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Original Job Post

Cogent Communications · 2 days ago

Systems Administrator

Herndon, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Conduct general system administration, security patching, O/S upgrades, and troubleshooting to ensure system availability

Initiate and lead technical discussions, collaborate with teams, and meet deadlines

Monitor systems, remediate issues, and ensure system functionality

Design and implement standards, policies, and procedures for hardware, software, and security

Manage infrastructure strategy to support business demands at optimal cost

Prepare and manage technology expenditures, implement technical controls for cybersecurity

Identify hardware and software solutions, collaborate on risk assessment and remediation

Provide project updates, stay updated on technology advancements, rack and stack hardware

Collaborate with cybersecurity team, provide customer service, manage vendor relationships

Qualification

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IT Systems AdministrationWindows ServerActive DirectoryDHCPDNSGroup PolicySharePointExchange ServerServer HardwareStorage SolutionsBackup SolutionsDisaster RecoveryHigh AvailabilityFault ToleranceSystem MonitoringPerformance TuningCapacity PlanningScriptingAutomationMicrosoft Dynamics GPDynamics NAVMicrosoft stack licensingDatacenter buildoutCisco switchingRoutingFirewallVMware vSphereVCenterESXiNetApp AFF

Required

4+ years of relevant IT systems administration experience in a hands-on capacity

Strong experience in Windows Server OS, AD Certificate, Domain and Federation Services, DHCP, DNS, File, NPS, Print, RDS, IIS, WSUS, Failover Clustering/AOAG, Group Policy

Strong experience in SharePoint on-prem/online, Exchange on-prem, Server (Dell PowerEdge hardware or similar), Storage (DAS, NAS, SAN, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, NFS, FC, FCoE, NVMe-oF), Backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and fault tolerance

Strong experience in system monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning, Scripting for automation and system administration

Preferred

Microsoft Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV

Microsoft stack licensing

Datacenter buildout (Racks, PDU’s, structured cabling, cable management)

Cisco switching, routing, and firewall

VMware vSphere (vCenter, ESXi)

NetApp AFF/CDOT

Rubrik CDM

Zoom Enterprise suite

Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks and priorities for operational deliverables

Ability to interact and work effectively with internal and external customers while providing the highest quality of customer service

Preferred knowledge of industry security standards, audits, and certifications

Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills

Manage vendor relationships and negotiations

Excellent communication and organization skills

Ability to write and present formal documentation

Prefer the ability to lift, carry, push, pull objects and/or equipment that weighs up to 50 pounds on rare occasions

Benefits

Health

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Holidays

Parental Leave

401(k) plan with employer match

Stock options

Employee Assistance Program

Company

Cogent Communications

Glassdoor

2.8

Cogent is one of the world's largest Internet Service Providers, delivering high quality Internet, Ethernet and Colocation services to more than 138,025 Enterprise and NetCentric customer connections.

Founded in 1999

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1,001-5,000 employees