Miguel Lopez Paz

Cyber Security Engineer @Clarium Managed Services

Miami, FL, US

Leading enterprise security implementations across banking, financial services, and government sectors, specializing in Palo Alto Networks, Azure cloud security, and SIEM integration- Architected and deployed 15+ Palo Alto NGFWs (PA-440, PA-1420, VM-Series) for banking, financial, and government clients including Miami municipal government- Secured endpoints with Cortex XDR across multiple tenants with advanced threat detection and EDR policies- Executed hardware upgrades (PA-220→PA-440, PA-850→PA-1420) with zero downtime- Deployed Panorama for centralized policy management and compliance reporting- Configured GlobalProtect VPN with User-ID, SSL decryption, and secure remote access- Participated in pre-sales evaluations for WireX NDRNETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE- Managed Cisco Meraki infrastructure (MX, MS, MR) for client and internal operations- Configured SD-WAN deployments and secure wireless with SSID segmentationSECURITY OPERATIONS- Implemented 3+ ShieldVision SIEM deployments integrating Cortex XDR, Panorama, and Office 365- Collaborated with SOC teams for threat detection and incident responseAZURE CLOUD SECURITY- Led 2 Azure projects with O365 integration and hybrid connectivity- Designed HA firewall solutions (Active-Active/Passive) with load balancers- Implemented NSGs, Front Door with WAF, Entra ID with Conditional Access and MFA- Architected ExpressRoute + VPN with BGP failoverBANKING COMPLIANCE- Delivered assessments for 3+ banking clients (NIST, ISO 27001:2022, CISv8)- Enabled clients to reduce cybersecurity insurance costs- Architected ~$1M DR solution for Caribbean bank including datacenter modernization and cloud migrationKEY IMPACT: Enabled audit success and insurance cost reduction | Protected endpoints | Established integrated SIEM for threat detection

Universidad de Camagüey

Especialidad Electricidad, Ingeniería eléctrica y electrónica

Cisco Networking Academy

CCNA Routing and Switching, telecomunicaciones