Cédric Nicolas Pont
Sierre,VS,CH ·
cedricpont2012@outlook.fr
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MSc in Computer Science with a strong focus on networking, systems and cybersecurity, combining hands-on experience in infrastructure, security monitoring and automation with a practical, solution-oriented mindset.
Skills
Networking
- Network Architectures
- Routing & Switching
- TCP/IP
- SDN / OpenFlow
- Cisco / HPE Aruba
- Wireshark / ntop
Systems & Infrastructure
- Linux
- Windows Server / Active Directory
- OpenStack
- Virtualization
- Docker
Cybersecurity & Monitoring
- Security Monitoring
- Intrusion Detection
- Penetration Testing
- DDoS Simulation
- Prometheus / Grafana
- Security Automation
Automation & DevOps
- Python
- Bash
- Terraform
- Ansible
- GitLab
Cloud & Tools
- AWS / Azure (Basic)
- Jira
- GLPI
Experience
Academic associate UAS
School of engineering and architecture of Fribourg (HEIA-FR)
- Maintenance and improvement of a prototype satellite data acquisition infrastructure
- Development and maintenance of a Python based web application showcasing a thermal battery system (data visualization and system interface)
- Contribution to the thermal modelling of heat transfer systems using Python and MatLab
- Writing of technical reports for InnoSuisse
September 2024 - Present
Student job
Etat de Fribourg - SITEL
- Migrated technical documents from SharePoint to Confluence
- Resolved and tracked Jira-Tickets under the supervision of a system engineer
August 2023 - August 2023
Education
HES-SO Master
Master of sciences in engineering
Computer science, Focus on Networking, systems, and cybersecurity
Notable semester projects:
- Master thesis — AI-based detection and auto-remediation of cybersecurity attacks in SDN/OpenStack environments, including DDoS attack simulations, threat detection, and real-time security monitoring. Developed a mini-SoC providing visibility into system security metrics and investigated LLM-based techniques (RAG, prompting, fine-tuning). Conducted abroad at UNITBV, Romania. Rated 5.5 out of 6 and will be published as a scientific article.
- Pod-to-pod VPN over IPv6 — An exploration of the state of the art regarding the various options for implementing a pod-to-pod VPN over IPv6 and an attempt to implement a solution.
2024 - 2026
HEIA-FR
Bachelor of Sciences HES-SO
Computer science; Bilingual program (French/German); focus on Networking, systems, and cybersecurity
End of studies project:
- Upgrade of a passive satellite listening station for the Swiss army
2021 - 2024
CPNE
Certificate of vocational training
Telematician
Main task:
- Helpdesk support
- Telecom lab maintenance
- PBX deployment
2019 - 2021
EPTM
Certificate of vocational training
Electrician
2014 - 2018