Senior Systems Architect · Infrastructure & Cloud Operations · Applied Threat Intelligence Lead
I am Moană Ștefănuț-Cornel (@stefanutc1), an Enterprise Systems Architect, Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, and Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Specialist (DFIR & Incident Management), currently completing a B.Sc. in Business Informatics at the University of Craiova — Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEAA, 2024 – 2027).
With continuous hands-on software and systems engineering leadership since 2015 (10+ years of operational delivery, preserved in the stefanutc1/old archive), my engineering practice is anchored around three core corporate and institutional pillars:
- Mission-Critical Financial Core Systems (Bachelor's Thesis @ FEAA): Engineering and validating an enterprise-grade Core-Banking Transaction Engine & PCI-DSS v4.0 Payment Gateway featuring a PostgreSQL ACID Double-Entry General Ledger (
SELECT ... FOR UPDATEpessimistic concurrency control &SERIALIZABLEisolation), Java 17 (Spring Boot 3.2) microservice mesh, automated tokenization, Python FastAPI real-time fraud risk scoring, and Wazuh SIEM/XDR threat detection verified across 5 automated MITRE ATT&CK adversarial scenarios. - Corporate Incident Response, Threat Intelligence & Forensic Disclosure: Reverse-engineering sophisticated distributed phishing and financial fraud operations (e.g., Media Galaxy Brand Spoofing /
yiyangsaas.comC2), analyzing Browser-in-the-Middle (BitM) session hijacking (Steam OpenID) and real-time operator vishing relays (Revolut OTP Interception), leading to official National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) Incident Notifications & Takedowns (#178465). - Tier-3 Hybrid Datacenter Infrastructure & Zero-Trust Governance: Designing, provisioning, and operating a self-hosted 4-node bare-metal datacenter cluster (
Proxmox VE 9.2,OpenMediaVault 7 Enterprise Storage,Apple Silicon ARM64 Compute,Kubernetes k3s Edge Worker), governed by 5 Zero-Trust OPNsense 24.7 802.1Q VLANs, 57 Terraform IaC modules, 18 Ansible roles, and continuous DevSecOps verification gates.
Mission-Critical Workloads, Declarative Infrastructure & Academic Engineering Platforms
| System Identifier | Repository & Live Service Endpoint | Lifecycle | Enterprise Scope & Architectural Specifications |
|---|---|---|---|
SYS-WEB |
stefanutc1/stefanutc1.github.io↳ 🌐 Enterprise Portal: stefanutc1.github.io |
2026 |
Executive Presentation & Technical Research Journal architected with Next.js 15 (App Router, Static Export) and React 19, implementing high-density information architecture, interactive shell emulator, ⌘K command palette, and 7 comprehensive technical research papers (EN / RO). |
SYS-INFRA |
stefanutc1/infrastructure |
2025 – Present |
4-Node Hybrid Datacenter & Cloud Operations Platform: Proxmox VE 9.2 (pve, pve2), OpenMediaVault 7 NAS (omv-nas), Bare-Metal k3s Edge Worker (kubernetes), OPNsense 24.7 (5 Zero-Trust VLANs), 57 Terraform IaC modules, 18 Ansible configuration roles, Wazuh SIEM/XDR, Suricata DPI, and industrial ESP32 telemetry firmware. |
SYS-THESIS |
stefanutc1/university |
2024 – 2027 |
FEAA Institutional Monorepo (43+ Projects) & Core-Banking Thesis Platform: Production Java 17 Spring Boot 3.2 + Angular 20 + PostgreSQL core ledger, DFIR Threat Intelligence dossiers (DNSC #178465), 100% Solved InvataCyber CTF Suite (3/3 Flags), C++ algorithmic engines, C# .NET, Python, and Cisco Packet Tracer enterprise network topologies. |
SYS-OLD |
stefanutc1/old |
2015 – 2023 |
Historical Software Engineering Archive: RedZone SA-MP Roleplay (2015–2016, PAWN & MySQL), NQGaming SA-MP 0.3.7 RPG (2016–2018, 10 factions, custom server-side anti-cheat), Crowland Wiki (2019–2020, Vue 3 & Vite), Kronick Community Portal (2021–2023, PHP/MySQL/Nginx), and Roadman Bot (2022–2023, Python & Docker). |
Executive Summaries of Published Investigations on stefanutc1.github.io
[DOSSIER-01]· Forensic Analysis of the "Media Galaxy" E-Commerce Fraud Syndicate — Infrastructure Attribution & DNSC Takedown#178465
