Description

I’m a cybersecurity professional with 15+ years of experience, including roles as Security Officer and Group-wide CERT Technical Lead at AXA, and SOC Manager at Airbus Defence & Space. I support organisations in improving their cyber resilience, incident response, and governance maturity.

At AXA, I led global CERT coordination across the group and later served as Security Officer, guiding 10 product teams (covering 140,000+ users) in compliance, remediation, and security adoption.

At Airbus, I built and operated national SOC services, managed complex incident response cases, and supported architecture and cryptographic systems within defence programmes.

Core capabilities:

Cyber resilience and incident response readiness
Security governance frameworks and compliance alignment
Risk-based security prioritisation and remediation support
Digital forensics and crisis-level incident response — investigations, coordination, and root cause analysisCyber resilience & incident response readiness
Secure architecture for cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, SOC/SIEM integration)

Certified GIAC Security Expert (GSE) — among fewer than 400 worldwide — with additional credentials in DFIR and cloud security.

Based in Dubai, available for freelance or contract-based roles, remote or across the GCC.

Languages: French (native), English (C1), Italian (B1).

Let’s connect if you’re looking for senior cybersecurity expertise with both strategic insight and hands-on delivery.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Italian
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Dubai City (up to 50km), Abu Dhabi (up to 50km)

Independent
Cybersecurity Advisor
February 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Supporting clients across EMEA on cybersecurity strategy, resilience, and incident response.

Selected Engagement – Global Energy Group | Group-wide Incident Response Advisor
Led high-severity incident investigations and digital forensics across business-critical environments
Coordinated internal and external stakeholders during major incidents and third-party compromise scenarios
Advised on tooling, process gaps, and strategic improvements for response and cybersecurity workflows
Risk Management GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) Cloud Security Consulting Incident Response
AXA
Security Officer
October 2023 - January 2025 (1 year and 3 months)
Paris, France
Influenced stakeholders in shaping group-level security governance and measures
Guided 10 global product teams (serving 140k+ end users) in adoption of standards, risk remediation and group compliance
Coordinated remediation of risk assessment and penetration test findings across teams
GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) Risk Management Information Security Management Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Consulting
AXA
AXA CERT – Global Incident Response and Technical Lead
July 2017 - September 2023 (6 years and 2 months)
Paris, France
Delivered weekly security incident briefings to 100+ CISOs and senior executives
Owned the group-wide incident response process, including playbooks, onboarding and training, and drove adoption across AXA entities to improve consistency and maturity
Managed the global incident ticketing platform (used by 500+ responders and CISOs), overseeing roadmap, architecture, and training
Coordinated global incident response and digital forensics across AXA Group with crisis management and entity security teams
Developed dashboards and reporting to improve oversight, governance and risk visibility

Initially joined as a team member, appointed Technical Lead in 2019
Incident Response Cybersecurity Incident Management Forensics Presentation Management transversal