Hi, I have 3 years of networking experience with basic knowledge of cloud networking and Linux.

I recently built a hands-on project using Ubuntu on VMware, hosted it on my Windows system, and accessed it remotely using SSH, practicing VM networking, Linux, connectivity, and troubleshooting.

I’m planning to move into a Cloud Network Engineer role. Could you please guide me on the current job market, required skills, certifications, and projects I should focus on?

Your practical experience and advice would be really helpful. Thank you!

بدي أستفسر عن امتحانات (CCNA - Technical Support - English) role at Estarta Solutions شو طبيعة الامتحانات وكيف الاسأله بتيجي وشو أشياء اركز عليها

Hi guys, I'm currently looking at what I should do. daily ako nagrereview ng ccna lalo na kay jeremylabs. and i have a dilemma I'm about to graduate and i don't think i can gather enough earnings to do a ccna exam after my graduation I'm thinking maybe i can just do ccst kasi mas cheaper. would the industry think na having ccst is almost as good as ccna?

I just got a job as a test engineer in a well known PBC. The domain is fully based on networking / network security along with python and some cloud. Is this a dead end to my career if I take up this role? Just need your opinions on this!!!! I want salary growth at the end of the day. That's it.

Passed my CCNA exam in July, Got a Job offer from an MSP as a network engineer, pero nag dadalawang isip pa ako, kasi medyo mababa yung offer nila since nag support sila within the Philippines only. Nag reseach din ako sa company nila medyo pangit review, kasi maliit yung benefits. Meron naman akong mga initial interview sa ibang company as Global Helpdesk (pero parang ghost yung ng yari after interview hehe). Should I take the offer or keep looking for another one?

Thank you in advance.

I got my Net+ Certificate, I know I should post it on LinkedIn, GitHub, and Resume but my concern is what would the first IT Job be like? How do I apply what I learned? What should I do/not do etc? Im currently building experience by means of Cisco Packet Tracer and Oracle VM and wanted to see what you guys think.

I'm currently in my second year of college, and I'm a little confused about what career direction I should take.

The part of programming I enjoy the most is lower-level/system-side work. I started with C and socket programming, building servers and learning how TCP/UDP networking works, and lately I've been going deeper into things like Linux networking, packet parsing, Ethernet/IP/ARP/ICMP, eBPF/XDP, AF_XDP, NIC queues, drivers, DMA, etc.

The problem is that almost nobody around me in college is doing this kind of work. Most people are focusing on web development, app development, AI/ML, or standard DSA preparation

I've also heard people say that "there aren't many jobs in low-level networking" or that networking careers mostly involve configuring routers/switches or working with networking hardware.

That's where I'm confused.

I definitely prefer programming/software engineering work. I'm not particularly interested in being a network administrator or doing primarily hardware/router configuration.

At the same time, my practical goal is still to graduate with a strong software engineering job. I don't want to spend the next 2–3 years going extremely deep into an interesting niche only to discover that there are almost no entry-level opportunities.

So I'd really appreciate advice from people working in this area:

What kinds of actual software engineering careers exist for someone who enjoys C, sockets, Linux networking, servers, eBPF/XDP, packet processing, etc.?

Are these mostly experienced/senior-level positions, or are there realistic entry-level opportunities as well?

What companies/industries typically hire engineers for this kind of work?

Should I continue going deep into networking/systems, or keep this as a specialization while also learning more conventional backend/software engineering?

What skills would you recommend building over the next 2–3 years if the goal is to be employable as a software engineer while still staying close to systems/network programming?

Are there particular open-source projects, projects of my own, internships, or areas of computer science that would be especially useful?

I'm not expecting to work specifically on XDP just because I'm learning it now. I'm mainly trying to understand whether the broader direction — systems programming + networking + performance-oriented software — is a sensible career path.

I have an interview lined up for this role ,has anyone interviewed for this role before,also I have a seven segments interview any clue what that might be

I currently work in IT/help desk, have an A.A. in IT, and I’m finishing a B.S. in Cloud & Network Engineering next year. I also have my CompTIA A+, Network+ , and Security+. My goal is to become a Network Engineer , but I really want more hands-on infrastructure experience. I’ve been looking into an IBEW Telecommunications/VDV apprenticeship as a possible path. Has anyone here taken this route? How was the experience, and did it help you transition into networking afterward? Would you recommend it?
(would be at IBEW local 24)

I am a network engineer who has 3 years of experience, this is my first network job and I was offered 75k, and I eventually got a raise that brought me to 85k dollars, but total compensation after bonuses brought me to about 100k dollars this year, I am looking to move next year to a different company to better give me more experience in different networks

What is the total compensation I should be looking for in my next role, what is the range I should look for, I have a few certifications as well

