Our growing team here at Murdoch Webster hail from all corners of the world with amazing stories and great life experiences - so it’s time we shared them with you! We’re excited to kick off our new series ‘Brilliant Bios’, a friendly exposé into the wonderfully talented people that make up the team here at Murdoch Webster.

Today we’re excited to share a little more about our fantastic Senior Networking Engineer, Alex Rocha De Miranda. Let’s dive in with a friendly Q&A style interview. 👍

Introduction

I was born and raised in Sao Paulo - Brazil and lived over there until my Australian life started in 2016.  My wife (at that time my girlfriend) and I decided to go overseas to learn English as I was working for a company that was bought by an American company.

At that time I didn't speak English at all so I decided to go overseas to learn it quicker, and after 7 years, here I am, writing to you! We did some research and found that Melbourne was the best city in the world to live in, so we picked Melbourne, why not? Arriving in another country with no English, no friends, no family, no job, no money was not easy.

Working hard, never giving up, being honest, and believing in yourself were essential to achieve our target to stay in this amazing country and the reward always will come through and today I feel rewarded to be part of the amazing Murdoch Webster team.

Insider Insights

Life at Murdoch Webster

Q: What's your favourite office snack, and how does it fuel your cybersecurity success?
I could say some fruits but it’s the Snickers 😃

Q: What's the most memorable team outing or event you've had at Murdoch Webster?
My first week at Murdoch was memorable, meeting the great team, and having some beers and pizza in the pub nearby.

Q: How do you think cybersecurity experts will work together with artificial intelligence in the future to tackle cyber threats?
We’re living in a world of transformation, the first Internet, smartphones, IoT and now AI. It will help a lot for those who are prepared to explore it however cyber professionals should learn how to protect the network, helping to identify and analyze patterns in large amounts of data, which humans can spend much more time doing the same job.

Q: Imagine a day in the life of a Murdoch Webster employee 10 years from now. How do you envision it?
I imagine Murdoch having many more clients and being recognized in the industry as a reference due to a lot of hard and great work performed over the years. Acting not only in VIC but having clients and offices in more areas around Australia. More professionals without losing the nice work environment we have today, which is amazing.

Q: What's the go-to playlist or song that gets your team in the zone for tackling cybersecurity challenges?
Any country style like Luke Combs, Sarah Evans, Dixie Chicks, or Tim McGraw, not sure if the team will agree with that 😝