Skills you'll need for Network Security Engineer — and how to close the gap

This page lists the skills the Network Security Engineer role relies on, in O*NET importance order, and points to a grounded way to build each one. Importance describes how central a skill is to the role, not pay or hiring odds.

Skills this role needs

Importance below is the O*NET role-skill rating recorded in our seed data (1-5). Build a skill through deliberate practice plus study; the skill page collects the grounded roles and cited resources for it.

The cited credential above (Cisco CCNA) is a study path whose published objectives help build these skills. No credential or course guarantees a skill or a job.

If you're coming from another field

No career-changer feeder backgrounds are recorded for Network Security Engineer in our pathway data yet. The target skill set is the one listed above, regardless of where you start.

For the full from-your-background view, see the feeder gap matrix, which lists each target role's required skill set per feeder background.

Sources

• Cisco — Cisco Certified Network Associate: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/exams/ccna.html
• Cisco — Cisco Cybersecurity Associate Exam and Training: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/certifications/cybersecurity/associate/exams-and-training.html
• CompTIA — Network+ Certification: https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/network/
• CompTIA — Security+ Certification: https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/security/
• National Center for ONET Development — ONET Database: https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html

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