Software developer, cybersecurity tech specialist, and masters cs student.
I'm Xavier Vargas, a software developer studying computer science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. In the daytime I'm a Cybersecurity Technical Specialist at IBM co-creating next-generation security strategies with enterprise clients across the US Northeast. After hours, I'm a freelance developer working on projects ranging anywhere from custom storefronts to web applications, while currently obtaining my masters degree in Computer Science from NJIT Ying Wu College of Computing.
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Certifications
![Advanced technical proficiency in IBM Security technologies such as QRadar SIEM, Randori ASM, and ReaQta EDR.](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fexcellence-cert.5b0d4c41.png&w=640&q=75)
IBM Technology Excellence
Advanced technical proficiency in IBM Security technologies such as QRadar SIEM, Randori ASM, and ReaQta EDR.
![Intermediate level technical proficiency with IBM ReaQta EDR.](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fedr-cert.4bd44704.png&w=3840&q=75)
Security - Endpoint Detection and Response
Intermediate level technical proficiency with IBM ReaQta EDR.
![Intermediate level technical proficiency with IBM QRadar SIEM.](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fsiem-cert.04be8199.png&w=3840&q=75)
Security - Information and Event Manager
Intermediate level technical proficiency with IBM QRadar SIEM.
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Security - Attack Surface Management
Intermediate level technical proficiency with IBM Randori Recon.
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![Foundational knowledge in IBM Cloud Pak for Security.](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fcp4s-cert.4d4c2e6d.png&w=3840&q=75)
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IBM Extended Detection and Response
Foundational knowledge in Extended Detection and Response.
Work Experience
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- IBM
- Role
- Security - Technical Specialist Threat Management
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- Company
- IBM
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- Technical Solutions Specialist Intern
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- Company
- Samsung
- Role
- Technical Specialist
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- T-mobile
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- Mobile Expert
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