You're seeing this page as if you were . The main menu is still yours, though. Exit from immersion
Mehdi Xav.MX

Mehdi Xav.

Software Engineer & Web Dev | Orange Cyberdefense

€650/day
Paris, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

Freelancer profile translated to English.
Back to original language

About Mehdi

🚀Cybersecurity Consultant and Fullstack Web Developer React/Node.js🚀

đŸ’ŒDaily rate starting from €650

🕒 Available now


đŸ‘šâ€đŸ’» Who am I?

R&D Engineer in cybersecurity and fullstack developer, I support my clients in designing robust and secure web solutions.
With experience incritical environments(Defense, Banking, SaaS), I combine technical expertise with a security culture to deliverreliableandhigh-performingprojects.



🌐My expertise

I specialize in four key areas:

✅Fullstack Web Development:
  • Frontend: React, Next.js, Vue
  • Backend: Node.js, NestJS, Express, PHP
  • APIs: REST, GraphQL, Swagger, gRPC
  • CI/CD Automation (Gitlab, Docker, Kubernetes)


✅Architecture & Infrastructure
  • Cloud & on-prem deployment (Docker, K8s, Gitlab CI/CD)
  • Performance optimization and scaling
  • Monitoring and observability (Grafana, Kibana, Prometheus)
✅Cybersecurity applied to the Web
  • Application and system hardening (OWASP Top 10, PKI, TLS, AppArmor)
  • API & infrastructure security
  • Application pentests (OWASP ZAP, load/security testing)
  • Compliance with ANSSI / security best practices

✅Consulting & Support
  • Technical and security redesign of websites/applications
  • Technical coaching for teams (dev + security best practices)
  • Demonstrations & technical presentations

❓Why work with me?

✔ Dual Web + Cyber expertise, rare in the market.
✔ Proven large-scale experience (+300 clients, 20k stations)
✔ Global vision: from design to secure deployment.
✔ Clear communication and results-oriented approach.


đŸ“©Let's discuss your project today.
Whether you need a robust web application, a security audit, or technical support, I can help you take it to the next level.

#ReadyToHelp
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Japanese

    Basic

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Orange Cyberdefense
    Software Development Engineer focused on Cybersecurity
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 7 months)
    Paris, France
    ‱Malware Sandbox**: Malicious File Detection - **Functional evolutionandoptimizationof a dynamic analysis platform (**C++, QEMU/KVM, Python, 64-bit Assembly, Flask**).
    → Extended malware coverage with support for Windows 11 via a 64-bit injector.
    → Gitlab CI/CD integration and automated Docker/Kubernetes deployment.

    ‱ **Decontamination Station**: Malware Cleaner - Took over, stabilized, and strengthened a file cleaning solution (Qt/QML, Apache Arrow/Parquet, Samba).
    →Market leader
    →Secure sequestrationwith crypto-shredding (**ANSSI compliance**, TOCTOU mitigation).
    → Fixed vulnerabilities from **internal pentests & CVEs**, application and system hardening (**low-level Linux, systemd/journald, AppArmor**).
    → Demos and technical presentations at specialized trade shows.

    ‱ **SaaS & On-Prem Administration Console**: Developed from scratch and co-managed a full-stack console (NodeJS, ReactJS, Swagger, Gitlab CI/CD, Kubernetes).
    → Automated functional and security tests (Playwright, Japa, Apache JMeter, OWASP ZAP).
    → Monitoring via Kibana & Grafana, security integration (PKI, TLS, OWASP Top 10).
    Linux Python Node.js PKI C++
  • OpenClassrooms
    Web Development Mentor & Tutor (fr/en)
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    January 2022 - January 2024 (2 years)
    • Individualized support for17 beginner students(3–5 in parallel, weekly 1-hour sessions, 3–6 months duration).
    • Progressive project tracking: fromstatic HTML/CSSwebsites tocomplete React/Node.js web appswith MongoDB.
    • Code review and coaching on best practices (structuring, quality, maintainability).
    • Introduction toapplication securityconcepts: OWASP Top 10, SQLi/XSS, secure authentication, hashing.
    • Instruction inFrench and Englishdepending on the students.
    • Result:15 students successfully certified(88% success rate).
    React.js Git SEO MongoDB Node.js
  • Headmind Partners
    Cybersecurity Consultant – Ransomware Response Program
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    May 2023 - January 2024 (8 months)
    Paris, France
    Consultant at anInsurance Multinational, English-speaking environment
    • Participation in team orchestration and review of theAnsibleplaybook for deploying "red button" scripts (rapid disconnection of critical datacenters and IT systems).
    • Assessment of technical impact (network isolation, unavailable servers/applications) and financial impact (estimated losses related to business interruptions).
    • Design of aprioritization methodology for third-party suppliersinterconnected, based on risk level.
    • Deliverables produced: prioritization matrix, executive reporting, and **Power BI dashboards**.
    • Mission conducted in an English-speaking environment, in compliance with **ISO 27001**, **ISO 27035**, **NIST 800-61**.
    Project Management Incident Management ISO 27001 Cybersecurity PowerBI

Recommendations

These freelancer profiles also match your criteria

AgathaA

Agatha Frydrych

Backend Java Software Engineer

4.7

(3)

2

BaptisteB

Baptiste Duhen

Fullstack developer

4.6

(4)

5

AmedA

Amed Hamou

Senior Lead Developer

4

(2)

7

AudreyA

Audrey Champion

Web developer

4.3

(3)

4

Education

  • Double Master's Degree, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Applications to Cryptology and Security
    Université de Paris
    Double master, Mathématiques, Informatique et applications à la cryptologie et sécurité
  • Double Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science
    Université de La Réunion
    2019
    Double licence, Mathématiques et informatique

Skill set

Categories