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How FirstLight hires
Truth index
A 95/100
Median time to fill
62 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
FirstLight scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 62 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
News
FirstLight Opens Registration for Boston Cloud Connect Summit, Featuring AI and Cybersecurity Experts from Draper, WPI
Lineup includes presenters from Draper, Cyflare, Compass IT Compliance, and WPI Albany, NY - August 18, 2026 - FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure and technology solutions in the Northeast, announced its latest Boston Cloud Connect Su
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FirstLight Chooses VETRO as Strategic Partner for Next-Generation Infrastructure Management
ALBANY, NY & PORTLAND, ME - FirstLight Networks, a leading provider of fiber-optic bandwidth, unified communications, and colocation services in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, today announced it has selected VETRO, the premier cloud-native network invent
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First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union Selects FirstLight to Support Digital Banking and Disaster Recovery Strategy
FirstLight's reliable, low-latency connectivity and secure, geo-diverse infrastructure help power seamless member experiences Albany, NY - May 5, 2026 - FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure and technology solutions in the Northeast, to
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How to Choose the Right Internet Provider for Your Business
14 Questions IT Leaders Ask Before Making a DecisionIntroChoosing an internet provider used to be simple. Today, it's anything but.Between fiber, cable, wireless, SLAs, and a growing list of vendors offering overlapping services, IT leaders are being aske
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FirstLight's Net Promoter Score: Why Customers Rate Us Higher, Even After Service Issues
Every provider talks about uptime. Fewer talk about what happens when something goes wrong.At FirstLight, we think that's the real test.Because no network or technology is perfect. Issues happen. What matters is how quickly they're resolved, how clearly y
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FirstLight Expands Bedford, NH Data Center
BEDFORD, N.H. - March 10, 2026 - FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure and technology solutions in the Northeast, today announced a significant expansion of its Bedford, New Hampshire data center. The expansion adds approximately 25% mo
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FirstLight and Green 4 Maine Partner to Power a New Era of Green Data Center Technology in Northern Maine
Albany, NY - October 28, 2025 - FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, has partnered with Green 4 Maine to transform Northern Maine into a premier destination for next-generation green
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one day at a time
"one day at a time" has been a very powerful tool for me.most nights, we go to bed carrying the regrets of the day. most mornings, we wake up already bur...
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FirstLight Chosen by Major Hyperscaler to Deliver 280-Mile, AI-Ready Fiber Network Across Pennsylvania
Albany, NY - September 18, 2025 FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, today announced the successful completion and provisioning of a 280-mile, high-capacity, dedicated network across Eastern Pennsylva
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Rochester Cloud Connect Summit to Feature Nationally-Recognized AI, Cyber Experts
FirstLight Announces High-Impact Cloud Connect Summit in Rochester, Showcasing Leaders in Cybersecurity, AI, and Cloud Innovation Albany, NY - Sept. 11, 2025 - FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services to enterprise and carrier cus
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at FirstLight over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
22
Postings analysed
6
Stack modernity
70/100
Languages
SQL
PowerShell
Python
Databases
Snowflake
ElasticSearch
MySQL
OpenSearch
Cloud & platforms
SIEM
Power BI
Zscaler
Databricks
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22 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$85k
Typical range
$70k – $110k
Open positions
12
10
Jobs
Junior
30%
Middle
10%
Senior
50%
Staff
10%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 3 | $70k | $70k – $90k |
| Middle | 1 | $110k | $110k |
| Senior | 5 | $85k | $80k – $90k |
| Staff | 1 | $75k | $75k |
Highest paying role
Sales Engineer
$110k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at FirstLight
By role, level and city, against the market · 12 jobs with pay
People
Donald Straus
Executive Officer, Director
Carlo Rizzuto Ph.D.
Executive Officer, Director
Busser Busser Ph.D.
Executive Officer
Michael Lytton
Director
Jeffrey Arnold
Director
Thierry Bernard
Director
Salvatore Salamone
Director
Tripp Peake
Director
William Moffitt
Director
Hunter Fraser
Director
Ali Behbahani
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
63/100
Growing
Open positions
13
3 opened / 5 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
61 days
faster than 21% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Sales
21% ▼
Field & Service
21% ▼
Finance
14% ▲
Industrial Engineering
14% ▲
Networking
7% ▲
Analytics
7% ▲
Activity Timeline
New location: Brunswick
Oct 2026
Added ETL/ELT to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
7
Hiring now
7
Countries
1
Busiest office
Albany
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Albany
United States
HQ
4 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 200-500 est. staff $82k Avg Salary
hires for Networking, Finance, Sales
41 State Street, Albany, NY, 12207, US
Allentown
United States
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $88k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, Industrial Engineering
Manchester
United States
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $83k Avg Salary
hires for Sales
Somerville
United States
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $93k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Sales
Harrisburg
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $70k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Williston
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $95k Avg Salary
hires for Operations
Brunswick
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $95k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Jobs
≈ $39k – $81k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 1+ year exp • Associate's Degree • Albany
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