Resume

Gaël Soudé - Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer with 15+ years of experience across all security domains.
Expert in network & system security, DevSecOps, SOC implementation, security awareness, and compliance.
Proven track record building security programs and managing incidents.

Experience

Firstbase / AppDirect - Full Remote

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

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

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

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

Network & Security Engineer

  • Led L'Oreal data-center migration. Provided Level 3 support.

NTT Security - Paris

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

Capy Privacy

DNS filtering solution for home networks, similar to PiHole. Built with PowerDNS DNSDist, FastAPI, SQLite, and Lua. Docker-based with easy deployment.

Capy Privacy

Sentybox

Kickstarter project for a plug-and-play internet security device. Co-founded with a friend as a side project.

Sentybox

Contact

Phone: +33 6 27 51 67 31
LinkedIn: /gael-soude/
Location: Frontignan, Occitanie, France

Skills

Cybersecurity

Networking Security
Systems Security
Cloud Security
Access Control
Identity management
Containers security
SOC2
GDPR
Governance
Awareness
Forensic
Pentesting
Linux
Architecture

Languages

English
French

Programming

Python
FastAPI
ReactJS
Svelte
Shell
Golang (beginner)

Vendors

AWS
Azure
GCP
Wiz
OKTA
Cloudflare
Akamai
Linux systems
Checkpoint
Palo Alto
Juniper
Fortinet
CISCO

Education

ESIGETEL

Engineer school in IT

IUT Orsay

BTEC in IT

Interests

Crossfit
Swimming
Taekwondo
Technology