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Each company will call the various IT positions by other names since each company’s structure will be different from one another. This will partially depend on the size of each company, the job descriptions and who the IT professionals work for and under.

LAN/WAN Administrator

This individual typically reports to the Network Manager. This name can be confusing. Frequently the LAN/WAN Administrator is another name for the Network Engineer and can also be a name for a system administrator that takes care of servers that form the infrastructure of the company. They are usually located at one site. Some employers will prefer them to have a bachelor’s degree and have at least five years of networking IT experience. They should also have professional certifications offered by Microsoft or Cisco. The administrator needs to have extremely good technical skills along with strong troubleshooting, analytic and diagnostic skills. Companies will require the LAN/WAN Administrator to be on call 24/7 in case of emergencies. The LAN/WAN Administrator positions had an increase of 2.3% from 2006 to 2007 and the salary range for this position is: $51,000 - $71,000.

Some responsibilities for the LAN/WAN Administrator include:

High performance intrusion prevention and Denial of Service protection for enterprises and carriers, safeguards users, applications and the network against attacks.
Administer the policies and procedures of LAN/WAN operations
Troubleshoot and resolve LAN/WAN performance, connectivity and other network related problems
Complete remote access and WAN optimization solution controls, connectivity costs and ensures fast, reliable, secure application delivery between HQ and branch offices with consolidated functionality for multi-homing, VPN security and site-to-site compression.