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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.

🇷🇴Cluj-Napoca, Romania$56/hr100% JSS5.00 (18)Since Feb 2021
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$79

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#140,842 / 412k
🇷🇴Country#648 / 2,286
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $475

Total earnings
$7.4k

Billed in all: $7.8k

World#221,475 / 412k
🇷🇴Country#1,301 / 2,286
Per project
$195

$158 in the last 6 months

World#266,431 / 412k
🇷🇴Country#1,594 / 2,286
Projects, last 6 months
3
0% fixed100% hourly
World#66,479 / 412k
🇷🇴Country#268 / 2,286
Projects in all
38

Across 42 contracts

48% fixed52% hourly
World#79,289 / 412k
🇷🇴Country#557 / 2,286

Earnings, last 30 days

$7.8kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$7.7k$7.8k$7.9k$8.0kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 25% in FortiGate Firewall

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