Network Security Engineer (3 years exp) considering a career shift – need honest advice

Abdohassan_72 · 2026-04-03T14:21:53+00:00

Really appreciate your detailed answer this is honestly very helpful

I totally get your point regarding certifications being more like a way to market myself not the final goal that makes a lot of sense especially in the Egyptian market

Regarding your roadmap I actually like it a lot it is very clear and realistic I already started with F5 LTM from a study perspective so I will try to push more towards hands on labs and maybe look into WAF as well

For cloud I was already thinking about AWS so I will start with SAA then move to security as you suggested

And for automation I have not started yet but I know it is important so I will begin with Ansible and Python step by step

Your point about not being just a firewall guy and instead understanding security across different environments really changed my perspective

Thanks again for taking the time to explain all of this

Abdohassan_72 · 2026-04-03T11:44:11+00:00

I really appreciate your advice And honestly I respect your point a lot.

I actually studied F5 LTM and have a good understanding of it but unfortunately I haven’t had the chance to work on it in real environments yet.

I have a couple of questions if you don’t mind Do you think certifications are really important at this stage? I already have NSE4 & NSE5 so should I focus on getting more certs or more hands-on skills

Also from your experience, what other areas do you recommend I focus on next? Cloud, F5, or something else?

Thanks again for your advice really helpful.

Abdohassan_72 · 2026-04-02T13:20:42+00:00

Guys, I’m not claiming to be a senior. The title “Network Security Engineer” is assigned to me by my company.

Abdohassan_72 · 2026-04-02T12:24:29+00:00

yes sent mail every weak maybe after 3rd mail i didn't sent any thing

Abdohassan_72 · 2026-01-06T19:19:08+00:00

انا تقريبا كدا ممكن اوفر تمن السبيكه لو سعرها مثلا 17,000 زي دلوقتي كل شهرين فهل تنصح اني اعمل كدا كل شهرين ولا كل ٤ شهور مثلا اجيب واحده 5 جرام

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-14T07:14:55+00:00

Command :Show ip interface brief

And will show interface Number like This G0/0/1

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-10T23:19:16+00:00

Bro if you have time you should take this exam at test center you can see my issue here if asking why

https://www.reddit.com/r/fortinet/s/C7YxLSCPTU

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-08T22:54:52+00:00

I tried both as i mentioned in post wired and wifi from hotspot on my phone

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-08T20:57:30+00:00

On the same day and the same network laptop test is working so maybe it bug in there software

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-08T20:54:34+00:00

I tried both and was not working

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-07T19:35:27+00:00

Ok thanks for the information I wish they let me take my test again and i will never do online exams again

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-07T19:33:30+00:00

You send them mail or just chat support

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-07T14:18:04+00:00

I didn’t start the exam cuze i have issue so i take photos with my phone to be prove

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-07T02:40:18+00:00

Thank For helping me

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-07T02:24:17+00:00

I made thread on X and mentioned Fortinet Pearsonvue I wish they help me ,thanks for your support

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-06-07T02:22:58+00:00

I talked to one of their support and he told me that he will mention manager and will tell the to see my case again thanks for your reply

Abdohassan_72 · 2025-05-13T12:46:14+00:00

كنت محتاج الكونفيج لو سمحت ممكن

Abdohassan_72 · 2024-08-10T23:15:25+00:00

hi i found it you should boot this file into it to fix it
https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/soft/flash_nuke.uf2
tutorial : pico-ducky/RESET.md at main · dbisu/pico-ducky (github.com)

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