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yukardoyukardo Member Posts: 7 ■□□□□□□□□□
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Hi,

I am taking Cisco CCNA course and I would like to know which would be the ideal profile for a Network Engineer.

I think that CCNA certification is not enough.

Thanks for your answer.
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  • SharkDiverSharkDiver Member Posts: 844
    In order for me to be considered for a Network Engineer job with my company, you need an Associate Degree (or equivalent experience) and a CCNP.

    I think the CCNP material prepares you for an Engineer position. A CCNA qualifies you to be more of a technician.
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  • epicdeanepicdean Member Posts: 50 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I think you would be more of a network analyst and CCNP with CCDA would make you an engineer.
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  • SharkDiverSharkDiver Member Posts: 844
    There are Network Engineers at my company that don't even have CCNA, so it all depends.
    All the Network Engineer positions that I am seeing on Dice and Monster seem to simply want CCNP.
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  • ptilsenptilsen Member Posts: 2,835 ■■■■■■■■■■
    The terms engineer, analyst, technician and administrator are used ambiguously in IT. Networking is no exception. While there are more common connotations to each, the definition and requirements will vary from organization to organization.
    Working B.S., Computer Science
    Complete: 55/120 credits SPAN 201, LIT 100, ETHS 200, AP Lang, MATH 120, WRIT 231, ICS 140, MATH 215, ECON 202, ECON 201, ICS 141, MATH 210, LING 111, ICS 240
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  • yukardoyukardo Member Posts: 7 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I mean what other skills need a network engineer or maybe a technician. For example what programs or language do we need?
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  • bbandengrbbandengr Registered Users Posts: 7 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I think it depends on the company. If it's a Cisco Partner Gold company they may want at least CCNP as a bare minimum. I've seen companies where all they require is a CCNA if you have other networking experience. However, if you have no networking experience then you can be a junior administrative person with just a CCNA.
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  • ptilsenptilsen Member Posts: 2,835 ■■■■■■■■■■
    yukardo wrote: »
    I mean what other skills need a network engineer or maybe a technician. For example what programs or language do we need?

    It depends very much on the position. The "average" network engineer probably doesn't need to know any particular software or hardware or languages other than Cisco, Cisco, and Cisco. Again, it can vary. If it's a hybrid role or architecture role, Microsoft or Linux certs might come in handy. If it's for datacenters or "the cloud", maybe VMWare and storage is what you need.

    If you're going for a partner/service provider, they might not care about anything but having you get CCIE.
    Working B.S., Computer Science
    Complete: 55/120 credits SPAN 201, LIT 100, ETHS 200, AP Lang, MATH 120, WRIT 231, ICS 140, MATH 215, ECON 202, ECON 201, ICS 141, MATH 210, LING 111, ICS 240
    In progress: CLEP US GOV,
    Next up: MATH 211, ECON 352, ICS 340
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