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Senior consultant in cybersecurity and network security with 15 years of experience, I support companies in securing their infrastructures, auditing their network environments, reviewing their firewall/VPN architectures, and ensuring ISO 27001 compliance.
I mainly work on audit, consulting, hardening, IS security governance, and security support missions for SMEs, mid-sized companies, and organizations needing an expert, pragmatic, and risk-oriented perspective.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational
Arabic
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- BASOM IT MOROCCOIT Operations Manager / Senior Network & Information Security EngineerDIGITAL AND ITOctober 2016 - Today (9 years and 10 months)• Line and operational management of a multidisciplinary team of 7 engineers (network, systems, security): goal setting, prioritization, coaching, skills development and performance reviews.• Overall leadership of IT and security operations, accountable for operational performance, service quality and business continuity.• Primary clients point of contact for escalations, major incidents and crisis situations (operational and security): coordination, decision-making and communications.• Ensures compliance with SLAs / response & restoration targets (GTI/GTR): KPI tracking, gap analysis and corrective/preventive actions.• Facilitates client operational governance committees: reporting, contractual follow-up, risk management and roadmap planning. Network & security project management• End-to-end delivery of network and cybersecurity projects: scoping, planning, stakeholder coordination, budget follow-up, deployment and acceptance.• Hands-on contribution on high-value or high-critical projects when required. Governance, compliance & information security• Key contributor for the company ISAE 3402 certification audit: control preparation, evidence collection, auditor interactions and strengthening of IT processes.• ISMS (Information Security Management System) governance and management since Aug 2025 as part of preparation for ISO/IEC 27001 certification.• Contribution to structuring policies, procedures and security controls, risk analysis and monitoring of risk treatment plans.• Active participation in continuous improvement of internal and client processes (ITIL, security, quality). Operational security & technical expertise• Conducts security audits across network infrastructure and endpoints, vulnerability analysis and audit reporting.• Supervision and administration of 300+ security and network devices: firewalls (Fortinet, Cisco, Palo Alto) and switching (HP, Aruba, Cisco, Huawei, etc.).
- BASOM CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL (former group entity),Network & Information Security EngineerOctober 2011 - September 2016 (4 years and 11 months)Client infrastructure design, operations & security• Administration and operation of ~150 multi-vendor network and security devices (Fortinet, Cisco ASA, Check Point, Cisco Catalyst, HP ProCurve).• Contribution to deployment and evolution projects for network and security architectures.• Administration of application and cloud security solutions: Zscaler, Imperva WAF, Proofpoint. Enterprise networks & wireless infrastructure• Administration of a Cisco Wi-Fi infrastructure.• Implementation of authentication mechanisms, access control and usage segmentation. Audits, analysis & monitoring• Network and security audits: performance and configuration analysis, vulnerability identification.• Implementation of real-time supervision and monitoring solutions. Industrialization, documentation & reporting• Automation of configuration backups for network and security equipment using scripts.• Authoring operating procedures, architecture documentation and technical guides.• Setup and maintenance of a SharePoint technical Wiki centralizing documentation and architecture diagrams.• Monthly reporting: event analysis, recommendations and follow-up of corrective actions. Systems, messaging & support• Administration of Cisco IronPort proxy and anti-spam servers; usage analysis and security reporting.• Installation and administration of Windows and Linux servers (physical and virtual) and backup management (Backup Exec).• Level 2/3 support for users and clients; incident management aligned with ITIL best practices.
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Education
- Professional master's degreeFaculty of Science and Technology2011Professional master's degree
- Professional bachelor's degreeNetworks & Information Systems, FST2009Professional bachelor's degree
Certifications
- Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist Secure NetworkingFORTINET2026
- ISO 27001 Lead ImplementerPECB2026