André Loras Leite

Porto, Portugal

Application Security Engineer & Cyber Security Consultant specializing in penetration testing, secure software development, and DevSecOps. MSc in Computer Science and Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico with focus on AI & Distributed Systems.

What I work with

Technologies & Tools I Master

By The Numbers

Professional Achievements & Milestones

5+
Years Experience
4
Security Certifications
4
Companies Secured
144K
TryHackMe Points
17+
Tech Stack
MSc
AI & Distributed Systems

Experience

Professional Journey & Career Milestones

Application Security Engineer

Nov 2025 - Present Porto, Portugal

Application Security Engineer

Sep 2024 - Present Porto, Portugal

Application Security Engineer

Sep 2023 - Sep 2024 Porto, Portugal

Cyber Security Consultant

Jul 2023 - Sep 2023 Porto, Portugal

Cyber Security Analyst

Oct 2022 - Jul 2023 Porto, Portugal

Master's Thesis Research

2021 - 2022 Lisbon, Portugal

Software Developer Intern

Jul 2019 - Aug 2019 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal

PDLunipessoal, Lda

Software Developer

Jun 2017 - Sep 2017 Povoação, São Miguel, Portugal

Projects

Featured Projects & Innovations

PenTP4L - Your Pentest Pal

PenTP4L - Your Pentest Pal

Python Google Gemini AI CLI Security Tools

Comprehensive, interactive CLI tool designed to assist cybersecurity professionals in structuring and documenting the penetration testing process with AI-powered K0risk assistant.

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AppSec Champions Program

AppSec Champions Program

SAST DAST BurpSuite Security Training

Launched and developed comprehensive Application Security Champions program to embed security culture within development teams and promote secure coding practices.

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AI Research - Transformers & Retrieval Networks

AI Research - Transformers & Retrieval Networks

Python TensorFlow PyTorch NLP

Conducted advanced AI research focusing on Transformer architectures and Retrieval-enhanced neural networks, exploring cutting-edge approaches to improve model performance.

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AI-Powered Finance Management System

AI-Powered Finance Management System

Python TensorFlow Django PostgreSQL

Created an innovative automated finance management system leveraging artificial intelligence to help small businesses streamline their financial operations and decision-making.

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OutSystems Recruiting WebApp

OutSystems Recruiting WebApp

OutSystems 11 Agile/Scrum

Led a 3-month Software Engineering Project as Product Owner to develop a comprehensive recruiting application using the OutSystems low-code platform.

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CubeSat Development - CEiiA Internship

CubeSat Development - CEiiA Internship

C/C++ Embedded Systems Hardware Integration

Participated in an exciting space technology internship at CEiiA, working on hardware integration and software development for a nanosatellite project.

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