Diogo Sousa
About Diogo Sousa
Diogo Sousa is an Engineering Manager in Security Engineering with a diverse background in both technical and psychological fields. He has held various roles in the security domain, including managerial and engineering positions, and has experience working remotely.
Work at Canonical
Diogo Sousa currently holds the position of Engineering Manager in the Security Engineering department at Canonical. He has been in this role since 2024, working remotely. In this capacity, he manages the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and vulnerability addressing life cycle, ensuring that security measures are effectively implemented and maintained.
Education and Expertise
Diogo Sousa has a diverse educational background. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Universidade do Algarve, studying from 2004 to 2009. He later pursued a Bachelor of Science in Informatics Engineering from the University of Lisbon, completing it from 2015 to 2018. He further advanced his studies by obtaining a Master of Science in Information Security from the University of Lisbon, which he completed from 2018 to 2020.
Background
Diogo Sousa has extensive experience in both managerial and engineering roles within the security domain. He has worked in various capacities, demonstrating a strong foundation in technical and psychological fields. His career includes positions as a Teaching Assistant at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa and as a Security Engineer at Platform.sh, where he also served as Manager of Security Engineering & Operations.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining Canonical, Diogo Sousa held several roles that contributed to his expertise in security engineering. He worked as a Security Engineer at Platform.sh from 2021 to 2023 and transitioned to a managerial role within the same company in 2023. Additionally, he served as an MSc Student Researcher at LASIGE for five months in 2018 and worked as a Software Developer at qubIT . Quorum Born IT from 2019 to 2021.