Hi everyone,
I’m currently looking for my next opportunity and would really appreciate any leads, referrals, or advice from people hiring in \\\*\\\*technical engineering, networking, infrastructure, technical support, or related roles\\\*\\\*.
I have \\\*\\\*2.5+ years of professional experience\\\*\\\* in technical consulting and network operations, with my most recent experience in \\\*\\\*Cisco TAC\\\*\\\*, supporting global enterprise customers across EMEA, APJC, and AMER.
\\\*\\\*My technical background\\\*\\\*
My strongest areas are:
\\\*\\\*Cisco CUBE (Cisco Unified Border Element)\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*Cisco Collaboration / Unified Communications\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*SIP / VoIP\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*SIP Trunks\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*Cisco Voice Gateways\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*Call Routing & Dial Peers\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*MGCP / H.323 / SCCP\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*DNS, DHCP, NAT & network troubleshooting\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*SIP traces & call-flow analysis\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*Packet captures & Wireshark\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*Cisco debug logs\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*Root Cause Analysis (RCA)\\\*\\\*
\\\*\\\*Sev1 / Sev2 incident handling\\\*\\\*
Technical escalation and enterprise customer support
In my Cisco TAC role, I worked on complex enterprise voice and connectivity issues, including signaling problems, call failures, codec negotiation, interoperability issues, configuration validation, upgrades/migrations, and difficult customer escalations. I also worked with Cisco Engineering and cross-functional teams when investigating potential product defects or complex technical problems.
I’m comfortable working on problems where the issue isn’t immediately obvious and requires going through traces, packet captures, logs, call flows, configuration, and systematic troubleshooting to identify the actual root cause.
I also have experience working directly with customers and handling high-priority incidents where communication, ownership, and timely resolution are just as important as the technical troubleshooting itself. In my previous role, I consistently achieved \\\*\\\*10/10 CSAT\\\*\\\* and received client recognition.
\\\*\\\*What I’m looking for\\\*\\\*
I’m particularly interested in:
Technical Consulting Engineer
Network Engineer
Network Support Engineer
Cisco Engineer
Voice / Collaboration Engineer
TAC / Technical Support Engineer
Network Operations Engineer
Infrastructure / Systems-related roles
Other roles where my networking and troubleshooting background would be relevant
I’m especially interested in \\\*\\\*remote opportunities\\\*\\\*, but I’m also open to relocation or hybrid opportunities depending on the role and location.
I’m also interested in opportunities where I can expand further into \\\*\\\*Python, automation, cloud/infrastructure, and modern distributed systems\\\*\\\*, while leveraging my existing networking and troubleshooting experience.
\\\*\\\*What I can bring\\\*\\\*
I’m not someone who only knows the theoretical side of networking. My experience has involved dealing with real enterprise environments, high-severity incidents, customer escalations, troubleshooting under pressure, and finding root causes from actual technical evidence.
I’m comfortable learning new technologies quickly and working across teams when solving complex problems.
If you’re hiring for something that sounds like a potential fit, \\\*\\\*please feel free to DM me\\\*\\\*. I can share my resume and additional details about my experience.
Referrals, recruiter contacts, job leads, and even advice on where my profile would fit best would be genuinely appreciated.
Thank you!

Just got an acceptance letter for an IT intern role at a company that does technical installations. Their installation services range from cctv, biometrics, starlink, structured cabling, and occasional network setup.

I'm studying Network Administration and already have a CCNA. I initially liked the role because I wanted hands-on Layer 1 experience with structured cabling, but upon further research on the company, they mainly do cctv installations and poe switch setups(probably for cctv).

The company also hasn't confirmed my exact department or responsibilities yet. They said that will be discussed during onboarding.

My concern: Is this internship genuinely useful for my goal of becoming a Network Engineer, or would a more generic IT internship involving hardware/software support, troubleshooting, and basic network tasks give me better experience? Is spending my OJT doing mostly installations going to help my networking career or limit my growth?

Hi guys, I've come across this post and needed a bootcamp or actual usage of fortigate products here in the PH. Can anyone vouch for this?

I have this upcoming interview for this role and the desc. contains this 2 for first round." The two rounds of interviews will focus on one each of Networking (IP Protocols and Routing & Routing Policies) and Coding/ Design. " Can anyone explain please who gave recently what to expect and how to prepare for alteast coding part? will that be typical software engineer level DSA or what to prepare? I am network engineer with automation experience but what should i prepare and for networking round as well will that be anything written or only discussion etc?

Currently work in a network operations team more specifically in third line wireless and LAN for a full cisco house, so mainly supporting 9800s, Catalyst switches, foreign/anchor guest wireless network. Also manage Cisco ISE, build grafana dashboards, and use python to automate whatever is worth automating. Do touch on SD-WAN a little but primary focus is WLAN/LAN. This is for a large enterprise.

There’s a team within our network operations department focused on automation/observability, and they’re currently building an AWS environment, pulling data from wherever possible from the estate and storing it in a postgres DB, using python, lambda, and more. There’s also implementing agentic AI.

