Company:
Cogent Communications is a global, Tier 1 facilities-based ISP, consistently ranked as one of the top five networks in the world and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol CCOI. Cogent specializes in providing businesses with high speed Internet access and Ethernet transport services. Cogent's facilities-based, all-optical IP network backbone provides IP services globally. Since its inception, Cogent has unleashed the benefits of IP technology, building one of the largest and highest capacity IP networks in the world. This network enables Cogent to offer large bandwidth connections at highly competitive prices. Cogent also offers superior customer support by virtue of its end-to-end control of service delivery and network monitoring. A competitive base salary and a full benefits package including; 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, and an Employee Assistance Program. Most benefits take effect within 30 days of employment, and some require a waiting period.
Job Summary: The Systems Administrator works as part of the IT Team providing 24x7 operational support of Windows servers, storage systems and virtual environments in the corporate datacenters and offices. This includes general administration, Tier II/Tier III support, design, engineering and implementation. This role includes communicating, participating in, and documenting best practices for the general administration and management of servers, storage platforms, and applications in our datacenters. This individual is also responsible for actively managing their projects and achieving deadlines and milestones. As a subject matter expert, they will utilize their strong technical background and related experience to achieve the organizations goals and vision.
Essential Duties and 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 Manager, 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
Qualifications: 4+ years of relevant IT systems administration experience in a hands-on capacity
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
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
Strong experience: Windows Server OSAD Certificate, Domain and Federation Services, DHCP, DNS, File, NPS, Print, RDS, IIS, WSUS, Failover Clustering/AOAG, Group Policy
SharePoint on-prem/online
Exchange on-prem
ServerDell PowerEdge hardware or similar including management thereof via Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC, OpenManage, etc
StorageDAS, 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
Bonus experience: Microsoft Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV
Microsoft stack licensing
Datacenter buildoutRacks, PDU's, structured cabling, cable management
Cisco switching, routing and firewall
VMware vSphere (vCenter, ESXi)
NetApp AFF/CDOT
Rubrik CDM
Zoom Enterprise suite
Physical Requirements: Remains in a sitting/stationary position continually or almost continually during the work day
Operates a computer and performs desk-based computer tasks continually; frequently viewing a computer screen
Prefer the ability to lift, carry, push, pull objects and/or equipment that weighs up to 50 pounds on rare occasions
COVID-19 Policy: Cogent has adopted a mandatory vaccination and booster policy which requires all U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated with one booster against COVID-19. Prior to beginning employment, new employees must provide proof of vaccination or apply for and receive an accommodation to be exempt from the policy.
To apply for the position, please submit your resume to .
Cogent Communications is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
