My network worker friends, hello everyone.
It wasn't the Dragon Boat Festival two days ago, so I went to a relative's house for dinner. After the meal, we chatted and talked about that their computer could not be turned on, and asked me if I could fix it.
I said I was not very good at it, and asked them to call for repairs, and someone would come to see it.
As a result, a relative popped out a sentence: Aren't you an Internet worker? You can't fix computers?
I... fell silent.
Friends, have you ever encountered a similar situation? Have you ever been deeply misunderstood in your profession ?
The network engineer that the public thinks VS the real network engineer, the difference is indeed a bit big, let’s make complaints together today, and then we will correct the name of our network workers.
Hope to see more (outrageous) wonderful answers in the comment area.
Today's article reading benefits: "Douban High Score Book: TCP-IP Routing Technology (Volume 1) (2nd Edition)"
Everyone in the industry understands what network workers do, and the technology must be learned first . Today I will share this technical dry goods with you.
Private message me , send the password "routing technology" , and the first 30 private messages will get the high-definition version of the resources.
01 Internet workers you think VS real network workers
network engineer
actual network engineer
Others think that the working environment of a network engineer
The actual working environment of a network engineer
Did you ever think that the salary of a network engineer
Actual Network Engineer Salary
02 What do real internet workers do?
I have to say that everyone's misunderstanding of our network workers is really outrageous.
Today, I will come to a multi-version interpretation, and talk about what we network workers do.
It will be divided into beginner, advanced, and deep cultivation versions for you . Let me talk about it step by step. The water of Wanggong is actually "deeper" than you imagined.
01 Xiaobai's Interpretation: Internet workers are not really repairing computers
Layman's interpretation of network engineers is really varied.
Some say they repair computers , some say they pull network cables , some say they are the network administrators of Internet cafes ...
We really don’t do these things. Next time a relative or friend asks you what you do, please reply him like this:
Network engineer is a common computer-related job in the IT industry.
Our main job is to design, build and maintain network equipment, and do some engineering projects.
Ensure safe and efficient communication and data transmission on the network for banks, hospitals, universities, or large, medium and small enterprises.
If they still don't understand, or if your grandparents want to ask you, please use this more idiot way of replying:
A network engineer is like an architect of the networked world.
We are either building houses (project delivery) or repairing houses (network maintenance).
To build a network for a company, a project, or a building requires network engineers in each division of labor to complete it together.
If the house leaks, or if you want to repaint it, don't you need to maintain it?
The same is true for the network. If the equipment fails, network engineers are required to maintain it and do troubleshooting.
02 Please see the advanced version: Internet workers are doing these things
Friends who are about to enter the industry must have a preliminary understanding of the network industry.
In fact, when it comes to networking, there are many types of categories:
In terms of specific job responsibilities , it can be divided into inspection, operation and maintenance, construction, and delivery;
In terms of career direction , there are various directions such as data communication, cloud, security, and data center;
From the perspective of the company I work for , there are Party A, Party B, and the manufacturer. The work experience experienced by each type of enterprise is also completely different.
Therefore, the industry generally recommends every beginner: If you want to start from a 0-based network engineer from a learning perspective, learn "Shutong".
When you learn how to count and enter the industry, you are probably doing some of these things :
1. Network planning and design:
Plan and design computer network architecture, including local area network, wide area network, wireless network, etc.
2. Network equipment configuration and deployment:
You need to deal with various network devices.
Like switches, routers, firewalls, etc., ensure the normal operation of network devices by setting network parameters, protocols and security policies.
3. Network security and protection:
You are responsible for the planning and implementation of network security.
Examples include designing and implementing security policies, access control measures, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems to protect networks from data breaches and malicious attacks.
4. Network troubleshooting and maintenance:
This is a job that most web workers will do.
When the network fails or degrades, you are responsible for quickly diagnosing and resolving the problem.
5. Network performance optimization:
Monitoring and evaluating network performance, and optimizing it, is another must.
For example, you identify bottlenecks by analyzing indicators such as network traffic, bandwidth utilization, and latency, and then propose improvement plans to the company to improve network efficiency and responsiveness.
6. Network project management:
This kind of work is generally done by high-level network workers in medium and large network projects.
You may be involved in tasks such as project planning, resource allocation, progress tracking and team collaboration.
If you are a leader, you have to ensure that the project is delivered on time, meeting customer needs and controlling the budget.
In general, you may not be able to do all these tasks, but you must start from a certain point in it, and the project will also be from simple to difficult.
Therefore, before entering the industry, you must first learn the technology.
Ask yourself, is the basic knowledge of the network solid, and where have you learned it?
Feel free to share the mind map of network knowledge and technology above with you, you can check it out.
Private message me, note the password "network technology" , and send you a complete technical map.
After reading it, ask yourself if you are competent for troubleshooting, planning and collaboration, and what kind of network environment and challenges you can deal with.
If not, learn it.
03 Please see the deep cultivation version: the second point just now ≠ all network workers
With such a large network, what I just said is basically the work of network workers.
But the online world is so big, of course it is impossible to include all the jobs of online workers.
People who have worked hard in the industry have already worked hard in the fields of network security, cloud, data center, network architect, project manager, etc.
Take a look at the two that everyone is interested in:
One is a network security engineer.
After being proficient in firewall, intrusion detection system, VPN, authentication and encryption, penetration, vulnerability assessment and so on.
Senior network workers can focus on the field of network security.
Specializes in designing and implementing cybersecurity measures, conducting vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, and participating in incident response and recovery.
The other is a cloud network engineer.
After learning the basic knowledge and technology of cloud computing, familiar with AWS, Azure and other related cloud platforms, they can plan, deploy and manage cloud infrastructure.
Cloud-oriented network workers can focus on building and managing cloud infrastructure.
Or optimize cloud network performance, design elastic and scalable cloud architecture, and have unique insights into cloud security and cloud service management.
In fact, these are just a small part of the derivative directions of some network engineers , and the actual network field is very broad.
The web is like a giant net waiting to be explored.
So don't say that network workers are repairing computers, and don't limit network workers to the general direction of maintaining the network.
A real network engineer is cooler than you think.
Original: Lao Yang丨10 years of senior network engineer, more network workers to improve dry goods, please pay attention to the official account: Network Engineer Club