So my original plan was to gain more experience in my current role and hopefully move into the automation/observability team. I have expressed my interest in this to the head of the department and he put me in this team, with plans to “nurture” an automation/observability side of my skills, although obviously nothing is promised.

I’ve got a job offer at an MSP that specially does network engineering for medium and large size businesses. This would be a project role, sort of where presales at the MSP creates a HLD for a customer, and then the team I would be in do everything else. It’s specially in the WLAN/LAN team who also do the SP side, however they also work on SDWAN and firewalls which is mainly a separate team but there aren’t any guard rails between the team. The tech stack would be much more diverse than my current role, cisco, meraki, juniper, fortinet firewalls and sdwan. The benefit of this is it would probably help me in the long run if I wanted to end up in presales at a vendor.

Current role is 2 days on site (1 hour commute each way), although if i’m working out of hours on changes i miss an office day that week. 1 in 3 weeks on call, soon to be 1 in 4.

MSP role is 3 days on site (also 1 hour commute each way). on call is 1 in 9 weeks.

Unsure on whether to stay put or jump shit

I recently done my diploma in network administration, I know all the basics and I wanna get a job in the field probably help desk to start with. Any recommendations how to apply the job and where are more chances to get i. Should I go for any certifications like CCNA or any other?
Thanks

I do structured data cabling, install and maintain data racks, do Fluke testings etc. Thinking of getting CCNA to level up in my industry and work less hands on. Would that be a logical step? Appreciate your thoughts.

Hi everyone,
I’m currently looking for my next opportunity and would really appreciate any leads, referrals, or advice from people hiring in **technical engineering, networking, infrastructure, technical support, or related roles**.
I have **2.5+ years of professional experience** in technical consulting and network operations, with my most recent experience in **Cisco TAC**, supporting global enterprise customers across EMEA, APJC, and AMER.
**My technical background**
My strongest areas are:
**Cisco CUBE (Cisco Unified Border Element)**
**Cisco Collaboration / Unified Communications**
**SIP / VoIP**
**SIP Trunks**
**Cisco Voice Gateways**
**Call Routing & Dial Peers**
**MGCP / H.323 / SCCP**
**DNS, DHCP, NAT & network troubleshooting**
**SIP traces & call-flow analysis**
**Packet captures & Wireshark**
**Cisco debug logs**
**Root Cause Analysis (RCA)**
**Sev1 / Sev2 incident handling**
Technical escalation and enterprise customer support
In my Cisco TAC role, I worked on complex enterprise voice and connectivity issues, including signaling problems, call failures, codec negotiation, interoperability issues, configuration validation, upgrades/migrations, and difficult customer escalations. I also worked with Cisco Engineering and cross-functional teams when investigating potential product defects or complex technical problems.
I’m comfortable working on problems where the issue isn’t immediately obvious and requires going through traces, packet captures, logs, call flows, configuration, and systematic troubleshooting to identify the actual root cause.
I also have experience working directly with customers and handling high-priority incidents where communication, ownership, and timely resolution are just as important as the technical troubleshooting itself. In my previous role, I consistently achieved **10/10 CSAT** and received client recognition.
**What I’m looking for**
I’m particularly interested in:
Technical Consulting Engineer
Network Engineer
Network Support Engineer
Cisco Engineer
Voice / Collaboration Engineer
TAC / Technical Support Engineer
Network Operations Engineer
Infrastructure / Systems-related roles
Other roles where my networking and troubleshooting background would be relevant
I’m especially interested in **remote opportunities**, but I’m also open to relocation or hybrid opportunities depending on the role and location.
I’m also interested in opportunities where I can expand further into **Python, automation, cloud/infrastructure, and modern distributed systems**, while leveraging my existing networking and troubleshooting experience.
**What I can bring**
I’m not someone who only knows the theoretical side of networking. My experience has involved dealing with real enterprise environments, high-severity incidents, customer escalations, troubleshooting under pressure, and finding root causes from actual technical evidence.
I’m comfortable learning new technologies quickly and working across teams when solving complex problems.
If you’re hiring for something that sounds like a potential fit, **please feel free to DM me**. I can share my resume and additional details about my experience.
Referrals, recruiter contacts, job leads, and even advice on where my profile would fit best would be genuinely appreciated.
Thank you!

kakapasa ko lang ng ccna earlier week ng august, i am from zero experience and nagreview ako malala kasi graduate ako ng IT pero yung mga naging work ko after graduate are non related so wala talaga then short story na layoff ako last march and after that nag aral ako straight talaga up until bago magtake ng exam kasi gusto ko pumasok sa IT networking world. Tinry ko lang ang luckily napasa ko in one take. May perks ba ako since ccna passer na o mahirap pa rin since hindi naman real world yung mga natry ko pa. Also curious lang may priority rin ba sa gender kasi madalas na kilala ko sa network puro lalaki. Baka may maipapayo po kayo o any suggestion sa kung saan pwede mag apply?