Bogdan A.
Fortinet & Palo Alto Firewall Expert | VPN & SAML | PCNSE, NSE6, CCNP
Firewall migration stuck? VPN with SAML/MFA failing? Site-to-site tunnel down? I solve these daily for MSP clients across Europe — Top Rated, 100% Job Success on 38+ projects, PCNSE, NSE6 + CCNP Security certified. I'm a Senior Network and Security Engineer working hands-on with Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Cisco in production enterprise environments every day. You're not hiring someone who learned this from a lab — you're hiring the engineer other companies escalate to. ✅ What I deliver: • FortiGate & FortiClient VPN with SAML SSO (Entra ID, Duo, Okta) — IPsec and SSL • Firewall migrations: Palo Alto ↔ FortiGate ↔ Cisco ASA/FTD ↔ CheckPoint ↔ Ubiquiti ↔ pfSense • GlobalProtect, Prisma Access, Panorama, Strata Cloud Manager configuration and troubleshooting • Firewall security audits & hardening (CIS benchmarks, NIS2 / ISO 27001 alignment) • BGP/OSPF routing, HA clusters, site-to-site IPsec between any vendors 🏆 Recent results: • Migrated a Palo Alto ruleset to FortiGate 600F HA cluster • Deployed FortiClient IPsec VPN with Duo SAML for 200+ users, including Linux endpoints 📜 Certifications: Palo Alto NetSec-Pro, PCNSE, PCNSA, CCNP Security, CCNP Enterprise, NSE4/NSE5, NSE6, CCNA CyberOps, JCIA, ACMA/ACSA 🔧 Platforms: FortiGate 40F–600F, PA-400/800/1400/5400 + Panorama/SCM, Cisco ASA/FTD/FMC, Meraki, Umbrella, Aruba, Ubiquiti, pfSense/OPNsense, Check Point 📩 Message me with your firewall model and the problem — I'll tell you in one reply whether I can fix it.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $475
Billed in all: $7,806$7.8k
$158 in the last 6 months
Across 42 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 25% in FortiGate Firewall
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