Before discussing this issue, we need to first discuss what this “intermediate” really means?
Generally speaking, if you go out to work, you rarely hear people call you by rank.
Where did the grade come from? Naturally, it was about the exam.
If the employer does not understand the technology, it will naturally judge your level according to your “achievements”.
The network engineer industry mainly has two exams, which will attract more attention. One is a network engineer for the software test, and the other is a network engineer certified by the manufacturer.
These two exams have a “intermediate” network engineer level. Many people will judge the technical level of a network engineer according to this.
What is software test and manufacturer certification? Here is a simple science popularization.
(1) Network Engineer of Software Test
The network engineer examination belongs to the intermediate examination in the national computer technology and software professional technical qualification examination, and belongs to the national certification.
The examination does not set qualifications for education background, and candidates can choose the appropriate level of certification according to their technical level, regardless of age and major, but only one certification can be registered in one examination.
(2) Network engineer certified by manufacturer
The most famous two are Cisco Certification and Huawei Certification, both of which belong to enterprise certification. Of course, there are also corresponding certifications of other small and medium-sized manufacturers, which will not be mentioned here.
Cisco Certification is launched by Cisco, which is one of the international authoritative certification in the Internet field, and the difficulty has been improved in turn. Cisco CCIE Certification is the highest level certificate that can be obtained directly and independently.
Huawei Certification, as its name implies, is a certification system issued by Huawei. It covers many directions, similar to Cisco. If we can have a HCIE Certification, it will be the highlight of our career.
Therefore, in the category of manufacturer certification, the so-called intermediate level are the CCNP and HCIP Certification.
In the software test category, the so-called intermediate level is the intermediate network engineer level.
So, what’s the difference between these two “intermediate” levels? Let’s keep going.
What is the level of intermediate network engineer?
(1) Officially recognized
In fact, the requirements of network engineers for the software test are relatively basic, but they cover a large area.
After passing the exam, you are required to become a mid-level technician engaged in the planning and design of computer network systems, the installation and debugging of software and hardware of network equipment, and the operation, maintenance and management of network systems.
For intermediate network engineers certified by manufacturers, taking Huawei Certification as an example.
The requirements of intermediate network workers certified by Huawei will be more concrete, that is, what we call “meeting the needs of enterprises”, more practical, and learning and using in the same time.
All in all, we can draw a comprehensive level requirement for intermediate network engineers in the current market.
