What is a senior infrastructure specialist and how to become one

Key steps to become a senior infrastructure specialist

1. Explore senior infrastructure specialist education requirements

   Most common senior infrastructure specialist degrees

   Bachelor's

   57.9 %

   Associate

   22.4 %

   Master's

   11.2 %

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2. Start to develop specific senior infrastructure specialist skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Java	19.57%
   Windows Server	8.02%
   Linux	5.90%
   Unix	5.72%
   Architecture	3.92%

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3. Complete relevant senior infrastructure specialist training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New senior infrastructure specialists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a senior infrastructure specialist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real senior infrastructure specialist resumes.

4. Research senior infrastructure specialist duties and responsibilities

   • Configure and install SAN drivers, HBA hardware and utilize LVM to manage dynamic disk space requirements.
   • Create, maintain and manage NFS architecture connecting multiple data collection servers to reporting and code repository servers.
   • Manage Cisco ASA firewalls and Microsoft ISA firewalls in production environment providing secure configurations and monitoring of the firewall logs.
   • Deploy large number of Solaris 9 , 10 and RHEL 3 , 4 servers via Jumpstart and Kickstart OS provisioning.

5. Get senior infrastructure specialist experience

   Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become a senior infrastructure specialist. The most common roles before becoming a senior infrastructure specialist include systems administrator, consultant team lead and senior systems engineer.

6. Apply for senior infrastructure specialist jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a senior infrastructure specialist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams