Issam B.

CEO & Founder @ Nextwave IT - @ CoverMe | Microsoft Security Architect | Cyberstrategy Advisor

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

🔹 Digital Transformation Architect | Cybersecurity Strategist | Collaboration & BPM Expert With over 10 years of experience in digital transformation, collaborative platforms, and business process automation, I specialize in designing and delivering secure, scalable, and business-aligned IT architectures. My expertise spans Microsoft technologies, workflow platforms, identity management, and enterprise cybersecurity. Currently at Safran, I help shape the group’s cybersecurity strategy with a strong focus on Microsoft ecosystems and critical infrastructure. I lead control frameworks for identity and endpoint security (IAM, AD/Azure AD, SSO, compliance), write group-wide security standards, and drive cybersecurity roadmaps (Zero Trust, MFA, PIV/Yubikey). I also contribute to architecture design across hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365, EDR & device management). Previously, I led the “Portal, Collaboration & BPM” practice at Nelite France, managing teams, technical strategies, and partner ecosystems. I advised clients on modernization projects, orchestrated complex rollouts, and coached consultants in their growth paths. Whether the goal is digital efficiency, process automation, or cyber resilience, I bring a strategic mindset, hands-on expertise, and a commitment to impactful results.

Experience

  • Architecte EntraID at Nextwave IT
    Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

  • Microsoft Security Specialist – Safran at Safran
    Apr 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

    At Safran, I play a key role in shaping the group’s cybersecurity strategy, with a strong focus on Microsoft technologies and critical infrastructure. Key responsibilities: • Leading control frameworks for identity (IAM, AD/Azure AD, SSO) and endpoints (integrity, hardening, compliance) • Writing security policies and defining technical standards across the organization • Building cybersecurity roadmaps for identity and access, including: Strong authentication (MFA) Zero Trust architecture Deployment of PIV/Yubikey solutions I also contribute to security architecture design in collaboration with production teams across various environments: Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure Microsoft 365: securing collaboration and productivity services Endpoints: EDR strategy, hardening, centralized device management My goal: design robust and scalable security architectures that align with business priorities and compliance requirements.

  • M365 Architecture : AD, Messaging, IM and Mobility at Saint-Gobain
    Jun 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Identity architecture: Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure Active Directory), Conditional Access, Identity protection, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, Copilot, Dynamics Business Central, Modern Management architecture : Intune, Configuration profiles, Autopilot, NDES, Application proxy Connectors, PKI, Infrastructure Cloud architecture: Azure IaaS, Landing zones, Automation accounts, LogicApps, infrastructure resources

  • Pilote SI - Programme at Groupe Covéa
    Feb 2021 - Jun 2021 · 5 mos

  • Global Manager of Messaging & Collaboration tools -M365 at SUEZ
    Oct 2019 - Feb 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Modernization of workplace Solutions: -#M365 : #Exchange, #SharePoint, #Teams, #AzureAD, #OneDrive, #Intune, #PowerBI, #PowerPlateform -Azure, -Sharegate, -DocuSign, -Klaxoon, -BleuJeans, -Lotus Notes Management : Modern Workplace Management - Restructuring of support teams: separation of Collab / Messaging partitions - Implementation of the "Follow the Sun" program between France, Poland, Spain, USA and Australia - Recruitment and monitoring of production teams (SDM, N3 and N2) - Development of Invoicing process based on real technical data - Participation in renegotiations with Microsoft and Purchasing - Implementation of an online event organization system (Live Event) - Creation of M365 service catalog - Tracing of roadmaps (migration, implementation of new solution, decommissioning) - Creation of KPI monitoring (M365 usage, W10 deployment, consumption licenses, etc.) - High Level RoadMap intended for CTO and CIO over 12 months - Support plan for national and international changes project around M365 products Architecture: - Review of M365 license bundles based on group needs - B-Case Group telephony and international pilot launch (Belgium, Australia, USA) - Implementation of SSPR, MFA, participation for ZScaler - Review of the Intune architecture to accommodate workstations (Co-Management then Auto-Pilot) - Negotiation and development of the Evergreen program - Tracing of roadmaps (migration, implementation of new solution, decommissioning) - Support plan for international changes - Migration of Skype To MS Teams, Implementation of BleuJeans, Implementation of ATP (after challenge of ProofPoint) - Store organization with Microsoft internationally - Governance implementation (Roles and responsibilities, naming convention, document life cycle, security strategies, KPIs)