Katleho Morapane

Network & Security Engineer

Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan MunicipalityMember since October 12, 2025

Fortinet FortiGate firewallsCisco routing and switchingVLAN configurationFortiGate and Palo Alto firewallsVPN solutionsSD-WAN configurationLayer 2/3 switchesIncident managementRoot cause analysisFreshdeskZendeskPRTGZertoCloud4meVMware

About

Experienced Network & Security Engineer with hands-on experience in designing, configuring, deploying, and troubleshooting enterprise network and security infrastructure. Strong expertise in Cisco routing and switching, including switch configuration, VLANs, routing, and client network installations. Experienced in managing FortiGate and Palo Alto firewalls, configuring security policies, NAT, access controls, and VPN solutions.

Skilled in implementing site-to-site and remote-access VPNs, including geo-location-based access and security policies. Strong troubleshooting abilities across network connectivity, routing, switching, firewalls, and VPN environments, with a focus on maintaining secure, stable, and reliable client networks.

Experience

NETWORK ENGINEER - LOGICALIS

(2026-01)

Network Engineer at Logicalis with experience in supporting and maintaining enterprise network and security infrastructure. Proficient in configuring and managing Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, including firmware upgrades, policy changes, SD-WAN configuration, link health monitoring, and troubleshooting network outages. Hands-on experience with Cisco technologies, including Wireless LAN Controllers and Layer 2/3 switches.

Skilled in implementing network changes, VLAN configuration, port provisioning, and end-user access enablement. Strong focus on incident management, root cause analysis, and vendor coordination to ensure high availability and optimal network performance.

Experienced Network & Security Engineer with hands-on experience in designing, configuring, deploying, and troubleshooting enterprise network and security infrastructure.
Strong expertise in Cisco routing and switching, including switch configuration, VLANs, routing, and client network installations.
Experienced in managing FortiGate and Palo Alto firewalls, configuring security policies, NAT, access controls, and VPN solutions.
Skilled in implementing site-to-site and remote-access VPNs, including geo-location-based access and security policies.
Strong troubleshooting abilities across network connectivity, routing, switching, firewalls, and VPN environments, with a focus on maintaining secure, stable, and reliable client networks.

NOC ENGINEER

(2025-03 - 2025-03)

Worked as a NOC Engineer responsible for monitoring and supporting network, cloud, and IT infrastructure environments.
Experienced in using Freshdesk and Zendesk for ticket management, as well as monitoring platforms including PRTG, Zerto, Cloud4me, and VMware.
Responsible for identifying system issues, logging and managing customer incidents, escalating faults to the appropriate technical teams, and coordinating Remote Hands Support when required.
Ensured incidents were tracked and addressed efficiently to maintain service availability and customer satisfaction.