Rachid EL GADDA

Senior Information Security Engineer

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Network EngineerSecurity EngineerSolutions ArchitectChange ManagementCybersecurityEngineering Manager

Languages

ArabicFrenchEnglish

About me

Links

Work experience

Information Security Engineer

CNS Communications

Sep 2022 - Present

4 years 2 months

Paris, France

Senior Information Security Engineer

L'Oréal

Apr 2019 - Present

7 years 7 months

Paris Area, France

Firewalls: Palo Alto, FortiGate, Checkpoint, Juniper, ASA. Load Balancer: Big IP F5 (LTM and GTM). VPN: Cisco ASR, ASA. SSL VPN: Pulse Secure. Proxies: Zscaler, Blue Coat. Management: Palo Alto Panorama, FortiManager, Blue Coat Director. Authentication: Radius, ISE, ACS. Incident and Change Management.

Information Security Engineer

Lutessa

Apr 2019 - Oct 2022

3 years 7 months

Paris, France

IT Network & Security Administrator

UM6P - University Mohammed VI Polytechnic

Dec 2013 - Mar 2019

5 years 4 months

Ben Guerir, Morocco

Managing Projects Linked to IT Security. Establishment of Guidelines And Procedures Related to IT Security. Conception and Implementation of Security Policy. Supervise the Implementation of Good Practices Related to IT Security Monitor Technology and Continuous Improvement.

IT Network & Security Administrator

OCP SA

Dec 2012 - Dec 2013

1 year 1 month

Casablanca, Morocco

Web Proxy Administrator (Microsoft Foredront TMG). Firewalls Administrator (Stonegate, Fortigate, IPcop). SSL-VPN Appliance Administrator (Juniper SA). Web Application Firewall Administrator (BIG-IP F5).

IT Project Engineer

CBI

Jan 2010 - May 2011

1 year 5 months

Rabat, Morocco

- firewalls & proxy : CISCO ASA, FORTIGATE, BEEWARE, IRONPORT… - Mailing Security: IMSVA de Trend Micro. - Virtualization: VMware ESXI & Workstation. - Cisco Routing & Switching - Voice Over IP


Education

Henri Poincaré University - France

Master's Degree, IT Services & Networking Security

2011 - 2011

1 month

Institut Supérieur de Génie Appliqué (IGA Marrakech) - Morocco

Engineer's Degree, IT Systems & Networking Engineer

2008 - 2011

3 years 1 month

Institut Supérieur de Gestion et d'Informatique (ISGI-OFPPT) - Morocco

BTS - specialized technician, IT Systems & Networking

2006 - 2008

2 years 1 month

Ocad Scool - Morocco

intermediate, Anglais

2007 - 2007

1 month

YOUSSEF BNOU TACHEFINE Hight Scool - Morocco

high school diploma, Experimental Sciences

2006 - 2006

1 month


Licenses & certifications

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Issued: –

Certified by Kaspersky

Algosec Security Administrator

Issued: –

Certified by Algosec

AZ-104

Issued: –

Certified by Microsoft

AZ-900

Issued: –

Certified by Microsoft

CCNA

Issued: –

Certified by Cisco

PaloAlto Certified Network Security Engineer

Issued: –

Certified by palo alto

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