Network Operations
Deep technical IC
Career Explorer · Cloud Infrastructure & Data Centers · Network Operations
Entry: Network Operations EngineerIC ceiling: IC8Both
Individual contributor route
Technical or professional depth, without managing people.
- Network Operations Engineer InternIC0Optional developmental level
- Associate Network Operations EngineerIC1
- Network Operations EngineerIC2
- Senior Network Operations EngineerIC3
- Staff Network Operations EngineerIC4
- Principal Network Operations EngineerIC5
- Senior Principal Network Operations EngineerIC6
- Distinguished Network Operations EngineerIC7
- Fellow, Network OperationsIC8
Management route
Managing people. It is not the step above the individual route: it is a different job and asks for different evidence.
This family has no management ladder.
Source: SFIA; Microsoft Careers