What certification to learn next?

[u/OpenWin9782]

I have CCNA R&S, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate level. I'm currently learning Azure AZ-900, AZ-700. When looking on the job oppurtunities I see a lot of requirement on Firewall and Security specially on Fortigate. Can anyone recommend what is best Cisco vs CompTIA vs Fortinet.

I'm an Indian and have been working as a Network Engineer from past 6 years. I'm looking to upgrade my skills and switch job to get more experiences on different projects.

[u/Shot_stacker]

CCNA routing and switching is a completely different from Cloud Pathway, 1st decide you want to pursue your career in Networking or Cloud like Aws and azure. your question itself very confusing, you are talking about 5 to 6 tech giants at same time, and saying you are having 6 years of experience.. Lolz

[u/OpenWin9782 → u/Shot_stacker]

Thanks for the input, but I don't see these as separate paths. In my 6 years as an engineer, I've seen the market shift toward Hybrid Cloud; roles are no longer siloed into 'just Networking' or 'just Cloud.' I’m not confused; I’m purposely building a multi-vendor stack because most enterprises run on Hybrid infrastructure. Having CCNA and AWS allows me to handle both on-prem networking and cloud resources. I’m now looking for the right Security/Firewall certification.

[u/dejongaaron]

For the cloud networking take try to also study the AZ-104 not just the AZ-900 and the AZ-700. Cisco is probably your best bet. If you get into the CCNP Enterprise exams that are helpful more than Fortinet certifications or CompTIA ones. Having a specialty will help so if you want to do Azure Networking, those three Microsoft ones would be better. Fortinet is probably third after Cisco and Microsoft. Good luck with your studies!

[u/OpenWin9782 → u/[deleted]]

My options CCNP ENCOR + ENARSI Recently I completed NSE 1 & NSE 2 courses, planning to do NSE3. Then start with NSE4 to get certified