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Przemysław Mikołajczyk

Przemysław Mikołajczyk

Validation Engineer with focus on Security

Profile

Security-focused Validation Engineer with 5+ years of experience in platform and product security validation, security incident analysis, and vulnerability analysis for enterprise server systems. Experienced in classifying and escalating security findings, documenting defects, and verifying security configurations against defined standards and policies. Strong cross-functional collaborator with design, architecture, and security teams, with a solid foundation in test automation (Python/Pytest) and a personal focus on cybersecurity, OPSEC, and security standards (OWASP).

Experience

Platform Security Validation Engineer

09.2021 – Present
Intel · Gdańsk, Poland
  • Validate embedded firmware on Intel Xeon server platforms in simulation and hardware environments, including security validation of Confidential Computing Technologies (CCT) against specification and standards.
  • Analyze system and firmware logs to diagnose security-relevant issues, documenting findings and escalating per established procedures; participated in vulnerability analysis and security testing of UEFI, BMC, PCIe, and CXL across Windows and Linux (CentOS/RHEL) server environments.
  • Design and maintain Python/Pytest-based test automation, improving detection coverage and reducing manual analysis effort.
  • Collaborate with design, architecture, and firmware/security teams to triage findings and drive remediation to closure; oversee a Contingent Worker (CW) team, responsible for setting Jira story points.
  • Owned Optane Persistent Memory OS driver validation (project now closed).

Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer

01.2020 – 08.2021 · 1 yr 9 mo
Sii Poland · Gdańsk, Poland
  • Executed and developed validation test cases and security-relevant test scenarios for embedded firmware projects in the Railway and Automotive industries.
  • Performed functional and unit testing, working with code compliant with the MISRA-C standard.
  • Reported, classified, and tracked defects/incidents, collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to reproduce, document, and resolve issues.
  • Built test automation skills in Python, Pytest, and Robot Framework, which I continue to build on and expand in my current role at Intel.

Radio Device Service Technician

07.2018 – 12.2018
Radmor · Gdynia, Poland
  • Serviced TETRA radio devices for maritime and energy sector customers.

Fiber Optic Installation Technician

06.2016 – 08.2016
Tech-tel · Bydgoszcz, Poland
  • Installed and activated FTTH fiber connections, including cable routing, fiber splicing, and copper LAN installation and measurement.

HP Repair Intern

07.2015 – 08.2015
iQor Global Services · Bydgoszcz, Poland
  • Repaired HP network switches and switching power supplies.

Computer Service Intern

12.2014
Computer Repair Shop · Bydgoszcz, Poland
  • Serviced laptops and PCs, diagnosed hardware issues, and learned basic server maintenance on Windows Server 2012 and 2016.

Education

B.Eng., Electronics and Telecommunications

Graduated 02.2020
Gdańsk University of Technology (Politechnika Gdańska)

Technik Elektronik

09.2012 – 04.2016
Technikum Elektroniczne w Bydgoszczy

Certifications

Skills

Security & Incident Analysis

Security incident analysis & classification, vulnerability analysis, security configuration verification, incident/defect documentation & escalation, platform/product security validation (CCT)

Standards & Compliance (awareness)

OWASP — security standards awareness built through firmware and platform security validation practice

Programming & Automation

Python, Pytest, test automation frameworks, C/C++ (basic)

Platforms & OS

Windows and Linux (CentOS/RHEL) based server environments

Methodology

ISTQB test design techniques, incident/defect triage & reporting, firmware/HW debugging

Interests

Cybersecurity enthusiast with a personal interest in OPSEC and physical security, applied in personal projects and free time.

Languages

Polish — Native English — C1 / Advanced