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🔀 Network Engineer

Cloud & Infrastructure career path

Enterprise routing, switching and wireless from technician to expert.

Typical roles

• Network Engineer
• Wireless Engineer
• Network Architect

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• CCST Networking Cisco Certified Support Technician – Networking
• Net+ CompTIA Network+

Core

• CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate
• JNCIA-Junos Juniper Networks Certified Associate – Junos
• JNCIS-ENT Juniper Networks Certified Specialist – Enterprise Routing and Switching
• CWNA Certified Wireless Network Administrator

Advanced

• CCNP Ent Cisco Certified Network Professional - Enterprise
• JNCIP-ENT Juniper Networks Certified Professional – Enterprise Routing and Switching
• CCNP Wireless Cisco Certified Network Professional – Wireless
• CCNA Automation Cisco CCNA Automation

Mastery

• CCIE Ent Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - Enterprise Infrastructure
• JNCIE-ENT Juniper Networks Certified Expert – Enterprise Routing and Switching
• CCDE Cisco Certified Design Expert

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.