CAREER PATH

Network Engineer

From OSI theory to Azure Firewall — the complete path from foundational networking to cloud-scale network security.

8 clusters 2 domains ~65 hours AZ-700 aligned

Drag to rotate · click a node to jump straight into that domain

Who this is for

No prior networking background assumed — this path deliberately starts at the fundamentals before touching anything Azure-specific.

How this path works
Each cluster below links to its real lesson page. Go in order the first time through — later clusters assume the ones before them. Once you've done a full pass, use it as reference.

The path — in order

Stack Floor

01
DNS and DHCP — the two services everything else depends on.
Domain 0 · Stack Floor
02
OSI, TCP/IP, subnetting, and NAT.
Domain 0 · Stack Floor
03
How traffic actually moves and gets segmented.
Domain 0 · Stack Floor
04
Firewalls, VPN, and packet analysis fundamentals.
Domain 0 · Stack Floor

Networking

05
VNets, NSGs, and private endpoints — the Azure equivalents.
Domain 3 · Networking
06
VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN.
Domain 3 · Networking
07
Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Front Door.
Domain 3 · Networking
08
Azure Firewall, WAF, and DDoS Protection.
Domain 3 · Networking

Certification this path maps to

AZ-700: Azure Network Engineer Associate

Where this leads

Security Engineer is the natural adjacent path once networking is solid. Cloud Support Engineer is a broader generalist alternative.

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