Seeking Remote Cybersecurity / SOC Roles based in Portugal (EU) – 13+ YOE in IT / 4 YOE in SOC
Hey everyone,
I’m a Cybersecurity Professional based in Portugal with 13+ years of total IT experience, including 4 years dedicated as a SOC Analyst (L1).
I love living in Portugal and want to stay here, but I’ve been actively trying to land a full-time remote role for the past two years without success. It's been a frustrating journey—I'm constantly hitting walls, either getting ghosted after submitting applications or receiving standard automated rejection emails, even for roles where my background matches the requirements.
A quick snapshot of my background:
* SOC & Incident Response: 4 years of hands-on experience in perimeter monitoring, incident detection and response, SIEM triage, and malware analysis. * IT Foundations: 9+ years in system administration, technical support, and telecommunications before specializing in cybersecurity. * Education & Certifications: Post-graduate degree in Cybersecurity Management, Intelligence & Cyberspace Operations. Certified in CEH, CompTIA CySA+, Security+, ISO/IEC 27001, MoR, and CCNA. * Technical Interests: Active research in practical/hardware security (SDR, Flipper Zero, CAN Bus analysis). * Languages: Fluent in English and Portuguese.
What I'm looking for: I am targeting SOC Analyst (L1/L2/L3), Incident Response, Detection Engineering, or Security Operations roles, pentest, red team, blue team, etc. I’m comfortable working within Western European Time (WET/WEST) or aligned UTC/EST time zones.
I’d love your advice or leads on a few things:
Any honest feedback, harsh truths, leads, or tips would be greatly appreciated! Feel free to drop a comment or send a DM.
Thanks a lot for the support!