What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Service Engineer position at Cognizant?
Cognizant is seeking a Field Service Engineer for a full- time opportunity onsite in New York City, NY. Qualified candidates must have valid US work authorization. Cognizant will not sponsor visas now or anytime in the future.
Responsibilities
5 to 8 years of experience with Windows 10/11 Laptop/Desktop/Mac OS/Mobile Device Support.
5 plus years of experience with Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Printer and MFD Support.
The base salary range for this role is between $63,000 and $73,000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate. Applications will be accepted till 8/1/2026.
Responsibilities
- Participate in troubleshooting for both hardware and software issues.
- Perform general onsite, hands-on support for technology, Equipment, and/or Devices and supporting the troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues and execution of Service Requests at Customer Locations.
- MACDs; Hardware changes (e.g., hardware installation and testing upon configuration); Server/Storage reboots; Power cycles; Post-deployment validation of service functionality.
- Provide onsite escorts for Third Parties;
- Customer Location survey updates (rack elevations, current equipment, etc.);
- Video room support including endpoints and meeting room panels;
- Assisting with live events as requested by Customer
- Activities requiring onsite support (e.g., helping to resolve Network and compute issues in collaboration with the vendor(s) providing infrastructure and network support).
- Perform deskside support as part of onsite troubleshooting and resolution activities to address issues with user equipment (e.g., User Devices, user software).
- Onsite troubleshooting of User Devices (e.g., address driver issues, hardware fault diagnosis, peripheral support, device provisioning follow-ups, OS issues, network access issues);
- Onsite troubleshooting of Software issues for Software included in the User Device configurations (e.g., Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud);
- Validating that conferencing systems, telepresence systems, and video conferencing suites are operational
- Checking networked printers and MFDs for error messages
- Where required, address appointments scheduled requiring onsite support (e.g., new employee onboarding).
5 to 8 years of experience with Windows 10/11 Laptop/Desktop/Mac OS/Mobile Device Support.
5 plus years of experience with Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Printer and MFD Support.
The base salary range for this role is between $63,000 and $73,000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate. Applications will be accepted till 8/1/2026.
Salary : $63,000 - $73,000