Network Systems and Data Specialist/Network Engineer

Network engineers install, maintain, and support a computer network in a company or organization. Staff, customers, providers and other users can easily maintain their network and communicate with each other. They work on various networks, with some wired and some wireless networks. Some are IP networks and others are protocols. There are local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (VANs).

 

Network engineers can work as part of an organization’s IT team or as a consultant working with multiple external clients.

 

Other terms used to refer to this type of operation include network support, network administrators, support engineers, IT support engineers, network administrators, new support engineers, security engineers, and network architects.

There is no definitive educational path to becoming a network engineer, but most employers consider hiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or management information systems (MIS).

 

Certificate:

Network engineers receive hundreds of types of certificates. There are two basic types: vendor-specific and vendor-neutral.

 

The vendor-specific certification program teaches you what you need to learn to work with the types of network technologies sold by one vendor (the novel is a classic example). The vendor neutral certification program teaches you more general network engineering skills that can be applied to a variety of vendor products.

 

Certificates generally increase the ability of job seekers to get jobs and earn more money.

 

Field entry:

Most employers want to see at least one associate college, and maybe a degree. They will give preference to certified candidates. You can get a job in this field with a non-technical degree, especially if you have experience in computer science and / or technology.

 

Modifier:

Because this field is growing so fast, employers often love changing careers. Technology is closely linked to business operations, so network engineers can become computer experts at a company or other part of the industry. In this case, the certificate is very useful for establishing reliability.