Cogent Communications · 8 hours ago
Systems Engineer – Herndon VA
Herndon, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $130K/yr
6+ years expCogent Communications is a global Tier 1 facilities-based ISP specializing in high-speed Internet access and Ethernet transport services. The Systems Engineer will provide 24x7 operational support for Windows servers, storage systems, and virtual environments, ensuring critical system availability and collaborating on infrastructure strategy and cybersecurity initiatives.
InternetService IndustryTelecommunications
Hiring Manager
Meryem M.
Responsibilities
Conduct general system administration, security patching, O/S upgrades, and troubleshooting of problems to ensure critical system availability
Initiate and sometimes lead technical discussions and projects and work collaboratively with teams to meet deadlines
Monitor systems to ensure system health and functionality as well as remediate problems/issues in a timely manner
Design and implement standards (hardware, software, configurations, security, etc.), and policies and procedures around these standards
Evaluate, define and manage infrastructure strategy to ensure capabilities of supporting current and future business demands at optimal cost
Prepares, submits, and manages operating and capital expenditures for technology needed to support the organizations technology projects
Implements technical controls to support Cybersecurity initiatives, which ensures secure operations in network and computing environments
Identify and evaluate potential hardware and software solutions which will contribute to organizations overall goals
Support 24/7 operations including periodic on-call rotation
Collaborates with Director, Cybersecurity and other team members on risk assessment, response and remediation
Provides weekly updates with project timelines and goals to Director, IT
Keeps abreast of new knowledge, research, products, and services in technology that will benefit the organization
Rack and stack server and storage hardware
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
6+ years of relevant IT systems administration/engineering experience in a hands-on capacity
Strong experience with Windows Server OS
AD Certificate, Domain and Federation Services, DHCP, DNS, File, NPS, Print, RDS, IIS, WSUS, Failover Clustering/AOAG, Group Policy
Email Exchange on-prem/hybrid
Mailbox/Edge Transport roles, databases, DAGs, virtual directories, certificates, load balancing
SMTP, IMAP
DNS & Authentication
MX, A/AAAA, PTR
SPF, DKIM, DMARC
Spam, phishing, and malware filtering
SharePoint on-prem/online
Dell PowerEdge hardware or similar including management thereof via Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC, OpenManage, etc
Storage DAS, NAS, SAN, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, NFS, FC, FCoE, NVMe-oF
Backup, disaster recovery, high availability and fault tolerance
System monitoring, performance tuning and capacity planning
Scripting for automation and system administration
Ability to work independently and manage multiple task and priorities for operational deliverables
Ability to interact and work effectively with internal and external customers while providing the highest quality of customer service
Detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills
Manage vendor relationships and negotiations
Excellent communication and organization skills
Ability to write and present formal documentation
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
Preferred knowledge of industry security standards, audits, and certifications
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
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.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$393.4MKey Investors
Oak Investment Partners
2025-04-04Post Ipo Debt· $174.4M
2006-03-06IPO
2003-06-19Post Ipo Equity· $41M
Leadership Team
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Carmen Facciobene
Vice President - Strategic Accounts
Recent News
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