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Career Advice for Network Engineers



 Information is power. Thus, organizations must manage their data well to remain trustworthy and competitive. Organizations must build and access networks that make them share information efficiently. They need network engineers to make this dream possible. Network engineers enable day-to-day communication between people, organizations, agencies, and governments. Consequently, they must master their skills to perform well, lest they wreak havoc in a world that highly depends on them.

Demand for Network Engineers

The world is increasingly digitized, and there is a crucial need for better communication within and outside organizations and communities. This phenomenon has created a massive demand for network engineers. Unfortunately, the number of network engineers available is far less than the market demand. The gap between the demand and supply of network engineers continues to grow daily. Therefore, if you are a diploma in Network Enterprise Engineering student, know that the world is earnestly waiting for your services.


Toronto currently has the fastest-growing market for Information Technology (IT) jobs globally. It has displaced the revered Bay Area (Silicon Valley) from this position. Montreal and Ottawa are among the top 15 cities with the fastest-growing IT job markets. They ranked 14th and 13th, respectively.


This rapid growth in IT job markets challenges and worries employers because their demand for network engineers and other IT talents is high, yet their availability is dangerously low. This situation is good news if you have IT skills, such as network engineering. It allows you to select the best employer from a list of several employer options. You only must choose the one that provides you with suitable work conditions.

Areas Of Operations

Usually, the company that hires you determines your job description as a network engineer. Below are the two familiar roles or job designations one can get upon attaining employment as a network engineer.

  1. Computer Network Maintenance

In this role, network engineers ensure that all devices (servers, computers, printers, etc.) in a network communicate and share resources. They create and maintain fast connections between devices and prevent possible disruptions and downturns in the system. Network engineers maintain contact with network users because they help you monitor the network’s performance. They also have contacts with outside vendors so that they collaborate with them to solve network problems from their side.

  1. Network design

Network engineers are designers and builders of networks. Thus, some employers/clients may hire them to design their networks. Network engineers create a system design that matches the client’s/employer’s budget for the design and the physical layout of your employer/client’s building. They create a Wide Area Network if their employer or organization occupies multiple buildings.

Understand the Industry


No industry is more versatile and ever-evolving than the IT industry. Today, automation is becoming more predominant in this industry. This occurrence calls upon network engineers to shift their approach to work and learn new skills. If they do this, their work will change, and automation will not displace them. Here is what they must do to remain relevant in the industry.

  1. Learn Linux

Networks engineers usually focus on closed, uniform operating systems like Cisco IOS. However, times have changed. We have several new operating systems built in Linux, like Nexus OS, Arista, and Cumulus Networks. This occurrence shows that networking is inclining towards Linux philosophy. Network engineers should start learning Linux now.

  1. Learn to Program

Network engineers need to move beyond designing and maintaining networks. They need to understand their network systems by knowing the language facilitating device communication. They should enrol in Python classes or PowerShell classes to gain a deep understanding of network communication.

  1. Adopt a continuous improvement philosophy

The tech world is changing every day. Anybody who is deeply entrenched in it should be on the lookout. Network engineers should learn about new developments like hypervisor technology. They must collaborate with their peers and engage them in computing, networking, and security projects so that they learn from them.

Conclusion

The job of a network engineer is demanding. There is also a huge demand for it that make it compensate well. However, increasing automation of network engineering work threatens network engineers slightly. Network engineers should know that they are irreplaceable so long as they continually expand their knowledge of networks, platforms, applications, and other elements of their work.

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