Projects needed for Network Security

egrizzlyegrizzly Member Posts: 533 ■■■■■□□□□□
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My goal is to become a network security engineer. Presently I work at a helpdesk. Can you all who have been there advise on which projects I should be asking my manager for to get closer to the network security engineer role
B.Sc (Info. Systems), CISSP, CCNA, CCNP, Security+
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  • markulousmarkulous Member Posts: 2,394 ■■■■■■■■□□
    You've got a CCNP and CCIE-W, so you're obviously studying and labbing quite a bit with networking. I'd let him know your goals and what you've done so far to accomplish that. If he's not supportive, I'd start looking at a NOC environment or junior network admin role. With IT experience and a CCNP, you shouldn't have any issues getting hired.
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  • wrfortiscuewrfortiscue Member Posts: 62 ■■□□□□□□□□
    yup with a CCNP you obviously know your stuff
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  • Madmd5Madmd5 Member Posts: 83 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I'd suggest maybe building client tunnels and/or firewalls. That's a lot of my projects now. I was Tier 1 support last year, and now I'm a Network Security Engineer for a large health care organization. You have the certs so it looks like you have a really solid foundation of how networks operate. Be willing to let your supervisor know and take on any additional responsibilities. I'm sure you'll get there!
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