 pushes in 2 years
apicheckmarxsca
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