What it pays
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Half of all Computer Network Architects in the U.S. earn more than $134,050 a year — the middle 80% land between $79,900 and $202,680. About 179,740 people in the U.S. do this work. Figures are for the U.S. occupation group “Computer Network Architects”. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey, published 2025.) In India, Professionals earn about ₹38,298 a month on average — around ₹4.6 lakh a year (government PLFS survey via ILOSTAT, occupation-family figure).
$134,050typical pay / year
179,740people in this work
$202,680+top 10% earn
₹4.6 lakha year in India (family avg)
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Test yourself →The work, task by task
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Analysing1
Evaluate network performance
+Run the network performance audit on the clinical study compute cluster, gather one week of latency, packet…
Evaluate network performance
+Run the network performance audit on the clinical study compute cluster, gather one week of latency, packet loss and throughput logs across the ingestion, processing and reporting tiers, compare against the SLA thresholds and summarise findings for the weekly ops review on Friday.
The tools that do the workApache KafkaESCOjob descriptionsO*NET
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Protecting1
Implement security measures
+Apply the approved security checklist to the study analytics environment: enforce encryption at rest and in…
Implement security measures
+Apply the approved security checklist to the study analytics environment: enforce encryption at rest and in transit, rotate service credentials, enable the intrusion detection rules, and produce a compliance report for the security manager by Wednesday.
The tools that do the workAnsiblejob descriptionsO*NET
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Care1
Maintain network infrastructure
+Perform the maintenance window for the data processing network: install the scheduled kernel and firmware…
Maintain network infrastructure
+Perform the maintenance window for the data processing network: install the scheduled kernel and firmware updates on compute nodes, verify routing and replication after reboot, and log any configuration drift to the infrastructure runbook.
The tools that do the workApache HadoopApache Hivejob descriptionsO*NET
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Keeping the record1
Document network processes
+Draft the network operations playbook covering node provisioning, backup and restore, incident escalation…
Document network processes
+Draft the network operations playbook covering node provisioning, backup and restore, incident escalation paths and security patching steps, include sequence diagrams and a checklist so the on-call team can execute under pressure.
The tools that do the workApache Cassandrajob descriptionsO*NET
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The daily work16
Develop disaster recovery plans.
+Write a disaster recovery plan for our clinical trial analytics platform that lists critical datasets, R and…
Develop disaster recovery plans.
+Write a disaster recovery plan for our clinical trial analytics platform that lists critical datasets, R and SAS job recovery steps, recovery time objectives and roles, vendor contacts, and a quarterly test schedule to be reviewed with IT and compliance by May 15.
The tools that do the workAmazon Web Services AWSO*NET
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Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.
+Draft a network design for the analytics cluster showing subnets, dataflow between compute and storage nodes,…
Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.
+Draft a network design for the analytics cluster showing subnets, dataflow between compute and storage nodes, IP ranges, access control points, and compliance controls so security and operations can sign off at the architecture review on Tuesday.
The tools that do the workAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationO*NET
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Adjust network sizes to meet volume or capacity demands.
+Resize the analytics environment to handle the next quarter's 3x data volume by listing which node classes to…
Adjust network sizes to meet volume or capacity demands.
+Resize the analytics environment to handle the next quarter's 3x data volume by listing which node classes to scale, updated instance counts, estimated cost delta, and a rollback plan to present to finance and platform ops by Friday.
The tools that do the workAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon RedshiftO*NET
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Communicate with customers, sales staff, or marketing staff to determine customer needs.
+Call the Biostatistics lead and the study sponsor, capture their analysis needs, deliverable formats, and…
Communicate with customers, sales staff, or marketing staff to determine customer needs.
+Call the Biostatistics lead and the study sponsor, capture their analysis needs, deliverable formats, and preferred timelines, then summarise the requirements and any regulatory constraints for the analytics team by end of day Wednesday.
The tools that do the workAnsibleO*NET
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Estimate time and materials needed to complete projects.
+Produce a time and materials estimate for the protocol IV analysis covering development, validation, compute…
Estimate time and materials needed to complete projects.
+Produce a time and materials estimate for the protocol IV analysis covering development, validation, compute costs, and contingency, with milestones and a three-week buffer, to submit to the project manager on Monday.
The tools that do the workApache HadoopO*NET
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Prepare design presentations and proposals for staff or customers.
