🌐 Network Security Engineer
Cybersecurity career path
Build and defend firewalls, VPNs and segmented enterprise networks.
Typical roles
- Network Security Engineer
- Firewall Engineer
Suggested certifications, by phase
Foundation
- Net+ CompTIA Network+
- Security+ CompTIA Security+
- JNCIA Sec Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate, Security
Core
- CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate
- PAN NetSec Analyst Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Analyst
- CWSP CWNP Certified Wireless Security Professional
Advanced
- CCNP Sec Cisco Certified Network Professional - Security
- PAN NGFW Engineer Palo Alto Networks Certified Next-Generation Firewall Engineer
- CSA CCZT Cloud Security Alliance Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust
Mastery
- CCIE Sec Cisco Certified Implementation Expert - Security
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.