Career path
Network & Systems Administrator
Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
What this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- Conventional InterestsCentral
Your interest in structured, detail-oriented work with clear procedures and data.
- Working ConditionsImportant
How much you value variety, security, and the material conditions of work (compensation, environment).
- IndependenceImportant
How much you value autonomy, self-direction, and freedom from close supervision.
- RelationshipsModerate
How much you value co-worker connection and helping others through your work.
- Investigative InterestsModerate
Your interest in analyzing, researching, and understanding how things work.
- Risk PreferenceModerate
How you trade off potential gains against potential losses under uncertainty.
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
The basics
- Field
- Technology & engineering
- Job titles you'll see
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
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