Infrastructure & Cloud
Network Administrator / Engineer career guide
Designs, runs and troubleshoots routing, switching, wireless and WAN.
Job titles
- Network Administrator
- Network Engineer
- Network Technician
Skills employers ask for
- Routing
- Switching
- VLANs
- Wireless
- Firewalls
- VPN
- WAN / SD-WAN
- Network monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Network design
- Load balancing
- IP addressing
- Cisco
- Juniper
- Aruba
- Meraki
- UniFi
- Palo Alto
Certifications for Network Administrator / Engineer roles
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What does a Network Administrator / Engineer do?
Designs, runs and troubleshoots routing, switching, wireless and WAN.
What skills does a Network Administrator / Engineer need?
Common skills in Network Administrator / Engineer postings include Routing, Switching, VLANs, Wireless, Firewalls, VPN, WAN / SD-WAN, Network monitoring, Troubleshooting, Network design.
Which certifications help for Network Administrator / Engineer roles?
Employers often ask for CCNA, CCNP, Network+, JNCIA, Aruba ACMA, PCNSA.
How many Network Administrator / Engineer jobs are open?
ReconHire lists about 16 recent postings that match Network Administrator / Engineer titles, and 3 of them are remote.
How much does a Network Administrator / Engineer make?
Among 7 recent postings that list pay, the middle half falls between $143k and $215k a year, with a median near $154k. Pay varies by city, experience and employer.