Watchguard vs senior network engineer

The differences between watchguards and senior network engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a watchguard and a senior network engineer. Additionally, a senior network engineer has an average salary of $111,707, which is higher than the $67,613 average annual salary of a watchguard.

The top three skills for a watchguard include firewall, windows server and switches. The most important skills for a senior network engineer are switches, BGP, and OSPF.

Watchguard vs senior network engineer overview

	Watchguard	Senior Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$67,613	$111,707
Hourly rate	$32.51	$53.71
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	25,897	35,428
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Watchguard vs senior network engineer salary

Watchguards and senior network engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Watchguard	Senior Network Engineer
Average salary	$67,613	$111,707
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $99,000	Between $85,000 And $145,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between watchguard and senior network engineer education

There are a few differences between a watchguard and a senior network engineer in terms of educational background:

	Watchguard	Senior Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Computer Science	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	-

Watchguard vs senior network engineer demographics

Here are the differences between watchguards' and senior network engineers' demographics:

	Watchguard	Senior Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 13.5% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between watchguard and senior network engineer duties and responsibilities

Watchguard example responsibilities.

Institute centrally manage Linux configurations for application deployments, disaster recovery.
Monitor and administer firewall (Watchguard).
Install, configure, & troubleshoot 3rd part applications software.
Install and troubleshoot firewalls, Sonicwall, WatchGuard, Cisco.
Full delivery cycle service engineering of local, and hybrid cloud computing.
Conduct location monitoring of clients on home confinement, alcohol monitoring, or GPS reporting.

Senior network engineer example responsibilities.

Manage check point firewall logs using check point tracker and splunk.
Manage network / systems security, implement policies, processes PCI, HIPAA compliance.
Manage the SAN base storage environment consisting of EMC CX3-80's and CX700's.
Design and build Cisco Meraki cloud manage firewall, switch, and wireless access points for new facility of marketing firm.
Manage network security processes using ASA firewalls.
Manage, operate and analyze results from Sourcefire detection systems.

Watchguard vs senior network engineer skills

Common watchguard skills

Firewall, 11%
Windows Server, 10%
Switches, 8%
VMware, 6%
VPN, 5%
Routers, 4%

Common senior network engineer skills

Switches, 7%
BGP, 5%
OSPF, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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