Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

SKILLS

• FW: ASA, PaloAlto, Fortinet, Pfsense, CheckPoint;

• LB: F5

• WAF WAAP & API: CloudFlare, AKMAI

• Network and security infrastructure audit

• Writing technical documentation, operational documentation, and procedures.

• N2/3 support for network and security equipment

• Automation: terraform, ansible, python scripts

• SIEM: Splunk, Datadog

• EDR: Microsoft Defender, Crowdstrike

SKILLS

• FW: ASA, PaloAlto, Fortinet, Pfsense, CheckPoint;

• LB: F5

• WAF WAAP & API: CloudFlare, AKMAI

• Network and security infrastructure audit

• Writing technical documentation, operational documentation, and procedures.

• N2/3 support for network and security equipment

• Automation: terraform, ansible, python scripts

• SIEM: Splunk, Datadog

• EDR: Microsoft Defender, Crowdstrike

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Development languages: Python – ansible - terraform

Tools: Git, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, VS Code, Azure DevOps

Nmap, Wireshark, Tcpdump, Burp Suite, Splunk, Wizz, Datadog

Security: EDR (CrowdStrike, NDR (Corelight,), IDS/IPS (Suricata, SIEM (Splunk, DATADOG), Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet), VPN (OpenVPN, IPsec), MFA, Zero Trust (Cloudflare ZTNA), vulnerability management

Networks: TCP/IP protocols, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VLAN, STP, OSPF, BGP, VPN, high availability, Load Balancing (F5, Nginx), network troubleshooting, supervision, monitoring

Telecoms: VoIP (SIP, RTP, Asterisk), MPLS, QoS, SIP trunking, operator interconnection, telecom link supervision

Equipment manufacturers: Cisco (IOS, Catalyst, ASA), Fortinet (FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer), Palo Alto, HP Aruba, F5 BIG-IP

Other knowledge: Virtualization (VMware, KVM), Cloud (GCP, AWS, Azure), public DNS (Cloudflare, Google DNS), automation, ITIL best practices, Datadog, Splunk, Wizz,

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

ABCNS
Cloud Network and Security
March 2025 - Today (1 year and 3 months)
AWS and Azure Cloud Architect, implementing Cisco FTDv and Forcepoint on these clouds, interconnecting with multiple sites.
Azure Cloud Fortinet Firewall F5 BigIP F5 ASM
Believe
Cybersecurity Expert
October 2021 - March 2025 (3 years and 5 months)
Paris, France
Achievements:
• Installation and configuration of equipment: Fortinet, PaloAlto, Cisco ACI, F5 LTM, ASM, migration from Fortinet to PaloAlto
• WAF (Cloudflare, F5 ASM)
• Creation of applications on F5 and management of SSL certificates
• Migration from Akamai to Cloudflare; migration from Pfsense to PaloAlto.
• Management and optimization of inter-site VPN connections.
• POC and deployment of solutions: Netskope, Corelight.
• N3 Support and operational maintenance.
• Design and integration of secure network architectures on Azure, GCP, and DC
• Integration and optimization of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions with Cloudflare.
• Study and integration of new technologies.
• Automation of configurations and operational controls with Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Audit and resolution of network and security incidents; writing technical documentation.
• Handling requests on ACI infra; Definition of network and security standards.
• Python scripts, Web Proxy
• N3 Support for F5, and deployment of automation solutions via Terraform, GitLab.
• Development of a Terraform module to automate F5 operations and configuration (creation of VS, pool, etc.)
• SCC setup on GCP; Netskope setup; Security Infrastructure MCO
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Technical Environment: F5 (LTM, APM), PaloAlto, IPS, Cisco ACI, Cloudflare, Fortinet, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, Python, Ansible, EDR: Microsoft Defender, Crowdstrike, WAAP & API
(Prestataire Nextiraone)
F5 Expert - XPO
January 2020 - September 2021 (1 year and 8 months)
Role: F5 Expert

Objectives:
• Project context: Within XPO, I work on XPO DCs to ensure the integration of production applications.

Achievements:
• Ensure the proper functioning of F5 equipment (upgrades of the F5 park)
• Feasibility studies for certain F5 requests
• Resolution of external vulnerabilities
• Handling daily F5 requests
• Implementation of APM in several DCs
• SSL VPN APM project (integration and commissioning)
• Decommissioning of Blue Coat
• Creation and implementation of changes to improve F5 configuration
• Correction of external vulnerabilities
• Creation of F5 operational documentation
• Provide level 3 support for other technologies and on-call duty

Technical Environment: F5 (LTM, APM), Palo Alto, Checkpoint (provider 1), Fortinet, ServiceNow