If you want to advance your career as a network engineer, you’ll need to invest in your skills continually. This is due to the rapidly changing nature of the industry. A couple of network engineer certifications we suggest getting include the Cisco Certified Network and Microsoft certifications, among others. After becoming a certified network engineer, your career path will depend on the size of your industry and the company you work for. As you get more relevant experience, you can advance to network management positions and work as a senior network manager or senior network controller. Another option is to expand your career into network infrastructure protocols and project management or network architecture. Or you may want to start your own IT company and provide your network services as an outside contractor for several different clients.