ICT network technician

Description

ICT network technicians install, maintain and troubleshoot networks, data communications equipment and network installed devices such as printers and storage area networks. They also analyse and fix network-related problems reported by users.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

network standards ICT network cable limitations ICT network routing ICT network security risks ICT networking hardware

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

ICT communications protocols network management system tools ICT system programming concepts of telecommunications network engineering digital systems ICT security legislation Cisco Apache Tomcat procurement of ICT network equipment ICT debugging tools electronics principles

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

identify suppliers use back-up and recovery tools implement a virtual private network implement ICT security policies create solutions to problems analyse network configuration and performance maintain internet protocol configuration implement a firewall install signal repeaters install electronic communication equipment analyse network bandwidth requirements use precision tools implement ICT network diagnostic tools implement anti-virus software adjust ICT system capacity

OPTIONALOptional competences

perform ICT security testing implement spam protection remove computer virus or malware from a computer use ICT hardware solder electronics design cloud architecture migrate existing data