Senior Network Security Engineer / Certified Trainer

Prague, Czech Republic

Only remote

Germanistik

Prague, Czech Republic

Only remote

Germanistik

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Network Security Consultant & Certified Trainer - German Speaker (C1)

Network security specialist with deep hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and operating enterprise security architectures. Former Fortinet employee and certified Palo Alto Networks trainer for Strata products, supporting customers from initial design through to production rollout.

Fortinet

Extensive experience from my time at Fortinet and in customer projects. I have deployed multiple FortiGate firewalls with centralized management via FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer, including complex SD-WAN designs with dynamic VPN tunnels (ADVPN). Endpoint security rollouts with FortiClient and FortiClient EMS. Further experience with FortiMail, FortiSandbox, FortiDeceptor, FortiVoice, FortiNDR, FortiPhish, and FortiAuthenticator.

Palo Alto Networks

Certified Palo Alto Networks trainer for all Strata products. Hands-on experience with NGFW, Panorama, and Strata Cloud Manager (SCM), as well as Prisma Access, Prisma SD-WAN, and Cortex XDR.

Cloud Security

Solid knowledge of cloud security principles and implementation, with a focus on Microsoft Azure.

Incident Response

Experience responding to security incidents, performing forensic analysis, and developing incident response plans.

Virtualization and Containerization

Familiarity with virtualization technologies and container platforms such as Docker.

Scripting and Automation

Python scripting for automating routine network and security tasks.

Experience

Professional experience5 - 10 years

Freelancer since2023

Languages

ArabicNative speakerGermanFluentEnglishFluentCzechGood

Project history

Freelancer Network Security Consultant

Freelancer

Main projects I have worked on in the last few years.

Maritime SD-WAN rollout: Deployed FortiGate firewalls across 23 ships with constantly changing public IP addresses. Used SD-WAN with dynamic VPN tunnels, managed centrally through FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
SSL VPN to IPsec migration: Led customer migrations of remote access from SSL VPN to IPsec after Fortinet ended support for SSL VPN tunnel mode, keeping users connected with minimal disruption.
FortiClient EMS migration: Migrated customers’ FortiClient EMS servers from Windows-based to Linux-based deployments.
Firewall configuration migrations: Migrated configurations from legacy firewalls to new platforms, on both FortiGate and Palo Alto Networks.
Palo Alto Networks training: Delivered 20+ instructor-led classes covering all Strata products, consistently receiving positive student feedback.

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