Security • Easy of use • Nice design

Building secure and friendly systems.

I’m Joaquin Andresen. I design security and platform solutions like threat detection, vulnerability management, hardened infra, and developer with a twist: a nice and friendly interface.

6+ yrsCyber Security
10+Core Techs
Curiosity

Companies

Yuno logo
Klar logo
Mercado Libre logo

Career Timeline

Yuno
Cyber Security Engineer at Yuno
TOP SECRET
2025 – Present
Klar
Cyber Security Engineer at Klar
  • In charge of creating and executing security controls to pass the PCI DSS v4.0 audit
  • Implemented CrowdStrike to improve our incident detection
  • Implemented Tenable (Nessus) to scan for vulnerabilities inside the organization
  • Implemented AWS Payment Cryptography to replace an old HSM
2024 – 2025
Mercado Libre
Cyber Security Engineer at Mercado Libre
  • Main point of reference for the Mercado Pago Control Execution squad
  • Developed an API to manage vulnerabilities in a more efficient way
  • Developed an API to centralize metrics of all of our controls
  • Implemented new controls on companies acquired by Mercado Libre
  • In charge of presenting evidence for the PCI DSS and CMF audits
2021 – 2024
Mercado Libre
Cyber Security Analyst at Mercado Libre
  • Main point of reference for the PCI Control Execution squad
  • Implemented a DLP agent (Forcepoint)
  • Built and implemented security standards for Linux and Windows servers on the PCI environment
  • Developed an API to automate many security controls
  • Implemented new security controls on the PCI environment
  • In charge of presenting evidence for the PCI DSS and CMF audits
2020 – 2021
Mercado Libre
Cyber Security Assistant at Mercado Libre
  • In charge of executing all controls on the PCI environment
  • Developed an API to monitor the activity of users on the PCI environment
  • Alert management on the PCI environment
  • Participated on the PCI DSS audit of 2020
2019 – 2020

Education

University of Buenos Aires
Software Engineering, University of Buenos Aires
2017 – Present
Colegio Hans Christian Andersen
High School Diploma, Colegio Hans Christian Andersen
2005 – 2016

Technologies & Languages

Python

Python

Small APIs, automation, data wrangling, security tooling.

Go

Go

High-performance APIs.

Rust

Rust

Safe and big systems.

Terraform

Terraform

IaC for AWS + modules, reviews, CI plans.

Docker

Docker

Local dev, slim images, multi-stage builds.

Kubernetes

Kubernetes

Manifests/Helm, RBAC, networking, troubleshooting.

AWS

AWS

EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, ECR, Lambda, CloudWatch, etc.

MySQL

MySQL

Read/query tuning, schema reviews, backups.

Splunk

Splunk

Searches, dashboards, alert pipelines.

CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike

EDR rollout, detections, API automations.

Tenable

Tenable

Vuln mgmt workflows, tagging, reporting.

Qualys

Qualys

Vuln scans, agent coverage, remediation reporting.

Forcepoint

Forcepoint

DLP policies & endpoint agent rollout.

JumpCloud

JumpCloud

Directory-as-a-service, device policies, SSO integrations.

Okta

Okta

SSO, MFA, lifecycle automation, SCIM provisioning.

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto

FW policies & HIP profiles.

Rundeck

Rundeck

Runbooks, RBAC, self-service ops automations.

Hobbies

Golf

Club
San Isidro Golf Club
Handicap
8.8
Holes-in-one
1

Snowboarding

Board
Bataleon Goliath 156
Resorts
Cerro Catedral
Cerro Castor

Travel

Countries
12 visited

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