1. Essential Work Habits
   1. Ability to work methodically and is very detail oriented
   2. Enthusiastic and highly adaptable
   3. Strong analytical and diagnostic skills
   4. Demonstrated skills in innovation and collaboration
   5. Keep a current understanding of vulnerabilities from the Internet
   6. Ability to get the job done

2. Soft Skills
   1. Excellent presentation and communications skills to effectively communicate with management and customers
   2. Ability, understanding, and usage of active listening skills especially with customers

3. Solid Technical Foundation
   1. Understand architecture, administration, and management of operating systems, networking, and virtualization software
   2. Understanding of how the different type of firewalls and network load balancers work
   3. Deep understanding of how network routers and switches work
   4. Evaluate and design systems and network architectures

4. Detailed Knowledge of Key Technologies. 
   1. Open Source Applications
   2. Linux Operating Systems
   3. Microsoft Technologies
   4. Wireless Technologies
   5. Social Engineering
   6. Physical Security