Galp

About Galp

Perks & benefits

Team members

• Bárbara Pereira - Lead of Operational Technology Cybersecurity

  I work at Galp for 5 years now and my current role in GALP is Lead of Operational Technology Cybersecurity. Within GALP's IT department and reporting to the Head of Cybersecurity, this role area has the mission to support the teams responsible for Operational Technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) to incorporate Cyber Security in these environments, acquiring visibility and capacity to monitor cyber-threats, as well as implementing mechanisms of protection. As an environmental engineer, Galp gave me the opportunity to discover other areas inside the company and that lead me to the Cybersecurity area where I am one of the Leads. So, Galp gives the opportunity to their workers to work in a healthy environment and to switch to other areas of the company if the worker has that need. It invests a lot in training, technologies, new areas and has a lot of challenges on a daily basis

• Bruno Roque - Lead of the Center of Excellence of Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (CoE DAAI)

  I am Bruno Roque and my current role in GALP is to be Lead of the Center of Excellence of Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (CoE DAAI), reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture, Technology & IT Innovation and belonging to the Tech Garage within GALP's IT & Digital department. Taking part of the Tech Garage unit, CoE DAAI is accountable for delivering Data & AI products in a corporate view by using in house built-in Data & Analytics Platform. In other words, this area leads all the Data Engineering, DataOps and MLOps activities in GALP. Being a lover of the data area, Galp gave me the opportunity to work with the best professionals, in a state-of-the-art technological environment in order to implement all kinds of data use cases, eventually, all use cases that you can imagine in this area. Working at Galp is to be constantly forced to leave my comfort zone, either by technological or business challenges. Working at Galp is synonymous of challenge, responsibility, pride, cutting-edge technology, and a lot of fun too. Working at Galp is to be part of the largest company in Portugal that builds the present with eye’s in the future.

• Fernando Velasco - Engineer at Center of Excellence (CoE) of Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

  I am Fernando Velasco, I’ve worked at Galp for 2 years and a half, and I am part of Center of Excellence (CoE) of Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, being responsible for Artificial Intelligence area. As part of this CoE, I look for innovative solutions to accomplish my duties and make data available for Business areas, not just making things happen but ensuring that solutions have the best quality. As responsible for the Artificial Intelligence area I am used to working with Machine Learning models, chatbots or Computer Vision products, analyzing benefits to apply them at Galp. Working at Galp is first of all challenging, new ideas are coming up every day, and solutions must follow these ideas, always with an out-of-the-box mindset to implement them. But it is also a great responsibility, being aware that your decisions and your implemented code have a direct effect on Galp activities, and, above all, it is a source of pride to be part of this team.

• José Miguel Espinosa - Head of Enterprise Architecture, Technology & IT Innovation

  I am José Miguel Espinosa, my current role in GALP is Head of Enterprise Architecture, Technology & IT Innovation. Within GALP's IT department and reporting to Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO), this role encompasses two main areas: + Enterprise Architecture & Technology; + Tech Garage which includes the following Centers of Excellence (CoEs): - CoE Data, Analytics and AI; - CoE Industry 4.0/5.0; - CoE IT Innovation & Digital Core Products that it acts as a focal point with Academia coordinating several University Master Thesis, exchanging knowledge and facing with common challengers for the next generation of problems in Computer Science Engineering with other researcher centers. Some of the Tech Garage's aims are to create data and AI products by using in house built-in Data & Analytics Platform and to set up DevOps Practices & Principles; AIoT, Blockchain and Cloud strategies for the whole group including any other new or disrupt technologies from Shop Floor to Top Floor. Galp is one of the largest companies in Portugal. As engineers, technologists or scientists, we should aim to work in a such company because you will be exposure to all kind of technologies in many and different fields. When I Joined GALP’s IT&D department three years ago, it was what I was expecting, I found a lot of challenges, the most variety of technologies and different uses cases to implement almost everything. You can develop a code snippet for a data pipe line or write thousands of lines using several tech stacks for web/mobile dev.

• Nuno Pedras - Chief Information and Digital Officer

  I am Nuno Pedras and I am Galp's Chief Information and Digital Officer for three years now. My mission is to be the digital transformation engine at Galp, enabling new revenue streams and business models. As part of this transformation, I act as an agile evangelist and promote new ways of working, process optimization and automation, making Galp a Data-driven company, promoting the Industry 5.0 transformation and mapping Galp as a technological reference company in the Energy industry, globally. Supported by an exceptional team that has been growing fast for the last two years, we keep looking to the market and hire the best in class. My academic background is in Business Administration which has been complemented with executive education at IESE Business School in Madrid and Católica Lisbon Business & Economics.

Company milestones

• 1976 - See our story here - www.galp40anos.com

Our offices

• R. Tomás da Fonseca, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
• C/ Francisca Delgado, 11, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain