About Benjamin
A senior cybersecurity and AI leader with over 25 years of experience shaping robust security programmes and delivering high-impact services for global organisations in the telecom, financial, and retail sectors. Proven ability to align high-level strategy with complex technical execution. Excels in leading and developing large, multi-cultural teams, managing significant budgets, and delivering hands-on solutions to complex challenges in data protection, managed security operations (MSOC), identity & access management (IAM), and AI governance across the UK, Spain, and Latin America.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Basic
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)
Experience
- IBM GSE – Banco SantanderSecurity Architect & Project ManagerFebruary 1997 - December 1998 (1 year and 10 months)Key Responsibilities:Security consultant responsible for Internet products at Banco Santander (home banking and e-commerce).Risk analysis of Internet infrastructure with SAIC.
- AdarmaCybersecurity Managing ConsultantFebruary 2016 - July 2025 (9 years and 5 months)London, United KingdomA key consulting leader responsible for designing and delivering a portfolio of advanced cybersecurity services for FTSE 100 clients and managing complex security transformation projects.• Spearheaded the design and delivery of services including CASB deployments, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), credential discovery, SIEM migration (Splunk, Sentinel), and MSOC onboarding.• Led the company's AI Community of Interest, defining the AI advisory service framework.• Client - Tesco PLC:o Directed a multi-year Data Loss Prevention (DLP) programme, deploying protection across endpoints and building a dedicated risk mitigation team of 9+ resources.o Engineered and implemented a multi-cloud server hardening reporting and alerting system using CIS benchmarks and Splunk.o Spearheaded the deployment of a next-generation EDR solution to 30,000 endpoints as a key part of the post-Wannacry incident response.• Client - RBS: Architected and implemented new processes and tracking systems to govern the lifecycle of thousands of electronic certificates, minimising critical renewal risks.
- BeHumansPart-Time AI ConsultantJanuary 2023 - June 2024 (1 year and 5 months)• Provided strategic part-time advisory for the launch of an AI Digital Humans startup, focusing on compliance with the EU Artificial Intelligence Act.• Developed the company's core operational assets, including its compliance framework, ethical code, delivery methodology, and financial models.• Contributed to the technical evaluation of the AI stack, including Avatar (SoulMachine, HeyGen), Model Customisation (Dify), and RAG (Coher) technologies.
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Education
- MSc in Computer ScienceUniversidad Politécnica de MadridMSc in Computer Science
- AI: AI-900 Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals2024AI: AI-900 Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals