Alessandro Gentili

Senior Engineer | Cybersecurity & Storage Expert | Web & Software Developer

Education

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

BSc Computer Science

BEng in Electronics

Certifications

Cisco CCNA Cisco CCNA R&S Cisco Ethical Hacking

CompTIA Security+ CompTIA Pentest+ CompTIA Linux+ (LPIC-1)

VMware VCP Datacenter VMware VCP NSX VMware vSAN

SNIA SCSP SNIA SCSE

Dell EMC Specialist Powerstore Dell EMC GenAI

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Experience

Senior Engineer

Dell EMC

May 2016 - Present

Expert in SAN solutions (iSCSI/FC) based on Linux with Docker containerized architecture and microservices. Daily tasks include working with APIs, Kubernetes, VMware, Hyper-V, OpenShift, Proxmox, CVE vulnerability review, risk assessment and packet capture analysis. Experienced in collaborating globally with cross-functional teams during critical incidents, working closely with incident managers, technical account managers, and other stakeholders. Tools and environments used include Jira, Confluence, Zoom, Workday, Salesforce, Slack, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI. Development tools and skills include Bash scripting, Python, generative AI agents and SQL databases. Speaker at the annual EMEA workshop, presenting to an audience of over 200 customers.