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As an Independent Senior Microsoft Consultant | Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Trainer, I support organizations in deploying, securing, and governing their Microsoft 365 and Azure environments — from design to production. I support organizations in deploying, securing, and governing their Microsoft 365 and Azure environments — from design to production.
As a certified independent Microsoft consultant (+20 active Microsoft certifications), I work with large companies and SMEs on high-stakes projects: identity and endpoint security, Mobility, regulatory compliance, data protection, cloud infrastructure and messaging, deployments based on the Zero Trust concept, and benchmarks like CIS, NIST, and others.
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🔹 What I deliver concretely
▸ M365 Platform Deployment
Microsoft tenant tuning, setup of the launch configuration, activation, configuration, and security of M365 collaboration services
▸ M365 E3 and E5 Security & Compliance Deployment
Entra ID (MFA / Conditional Access / PIM / Identity Protection / Access Reviews) · Defender suite (Endpoint, Identity, Office 365) · Microsoft Purview (DLP / MIP / Insider Risk — GDPR aligned)
▸ Azure Security & Cloud Architecture
Landing zones · Azure Security Center · Sentinel SIEM · Defender for Cloud · Azure governance and compliance
Azure platform setup, Lift & Shift migration, modernized migration, infrastructure modernization, application modernization
▸ M365 Collaboration Services Migration & Governance
Exchange Online · IMAP/PST Migration · Hybrid · Governance, Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, Teams/SharePoint · M365 license optimization
▸ Training & Skill Development
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) — customized training for IT teams and users
Arabic
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- freelanceSenior Microsoft Consultant and Microsoft TrainerFebruary 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)- Deployment and configuration of Microsoft 365 and Azure platforms(IaaS, PaaS) — Cloud and On-Premise- Technical delivery lead: end-to-end implementation management, from architecture to production- Design and deployment of Microsoft 365 and Azure architectures:identity security (Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access), data protection(Purview, DLP, MIP), endpoints (Intune, Defender),messaging (Exchange Online, Hybrid)- Execution of technical Proofs of Concept (POCs) and pilots on Microsoft 365and Azure solutions before generalization- Conducting technical workshops with client IT teams todefine target architectures and migration plans- Cloud adoption support: workload migration,operations, and team skill development- Delivering official Microsoft 365 and Azure technical training(MCT) — certification and customized training for IT teams- Development of workload plans, schedules, and RACI matrices for deployment projects- Continuous technological watch on Microsoft 365 and Azure platform evolutions
- CBITechnical Cloud LeadDecember 2019 - January 2024 (4 years and 1 month)Technical delivery lead on Microsoft 365 and Azure projects —Morocco and WECA region (Senegal, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin).Design of Microsoft 365 and Azure architectures, end-to-enddeployment management, POC execution, and support for client ITteams in cloud solution adoption.─── Microsoft 365 Deployments ───- +120 Microsoft 365 / Office 365 platform deployments- +75 email migrations to Exchange Online(Exchange, Zimbra, Lotus, OVH, G-Suite)- +22 G-Suite → Microsoft 365 migrations (email + Drive)- +20 SharePoint Server to SharePoint Online migrations- +6 Microsoft tenant to Microsoft tenant migrations- +10 Exchange Server upgrades- +100 Microsoft 365 architectures designed and delivered─── Microsoft 365 Security ───- Deployment of M365 security for +80 clients:Entra ID, MFA, Conditional Access, Defender for Office 365,MIP, DLP, Insider Risk Management, Compliance─── Azure IaaS / PaaS ───- +40 Azure platform deployments (IaaS / PaaS)- +20 Azure architectures and implementations- 3 Azure Stack deployments (Private Cloud)─── Azure Security ───- Comprehensive security of Azure platforms for +20 clients:Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Azure Firewall, WAF,Identity · Data · Network · Infra · Endpoint · Monitoring security─── On-Premise ───- +20 Active Directory upgrades- 2 Zimbra → Exchange Server migrations- Delivery of official Microsoft 365 and Azure training (MCT)- Continuous technological watch on Microsoft platform evolutions
- CGI Technologies et SolutionsWindows / Office 365 ConsultantMarch 2016 - December 2018 (2 years and 9 months)• Identify client needs, prepare proposals/solutions, implement the agreed proposal/solution, provide training on the solution.• Administer 8 VMware / Hyper-V Datacenters (57 Hosts, +1900 VMs).• Administer a Citrix XenAPP 6.5 platform (desktop and application virtualization).• Manage and ensure the proper functioning of IT infrastructure platforms (AD, DNS, DHCP, ADFS, DFS, Arcserve / NetBackup / Veeam (Backup), NAS / SAN (Storage), vCenter, VMM…).• Administer client Office 365 platforms (9 platforms).• Ensure Office 365 platform security through ADFS and Azure Conditional Access.• Manage and supervise interconnections between Azure AD and Local AD (AD Connect, ADSync).• Manage and ensure the proper functioning of SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Skype for Business, Intune, Teams… platforms (Office 365 products).• Propose optimization and continuous improvement solutions to clients. Projects Completed:• Creation of PowerShell scripts to optimize daily task execution time.• Upgrade of 22 VMware hosts to vSphere 6.7.• Migration of +40 VMs to Microsoft Azure (via PowerShell Scripting / MVMC).• Implementation of AD, DNS, DHCP, DFS, ADFS, Terminal Server, Windows Failover Clustering servers…• Hybrid migration of several Exchange Server 2010/2013 platforms to Exchange Online O365.• Building of 3 Office 365 platforms, migration of on-premise data to O365 (Exchange, DFS).• Implementation of an Exchange 2013 platform.• Integration of Azure Conditional Access on Office 365 and creation of security policies.• Migration of all workstations to Windows 10. Considering: business application compatibility, GPO configuration, application packaging under SCCM….
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Education
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Managing Microsoft Teams (MS-700)Microsoft 365 Certified : Managing Microsoft Teams (MS-700)
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security (MS-101)Microsoft 365 Certified : Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security (MS-101)