As a Level 4 Network Engineer apprentice you will be responsible for designing, installing and maintaining communication networks within an organisation or between organisations. You will need to maintain high levels of operation of communication networks in order to provide maximum performance and availability for their users. By the end of the apprenticeship you will understand network configuration, cloud, network administration and monitoring tools and be able to give technical advice and guidance.

Subjects you may cover include:
• Designing simple networks from a well-defined specification and applying appropriate security products and processes
• Installing and configuring network components including switches routers and fire walls
• Integrating network related software into an existing network environment
• Monitoring, testing and adjusting network systems and performance to meet accepted standards using diagnostic tools analysers and other equipment
• Understanding and applying the applied maths required to be a network engineer (e.g. algorithms, data, binary, probability, and statistics)
• Understanding and responding to security threats, firewalls and vulnerabilities
• Responding to business issues relating to network engineering