Job Roles:

Job roles in the networking domain vary from one sub-domain to another. Let’s have a look at
some of them
 Network Administrator/Network Specialist: Configure, Install, Maintain and
Troubleshoot the Network Infrastructure.
 Network Security Administrator/ Specialist: Analyzing, investigating and
troubleshooting the security-related issues. These professionals help in preventing
threats from viruses, malware, etc.
 Data Center Architect and Data Center Engineer/Administrator: A Data Center
Architect constructs the Data Structure Infrastructure whereas the Data Center
Engineer/Administrator manages, maintains and troubleshoots this Infrastructure.
 VoIP/Collaboration Engineers and Administrators: These professionals work with
everything related to video and voice networking.
 Service Provider Specialist/ Engineer: Providing Installation and Operational support
in the Basic Engineering Infrastructure.
 Wireless Network Engineer: Designing and Implementing Wireless Infrastructure
along with maintaining and troubleshooting it.
 SOC Analyst/Engineer: A Security Operations Center(SOC) Analyst protects the system
information by monitoring, analyzing and responding to the threat.
 Cloud Administrator/Engineer: These professionals work on cloud-related
infrastructure (products and services).
 Industrial Network Administrator: Provide help regarding the support and
maintenance of Industry related network infrastructure.

Pay Scale Table:

Below are some of the Pay Scales for The Job Roles in the Networking Domain:

Pay Scale (In

Job Profile Rupees) Per
Year

Senior Network 6,78,705

Administrator/Network
 Specialist

Network Security Administrator/

4,04,640
Specialist

Data Center Manager 7,70,000

VoIP/Collaboration Engineers 4,20,000

Service Provider Specialist/

2,49,526
Engineer

Wireless Network Engineer 6,60,000

SOC Analyst/Engineer 4,53,230

Cloud Administrator 12,00,000

**Source: PayScale