Decompiling the 8-stage payment skimming and 3D-Secure OTP intercept engine (yiyangsaas.com/23.224.199.13), followed by coordinated inter-agency takedown via the Romanian National CSIRT (DNSC).[DOSSIER-02]· Enterprise Core-Banking Architecture: ACID General Ledger, PCI-DSS v4.0 Compliance & SIEM Defense-in-Depth
Architectural breakdown of the FEAA Bachelor's Thesis platform: mathematical IBAN MOD-97 / Luhn verification, double-spend race condition elimination, and SIEM correlation against 5 MITRE ATT&CK vectors.[DOSSIER-03]· Engineering a Tier-3 Hybrid Datacenter: Proxmox VE 9.2, 5-VLAN Zero-Trust Segmentation & GitOps IaC
Operational design of a multi-node bare-metal compute fabric (192.168.1.240,.181,.196,.150), kernel ZRAM memory governance, and zero-cost multi-cloud policy enforcement.[DOSSIER-04]· Comparative Analysis of Multi-Factor Authentication Bypasses: Steam OpenID BitM vs. Revolut Real-Time Vishing Relays
Technical evaluation of modern adversary tactics targeting session tokens and automated OTP relay channels, coupled with enterprise detection engineering.[DOSSIER-05]· Decompilation and Vulnerability Assessment of Fraudulent "Task Optimization" Platforms:/api/v1/site/configExploits
Forensic reverse-engineering of deceptive financial web APIs, identifying backend authentication bypasses and SQL injection vectors.[DOSSIER-06]· InvataCyber.ro CTF (19.09.2026) — Comprehensive Technical Writeup (3/3 Solved · 100% Score): Stored XSS, Blind SQLi & SSTI
Offensive security walkthrough and 11 automated exploit scripts in Python/JavaScript executing boolean oracle extraction and template injection to RCE.[DOSSIER-07]· From Distributed Multiplayer Engines in 2015 to Enterprise Hybrid Cloud: Over a Decade of Systems Engineering
Retrospective evaluation of early concurrent programming, systems design decisions, and architectural evolution across 10+ years of software delivery.
Physical Fabric, Zero-Trust Perimeter & Micro-Segmented Virtual Infrastructure
[ Enterprise WAN / Cloudflare Zero-Trust Perimeter ]
│
┌─────────────────▼─────────────────┐
│ OPNsense 24.7 Firewall Router │
│ 5 VLANs: MGMT·PROD·CYBER·NAS·IOT │
└─┬──────────┬──────────┬─────────┬─┘
│ │ │ │
┌─────────────────▼─┐ ┌─────▼──────────▼─┐ ┌────▼────────────────┐
│ NODE-1: pve │ │ NODE-2: omv-nas │ │ NODE-3 & NODE-4 │
│ 192.168.1.240 │ │ 192.168.1.181 │ │ .196 (ARM64 pve2) │
│ Proxmox VE 9.2 │ │ OpenMediaVault 7 │ │ .150 (k3s Worker) │
│ 20+ VM/LXC · SIEM │ │ NFSv4/SMB3 · ZFS │ │ Cilium CNI · ESP32 │
└───────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ └─────────────────────┘
Comprehensive Inventory of Operational Languages, Frameworks, Platforms & Protocols
| Operational Domain | Enterprise Standards, Frameworks & Infrastructure Platforms |
|---|---|
| Backend & Distributed Systems | Java 17 (LTS) · Spring Boot 3.2 · Python 3.12 · FastAPI · C / C++ (STL, POSIX) · C# (.NET 8) · PHP · PAWN |
| Web Applications & Portals | TypeScript 5.7 · Next.js 15 (React 19) · Angular 20 · Vue 3 (Composition API) · Tailwind CSS · REST |
| Virtualization, Cloud & IaC | Proxmox VE 9.2 · Kubernetes (k3s / k0s) · Terraform (57 modules) · Ansible (18 roles) · Docker · Nginx · GitHub Actions CI/CD |
| Cybersecurity, DFIR & SecOps | Wazuh SIEM/XDR 4.14 · Suricata DPI IDS/IPS · OPNsense 24.7 (5 VLANs) · CrowdSec · WireGuard · YARA · MITRE ATT&CK |
| Enterprise Data & Storage | PostgreSQL 16 (ACID Double-Entry) · MySQL 8.0 / MariaDB · Oracle SQL · SQLite WAL · Redis · ZFS Storage Pool |
Corporate Channels, Institutional Affiliation & Official Verification
- 🌐 Enterprise Portal & Technical Publications: https://stefanutc1.github.io
- 🎓 Institutional Affiliation: University of Craiova · Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEAA) — B.Sc. in Business Informatics (
2024 – 2027) - 🏛️ Datacenter Infrastructure Portal: https://stefanutc1.github.io/infrastructure/
- 📫 Institutional Email: moana.stefanut.f8p@student.ucv.ro
- 📍 Corporate Headquarters / Location: Craiova, Romania

