My goal is Security. I get to actually interact with my kids before I go to work, since I work swings. We don't troubleshoot that stuff other than making sure it's not a local problem.In other words, the CCNA training and knowledge we went through is not amazingly useful in itself in my situation. This is not everywhere, but be wary. Like you said, it feels like the things I learned while getting my CCNA feels nothing compared to what the networking guys know but it helps as I can follow along their conversation. The NOC I worked in (a medium-sized cloud storage site) was veerrryyy lax.

Or, just catch up on the books I didn't read due to the time input of the degree...I too have CCNA R&S, and let me say that CCNA is nothing compared to an enterprise production environment. You sound a lot like me from not-so-long ago.My first networking gig was a Tier 1 NOC Technician at an MSP that provided WAN service and support. We deal with tunnels, VRFs, etc., and just figuring out the issue for a particular workstation might result in combing through several devices -- walking out the issue to see where layer 2, layer 3, etc. The client base you serve can be just as demoralizing as a shitty manager, especially if clients are allowed to get whatever they ask for without being held up to the rules of their contract by management. Filter by location to see NOC Technician salaries in your area.

It may not be as obvious but as a contractual employee I can't be too loyal to a company. I have no desire to go for CCNP and CCIE. For a full-time service, an average NOC engineer’s salary as per as per payscale is of $59000 per annum depending upon the experience and maturity of the job. They monitor data center infrastructure, servers, and computer networks for issues from a centralized location. I plan to stay here a year and then move on. As a freelance NOC engineer, earning potential is huge in the top freelance marketplace like FieldEngineer.com for …

Make friends with the Network Engineers if you can.I'm currently trying to find the right time for this, I wouldn't want to sound to ambitious since I'm quite new as compared to the other monitoring guys in my department. Network operations center (NOC) technicians are in charge of monitoring critical network elements and engaging in proactive network systems monitoring. A deeper understanding may reveal a limitation or drawback. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Then it's on to some other classes for my degree. After two months I am now quite familiar with the tools we are using and can now do the other daily tasks which basically gives me quite a lot of spare time.So since I would probably be stuck at this company for maybe 2 years (contractual, with no signs of getting absorbed by the company on their network team afaics), I would like to improve the way I monitor the network and if possible make a significant contribution.

Either way, if things stay the way they are then I would have plenty of spare time and it would be up to me to make the most out of it.interesting. Does anyone who have experience working in monitoring have any tips they can share?Let your superiors know that you are eager and willing to learn more and take on more responsibilities. Other stuff includes interfacing with service providers that our stuff rides through. Networking was never a goal for me, just a rock on which to hop to Security.What's your ultimate goal? Yeah I plan on slowly driving the idea to the network team especially during those times when they seem to have a lot of tasks to accomplish and need the extra hands.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castPress J to jump to the feed. While I personally learned a lot at my previous MSP, it was too little too late by the time I realized all the other hands on work I was missing within those 5 years.

It's a good thing that one network engineer who does a lot of configurations visit our area often, not just because they need to inform us that they have something to do inside the server room, but also to explain some of the stuff that he is doing as well as his previous experiences.Fellow CCNA NOC Tech here, official title "Monitoring Specialist". Salary. The definition of "NOC" could mean different things to different companies so be wary. Fellow CCNA NOC Tech here, official title "Monitoring Specialist". if you have the competent team and management willing to help bring your team up, theres no reason that should be an issue, except for maybe that separation of duties thing.How nice it must be. My first networking gig was a Tier 1 NOC Technician at an MSP that provided WAN service and support. The site may not work properly if you don't If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit Press J to jump to the feed. My title at the university I work for is "NOC Technician" but I'm part of a team that's the hub for IT assistance. Apply to Network Operations Technician, Medication Technician, Transportation Technician and more! We mainly use Solarwinds (NPM) which we have limited access (basically just the dashboard and other stuff) and cannot edit the display/alerts/etc.The thing is I feel like to job is too unfulfilling since we basically just monitor the network and if an error pops up we escalate to the proper department. Always be learning.I would like to improve the way I monitor the network and if possible make a significant contribution.Your ambition and enthusiasm is admirable. There's very little which comes up that I have to call my team lead off-hours (I'm alone for 6 of 10 hours in my shift). Its easy to get swept up in the kool aid and before you know it 5 years will have gone by and you'll be doing the work of an L2 but still get paid as an L1. Someone with a degree in networking probably has several certs, including CCNA, in addition to the degree.If you want a NOC job, put the effort into studying.