Network & Security Engineer

Integration into the engineering team at Sofrecom (Orange Group) to ensure data center environment management and support for multinational clients.

• Analyzed and resolved network and security incidents across data center environments.
• Managed traffic flow openings and rule deployment on FortiGate, Cisco ASA, Cisco Meraki, and Juniper SRX/Netscreen firewalls.
• Advised clients on the design and optimization of data center infrastructures, including Cisco Blade switches and ESXi virtualization hosts.
• Installed, upgraded, and configured network and security equipment.
• Authored internal documentation and operational procedures aligned with security best practices.
• Configured firewalls using FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
• Built site-to-site IPsec VPNs and remote access profiles.
• Administered load balancers and Virtual IP addresses (VIPs) to ensure high availability.
• Administered access to data center equipment via console servers and centralized AAA using Cisco ISE.
• Technical environment: FortiGate, Cisco ASA, Cisco Meraki, Juniper SRX, Cisco Blade, ESXi, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, Cisco ISE

Joined Alten Delivery Center Morocco to handle Level 2 incidents and firewall lifecycle management.

• Handled network and security incidents via ServiceNow, ensuring Level 2 support and escalation to Level 3 when necessary.
• Managed the lifecycle of firewall rules on FortiGate, Cisco ASA, and Cisco Meraki equipment.
• Coordinated with operators and service providers for circuit and incident management.
• Deployed VLANs across switches and firewalls and controlled wired and wireless access.
• Built and maintained site-to-site IPsec VPNs and SSL VPNs.
• Designed zone-based SD-WAN deployments and SLA rules.
• Operated the Zscaler Cloud proxy for web filtering and log analysis.
• Implemented 802.1X NAC with Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager.
• Administered HPE Aruba switches, access points, and controllers.
• Technical environment: ServiceNow, FortiGate, Cisco ASA, Cisco Meraki, Zscaler, Aruba ClearPass, HPE Aruba, AirWave, Mobility Master, SolarWinds, Active Directory, Azure AD

Completed an internship focused on securing a local network infrastructure at Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi.

• Configured client-to-site and site-to-site SSL VPNs using OpenVPN.
• Deployed a captive portal, web filtering, and Squid proxy.
• Implemented Snort IDS/IPS for intrusion detection.
• Configured VLANs and inter-VLAN routing.
• Secured the global network infrastructure using a pfSense firewall.
• Technical environment: pfSense, OpenVPN, Squid, Snort

Completed a technical internship dedicated to network infrastructure monitoring at INOV IT Group.

• Created users and groups, and monitored CPU load and disk utilization.
• Supervised network services such as SMTP, POP3, HTTP, and ICMP.
• Analyzed log files.
• Executed equipment backup and restoration procedures.
• Used Nagios for global resource monitoring.
• Technical environment: Nagios, SMTP, POP3, HTTP, ICMP