Bartosz Pałaszewski
Poznań,Poland
Summary
Accomplished IT professional with extensive expertise in firewall installations and management, IT audit and reporting, and penetration testing. Proven track record in security team management and network access control systems. Adept at problem solving and analysis, with a strong familiarity with endpoint protection platforms. Experienced in distribution network planning, aiming to leverage skills to enhance organisational security frameworks.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Freelancer
Bartosz Pałaszewski Make IT
Poznań
2024.09 - 2025.03
- Consulting in the field of cybersecurity
- IT infrastructure auditing
- Penetration testing
- Red teaming
- Support in the implementation and coordination of IT projects
Board Member
Symbioza.IT Sp. z o.o.
Poznań
2023.03 - 2024.08
- Developing the company's vision and mission
- Conducting sales meetings
- Marketing department support
- Expanding the portfolio of IT services tailored to market needs
Head of Cyber Security Department
Symbioza.IT Sp. z o.o.
Poznań
2021.12 - 2024.08
- Security Operations Center (SOC) management
- Recruitment of employees for the cybersecurity department
- Employee training
- IT Project coordination
- Building partnerships with customers and IT solution distributors
- Designing and operational implementation of IT cybersecurity strategies
- Leading security initiatives, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
- Organizing cybersecurity industry events for customers
- Project administration in ITMS system (Jira Atlassian)
- Developing the ITMS system (Jira Atlassian)
Network architect
Symbioza.IT Sp. z o.o.
Poznań
2020.11 - 2021.11
- Designing and building advanced wired networks (three-layer network hierarchical model)
- Designing, implementing, and managing NGFW solutions
- Implementing, and managing XDR Endpoint protection solutions
- Employee training
- IT environment audits
- Penetration testing
- Red Teaming
- Organization of planned phishing campaigns
- Using White Hat Techniques
- NACview administration (Network Access Control solution)
- Creating advanced network diagrams (Vision)
- Creating technical documentation
- Building high-availability clusters (VMware)
- Data center, server environment administration and expansion (vCenter, vSphere, Hyper-V, Proxmox)
- Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure (WS 2014 - 2022)
- ITMS system support (Jira Atlassian)
- Second-line support
Network architect
VOL Sp. z o.o. Sp.K.
Poznań
2017.04 - 2020.06
- Designing and building advanced wired networks (three-layer network hierarchical model)
- Designing, implementing, and managing NGFW solutions
- Implementing, and managing EDR Endpoint protection solutions
- Employee training
- IT environment audits
- NACview administration (Network Access Control solution)
- Creating advanced network diagrams (Vision)
- Creating technical documentation
- Building high-availability clusters (VMware)
- Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure (WS 2014 - 2022)
- Second-line support
Education
Bachelor's - Ekonomics, Logistics
University of Economy in Bydgoszcz
2010.10 - 2013.07
Skills
- Firewall installations and management
- IT audit and reporting
- Penetration testing
- Security team management
- Endpoint protection platforms familiarity
- Distribution network planning
- Network access control systems
- Problem solving and analysis
Certification
- Certified Firewall Architect, Sophos, 02/01/23
- Certified Central Endpoint Protection Engineer, Sophos, 01/01/23
- Certified Firewall Engineer, Sophos, 01/01/23
- Cisco Certified Network Associate Cyber Ops (CCNA), Politechnika Poznańska, 03/01/18
Personal Information
Date of birth: 12/02/89
Accomplishments
Sophos Platinum Partner
Languages
English
Upper intermediate
Polish
Native
Timeline
Freelancer
Bartosz Pałaszewski Make IT
2024.09 - 2025.03
Board Member
Symbioza.IT Sp. z o.o.
2023.03 - 2024.08
Head of Cyber Security Department
Symbioza.IT Sp. z o.o.
2021.12 - 2024.08
Network architect
Symbioza.IT Sp. z o.o.
2020.11 - 2021.11
Network architect
VOL Sp. z o.o. Sp.K.
2017.04 - 2020.06
Bachelor's - Ekonomics, Logistics
University of Economy in Bydgoszcz
2010.10 - 2013.07