Curriculum Vitae

Rodrigo de Diego de Somonte

Cybersecurity Specialist | Software Developer

✉ rodrigodsc@protonmail.ch LinkedIn / rsomonte

Profile

Cybersecurity focused software engineer with professional experience in enterprise application development and secure system design. I build high-integrity solutions with Python and React, after a successful tenure at Thales optimizing Java systems and CI/CD pipelines. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and am pursuing a second degree in Computer Science, alongside CompTIA A+, Security+, and Linux+ certifications.

Work Experience

Software Engineer | GMV

Dec 2025 - Present

Develop and maintain security tooling for regulated, critical infrastructure environments under strict confidentiality requirements.
Engineered an automated data processing tool utilizing Pandas and Polars, reducing manual processing time from multiple hours to under 5 minutes.
Build and maintain user interfaces using React, ensuring integration with Python backend services.
Write secure, maintainable code following strict internal security guidelines and version control practices.

FastAPI Flask Pandas Polars React

QA Tester (Contract) | Registrap

Oct 2025 - Present

Execute ad-hoc beta testing cycles for new feature releases, adapting to dynamic development schedules.
Identify and document critical edge-case bugs via GitHub to prevent deployment failures.
Verify UI and UX consistency across different environments during pre-release sprints.

GitHub Beta Testing Quality Assurance

Software Developer Intern | Thales

Oct 2025 - Nov 2025

Assisted in the optimization of enterprise Java/JSP applications within a strict one-month project scope.
Configured Jenkins pipelines to automate build processes, reducing manual deployment overhead.
Managed dependency updates using Maven to ensure compliance with internal security standards.

Java Jenkins Maven

Skills

Java Python JavaScript PHP SQL Bash VMware VirtualBox VS Code JetBrains Suite

Languages

Spanish

English

Italian

Portuguese

German

French

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity Technology, University of Maryland Global Campus

2023 - 2025

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, University of Maryland Global Campus

2025 - 2026

CompTIA A+ Certification

Jul 2024

CompTIA Security+ Certification

Sep 2024

CompTIA Linux+ Certification

Mar 2025