Gaël Soudé
Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer with 15+ years of experience across all security domains.
Expert in network security, DevSecOps, SOC, security awareness, and compliance.
Proven track record building security programs and managing incidents.
Experience
Firstbase / AppDirect - Full Remote
2023 - Present
Senior Cyber Security Engineer
- Manage daily security operations and maintain SOC 2 compliance.
- Respond to and resolve security incidents promptly.
- Lead vulnerability management across the infrastructure.
- Enhance AWS security posture using WAF, GuardDuty, Secrets Manager, and other features.
- Develop and maintain security documentation including policies, DPAs, MSAs, and BYOD policies.
- Handle security questionnaires and customer requests.
- Develop a secured MCP proxy with authentication and security features for LLMs (hackathon project).
Teads - Montpellier
2021 - 2023
Senior Cyber Security Engineer
- Established the newly formed Security Team.
- Created a Security Operations Center (SOC).
- Developed comprehensive security policies.
- Built vulnerability management program and Incident Response plans.
- Enhanced GitLab CI/CD pipeline security.
- Prepared for SOC 2 certification.
Criteo - Paris
2016 - 2021
Cyber Security Engineer
- Created the IT Security Team.
- Managed security incidents and vulnerabilities.
- Built internal security tooling for operational security.
- Coordinated security audits and penetration tests.
- Implemented cyber awareness training program.
- Produced and filmed cyber awareness videos.
- Organized cybersecurity events.
Pernod-Ricard - Paris
2012 - 2016
Network & Security Engineer
- Led international projects improving company security and connectivity.
- Managed network and security operations for the Paris headquarters.
- Deployed, maintained, and supervised group network equipment.
L'Oreal - Paris
2012
Network & Security Engineer
- Led L'Oreal data-center migration. Provided Level 3 support.
NTT Security - Paris
2008 - 2012
Network & Security Integrator
- Helped customers deploy firewalls, network appliances, proxies, and security tools.
- Advised customers on security architectures. Delivered training and knowledge transfer.
Personal Projects
Audacious DNS
2024 - Present
DNS filtering solution for home networks, similar to PiHole. Built with PowerDNS DNSDist, FastAPI, SQLite, and Lua. Docker-based with easy deployment.
Audacious DNSSentybox
2016
Kickstarter project for a plug-and-play internet security device. Co-founded with a friend as a side project.
SentyboxEducation
ESIGETEL
2004 - 2007
Engineer school in IT
IUT Orsay
2002 - 2004
BTEC in IT
Interests
Crossfit
Swimming
Taekwondo
Technology
Phone:
+33 6 27 51 67 31
Location:
Frontignan, Occitanie, France
Skills
Cybersecurity
Networking Security
Cloud Security
Access Control
Identity management
Containers security
SOC2
GDPR
Governance
Awareness
Forensic
Pentesting
Linux
Languages
English
French
Programming
Python
ReactJS
Shell
Golang (beginner)
Vendors
AWS
Azure
GCP
Wiz
OKTA
Cloudflare
Akamai
Linux systems
Checkpoint
Palo Alto
Juniper
Fortinet
CISCO