Education programmes of job
Nature of work
The profession of Computer Network Engineer is a profession in the engineering field who works alone within the authorities assigned to him/her. He/she who prepares the executive plans for computer networksThe tasks assigned to Computer Network Engineer can be classified into:
Designing and studying networks:
- Studying and specifying the need of computer networks.
- Preparing the designed computer networks blueprints.
- Preparing quantity schedules for computer networks and its specifications.
- Preparing offers documents to buy and install computer networks.
- Studying and assessing offers from import companies.
- implementing networks:
- Supervisingnetworks installation depending on the blueprints that have been designed.
- Supervising options control for network devices and its experimental employment, and following up employment procedures.
- Maintaining networks:
- Preparing prophylactic maintenance programs for computer networks, following up its implementing procedures, diagnosing technical errors, and supervising its repair.
- Following up quality standards development in the field of computer networks, preparing technical reports, and development of work methods.
Environment of work
- The computer network engineer works for 8 hours daily except weekends and official holidays. He/she may have to work overtime even on holidays especially when there is supervising works on implementing or maintainingnetworkthat requires long time.
- He/she works in factories and institutions to implement and maintain networks where he/she supervises technician and engineer assistants during network installation.
- He/she supervises network performance through following up its work through control screens, and if there was an error he/she may checkup network devices using network special tools.
- He / she carrying on documentation of network structure and simulation using specialized programs.
- He/she can work in engineering office, or within a team in public or private sectors.
- He/she can participate in some tenders in the field of computer networks.
- He/she should have a commitment to the international specification standards for designing networks, and works on assuring performance quality.
Professional life
- He/ she can perform his/her work individually or within a team whether in public or private sectors. The salary at the beginning when working for the public sector is about 20000 Syrian Pounds.
- He/she can prepare technical qualifications papers, study and evaluate introduced offers, and prepare technical reports.
- The professional course of the computer network engineer develops by gaining administrative and practical experiences through employment progression as workshop chief then to the larger circles and departments in managing institutions and companies.
- Can travel to supervise executing and maintaining networks or to undergo training programs in the field of networks.
Sectors of careers
The Computer Network Engineer can perform tasks within the following professional sectors:- Engineering offices.
- Public Institutions.
- Mainly in the field of Computer Network Engineering.
Getting the job
- The profession can be achieved through getting a bachelor degree in Informaticsengineering orelectron and electrical engineering, department of computer engineering.
- He/she must has knowledge in the following topics:
- Network equipment (choosing the proper equipment, programmingswitches, routers and other equipment).
- Servers operating systems (Linux, Windows server).
- It’s preferable for the person who wants to get into this profession to have certifiedinternational degrees in this field like (MCITP, LPI or CCNA).
- He/she can progress in employment and professional progression.
Skills
General Skills:- Ability to analyze architectural and structural blueprints for institutions and companies intended to design a network.
- Ability to design and simulate networks using computers.
- Ability to deal with wired and wireless networks.
- Ability to deal with IP ver.4 and ver.6.
- Continuous self-learning to keep update of the rapid technical development.
- Evaluation of employees and working to update their skills continuously.
- Network designing.
- Studying expected data exchange in the network to choose data exchange presentation suitable for network cables.
- Understanding networks topologyand differentiatingbetween them to choose the best for the institution according to its architectural blueprints.
- Managing network services: preparing web, E-mail services and files sharing. Adjustment of protection options and resources access.
- Designing and drawing networks blueprint and simulating it using specialized programs.
- Ability to deal with programs that maintain and diagnose networks problems.
Sources and references
- Internal Book of Electron and Electrical Engineering, University of Aleppo, 2008.
- Arab Occupational Classification, Arab Labor Organization, 2008.
- National Accreditation Reference Standards, Ministry of Higher Education, Syria, 2012.