Infrastructure and networks

The foundation everything else runs on.

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The steps

Entry

Experienced

Senior

Manager

Network technician
Network Engineer
Cloud infrastructure engineer
Infrastructure managerPeople management

PromotionLateral move or track changeEach step links to its full detail below.

#	Step	What changes here	Jump	Skills
1	Network technicianEntry · Individual contributorNo active openings	Moves from connecting to diagnosing.	—	Technical troubleshooting Systems administration Networking
2	Network EngineerExperienced · Individual contributorNo active openings	Designs the network rather than maintaining it.	PromotionJump: Moderate	Networking Backup and recovery Security operations Virtualization
3	Cloud infrastructure engineerSenior · Individual contributorNo active openings	The data centre becomes code.	PromotionJump: Moderate	Cloud infrastructure Observability and monitoring Infrastructure as code Containerization
4	Infrastructure managerManager · People managementNo active openings	Accountable for continuity and cost, not configuration.	PromotionJump: Moderate	Budget ownership Emergency preparedness Vendor management Team leadership

What makes the differenceAlso asked for

This describes moves that happen, not a recommended sequence or the only way to get there.

How this path was built

A structured starting point: it describes how this function is organized in technology companies, not a survey of Costa Rican employers. The skills at each step come from the platform’s curated vocabulary. Each version goes through industry review before it replaces this one.

Evidence as of: August 16, 2026
Reviewed on: August 16, 2027