+Prepare a ten-slide proposal explaining the proposed analysis pipeline, governance, data lineage, and…
Prepare design presentations and proposals for staff or customers.
+Prepare a ten-slide proposal explaining the proposed analysis pipeline, governance, data lineage, and security controls, include a one-page budget and a two-hour demo plan for the client meeting next Thursday.
The tools that do the workApache KafkaO*NET
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Explain design specifications to integration or test engineers.
+Walk the integration and test teams through the statistical package design, highlight data schemas, expected…
Explain design specifications to integration or test engineers.
+Walk the integration and test teams through the statistical package design, highlight data schemas, expected input/output files, validation rules, and failure modes, then log any questions and produce an updated spec by Thursday noon.
The tools that do the workApache HiveO*NET
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Develop or maintain project reporting systems.
+Build a weekly project report that summarises dataset refresh status, job success rates, key metrics by…
Develop or maintain project reporting systems.
+Build a weekly project report that summarises dataset refresh status, job success rates, key metrics by study, and outstanding defects, connect the live sources so numbers update automatically, and email the PDF to project leads every Monday.
The tools that do the workAmazon RedshiftO*NET
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Visit vendors, attend conferences or training sessions, or study technical journals to keep up with changes in technology.
+Schedule vendor visits and one conference day this quarter, prioritise sessions on scalable data pipelines…
Visit vendors, attend conferences or training sessions, or study technical journals to keep up with changes in technology.
+Schedule vendor visits and one conference day this quarter, prioritise sessions on scalable data pipelines and regulatory-compliant analytics, summarise key takeaways and three concrete practice changes for the team within two weeks after each event.
The tools that do the workApache KafkaO*NET
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Deploy planned networks
+Deploy the planned analysis network for study X: create the compute cluster, provision the shared data…
Deploy planned networks
+Deploy the planned analysis network for study X: create the compute cluster, provision the shared data schema, apply network ACLs per policy, and confirm access for analysts and ETL jobs by Friday close of business.
The tools that do the workAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Ansiblejob descriptions
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Test network implementations
+Run the network implementation tests: execute the data transfer, permission checks, latency and load tests…
Test network implementations
+Run the network implementation tests: execute the data transfer, permission checks, latency and load tests against the analysis endpoints, record failures with packet traces, and produce a remediation list for the ops team tomorrow.
The tools that do the workApache Hadoopjob descriptions
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Recommend system upgrades
+Assess the current analytics stack and recommend three prioritized system upgrades with cost, security…
Recommend system upgrades
+Assess the current analytics stack and recommend three prioritized system upgrades with cost, security implications, and implementation risk, emphasise changes that reduce processing time for our largest study and deliver the recommendation next Wednesday.
The tools that do the workAmazon Web Services AWSjob descriptions
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Integrate new technologies
+Assess which data pipelines and storage layers in our clinical analytics stack need modernising, propose a…
Integrate new technologies
+Assess which data pipelines and storage layers in our clinical analytics stack need modernising, propose a migration plan that includes containerised compute and a streaming layer, list risks and compliance steps, and draft the technical doc for the lead architect by next Wednesday.
The tools that do the workApache KafkaApache Hadoopjob descriptions
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Monitor network performance
+Run the weekly check on our clinical network: collect latency and throughput metrics for the ETL cluster,…
Monitor network performance
+Run the weekly check on our clinical network: collect latency and throughput metrics for the ETL cluster, flag any nodes with >100ms latency or packet loss, summarise trends for the operations lead and recommend two immediate tuning actions by Friday noon.
The tools that do the workApache Kafkajob descriptions
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Develop creative ideas
+Workshop three new analysis concepts that could reduce reporting time or surface safety signals earlier,…
Develop creative ideas
+Workshop three new analysis concepts that could reduce reporting time or surface safety signals earlier, sketch the statistical idea, required data feeds, and one prototype script outline, then present to the head of epidemiology on Tuesday afternoon.
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Business process modelling
+Map the current end-to-end reporting process for the adverse events team, identify three bottlenecks with…
Business process modelling
+Map the current end-to-end reporting process for the adverse events team, identify three bottlenecks with root causes, propose a streamlined workflow with automation points and compliance checks, and produce a one-page process diagram for the programme manager by Monday.
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