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Abdessamad Fazzat

@abdessamadfazzat

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PKI and security engineer applying cryptography to build resilient systems.

France

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for roles where I can apply cryptography and security expertise to build secure systems and architectures, working with innovative teams to tackle evolving threats with resilience and adaptability.

I’m a PKI Officer focused on designing, administrating, and operating PKI infrastructures and applications. I draft and maintain PKI documentation (CP, CPS) to support compliance with standards such as eIDAS and ISO/IEC 27001, and I perform technical security reviews and audits across client and supplier requirements.

I deliver security-focused, client-facing architecture work—service proposals, reports, gap analyses, and architecture designs. I also designed and executed distributed stress testing of a KMS using Kubernetes (Rancher) and k6 to evaluate cryptographic API scalability, latency, and reliability.

Previously, as a Security and Privacy Engineer for an adaptive learning platform, I implemented robust authentication systems and strengthened data protection. I worked to ensure compliance with privacy regulations while improving security for evolving platform needs.

Earlier, at Thales, I worked as a Research Engineer on real-time data protection and cryptographic agility, including performance studies for signatures, encryption, and hashing in constrained environments. My PhD in connected cars and cyber security guided my focus on adaptive cryptographic architectures, real-time data protection, cryptography, and agility, supported by experimentation with confidential computing, homomorphic encryption, and machine learning to optimize crypto-agility.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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PKI Officer

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Incert

May 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Designs, administers, and operates PKI infrastructures and applications. Drafts and maintains PKI documentation (CP/CPS) for compliance, and conducts security reviews and audits, including stress testing of Incert KMS.

PKI PKI Policy Management (CP CPS)EIDAS ISO 9001 Security Reviews Security Audits KMS Kubernetes Rancher

Security and Privacy Engineer

Ardoise

Jun 2024 - Mar 2025 (9 months)

Enhances security for adaptive learning platforms by implementing robust authentication and ensuring data protection and privacy compliance. Supports privacy and security requirements for the platform.

Authentication Systems Data Protection Privacy & Compliance Security Engineering

Research Engineer

Thales

Feb 2020 - Sep 2023 (3 years 7 months)

Works on real-time data protection and cryptographic agility, including performance studies of cryptographic algorithm families in constrained environments. Builds test benches and develops a “Crypto Manager” for dynamic algorithm selection, with experiments in confidential computing and ML-driven crypto-agility optimization.

Crypto Agility Encryption FELICS BLoC Crypto Management Dynamic Algorithm Selection Confidential Computing Privacy Preserving Offloading Machine Learning Real Time Security

Homomorphic Cryptography Intern

Atomic Energy Commission CEA-List

Apr 2019 - Sep 2019 (5 months)

Develops optimization techniques for Boolean circuits in homomorphic cryptography for the Cingulata toolchain. Contributes to advancing privacy-preserving computation techniques.

Cingulata Toolchain Privacy Preserving Computation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Télécom Paris

PhD, Connected Cars and Cyber Security

2020 - 2023

Activities and societies: C3S Chair: Connected Cars and Cyber Security.

PhD at Télécom Paris focused on designing and analyzing an adaptive cryptographic architecture for connected and autonomous vehicles, including real-time data protection, cryptography, and agility. Collaborated with Nokia, Renault, Thales, Valeo, and Wavestone.