Renan Dias

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DISC Type : DC

Director, Engineering at VTS

Canada

Overview

Renan is a results-driven Director of Engineering at VTS with over 10 years of expertise in application and cloud security. A University of Liverpool graduate, he is recognized for architecting DDoS protection for twitter. com and holds certifications in Kubernetes and Google Cloud. People often describe him as talented, visionary, and smart.

His passion for security was sparked by the book "Digital Fortress. " He is dedicated to building tech communities, having organized numerous events, workshops, and livestreams. At a previous company, he earned an award for his outstanding community service, cultural impact, and philanthropic work.

Unique fact: He architected a solution at Twitter to protect against DDoS attacks of up to 300, 000 requests per second without impacting performance.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

ROI Driven

Rigorous & Demanding

They are very proud of what they do.  They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

AI in Security
He actively discusses leveraging AI for security, including for vulnerability correlation, reducing false positives, and securing AI agents in corporate environments.
AppSec Programs
He has published articles and presented on building mature application security programs, focusing on shifting security left and educating developers on secure coding.
Engineering Leadership
He is focused on mentoring engineers, defining data-driven team metrics, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

Media Appearances

Renan has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2026
Director, Engineering at VTS
10-2025 - 4-2026
Manager, Engineering at VTS
4-2025 - 10-2025
Manager, Security Engineering & Platform Infrastructure at VTS
2-2024
Technical Advisory Board Member at ArmorCode Inc.
1-2022 - 1-2023
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Web Infra & Security at Twitter

Education

2013 - 2014
Bachelor's Degree from University of Liverpool
2012 - 2015
Computer Science from FEI

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When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Renan

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  • Can Renan take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

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