Backup Administrator Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for backup administrator, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for system administration support through backup and restore of SLR required devices across TSA.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience administering and providing operational support for backup infrastructure
• Basic understanding of fabric zoning
• Working knowledge of SAN storage array, EMC VMAX1/VMAX3, NetApp, VNX arrays
• Knowledge of PURESTORAGE
• Working knowledge of replication technologies for EMC and NetApp Storage
• Hands-on experience with DataDomain
• Hands-on experience with Veritas NetbBackup 7.x with NDMP features
• Understanding of VMware datastores and VMDK backups

In response to your job posting for backup administrator, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical Support on VERITAS NetBackup Administration / Backup Software.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Basic storage install and HW experience
• Storage Design experience
• General SA skills with Windows and Linux
• Understand the concepts of Backup & Restore operations
• Experience writing & maintaining Netbackup & Networker documentation and procedures
• Experience setting up and supporting rack-mounted and blade server hardware
• Excellent time management, crisis management and problem-solving skills
• Applicable IT certifications

I am excited to be applying for the position of backup administrator. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for leadership to ensure that monitoring and managing storage and backup system performance occurs according to standards.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Basic skills on SAN, TSM Client
• Should have minimum 7+ yrs of Experience on Veritas Netback-up/ Symantec Netback-up Exec
• On call support, pager, and third shift rotation is requires
• Analyze technical problems & create solutions involving the use of existing techniques or tools
• Perform daily backup and restore administration, maintenance, troubleshooting and monitoring functions
• Work on critical backup and restore related projects
• Perform upgrades and migrations for backup and restore hardware and software
• Troubleshoot issues with regards to backup and restore environments

I would like to submit my application for the backup administrator opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for hewlet Packard (HP)-UX, Windows, Virtual Machine (VM) and architecture technical support in the following areas of system administration: general system administration, software management and configuration, patch management, security and auditing, kernel configuration and management, file system management, and configuration (primarily the complete suite of Symantec Storage software to include VMware Consolidated Backup, PureDisk and Bare Metal Restore), software installation, configuration and management, backup and recovery (primarily the complete suite of Symantec Storage software) using the latest versions.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Monitor backups and restore status in reference to performance usage and trends analysis
• Plan, design, and implement networked systems, including configurations
• Have interaction and communication with differing levels of management including meetings, presentations, and authoring detailed technical documentation
• Strong knowledge and experience with backup and restore principles and design
• Knowledge of and experience with DataDomain Administration
• Understands technologies and tools that support all tiers of backup and restore management, strategies, and techniques
• Knowledge of and experience with EMC\Networker Administration
• Basic Linux skills (since consoles are mainly Linux)

Please consider me for the backup administrator opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for daily administration and resolution of advanced maintenance and performance issues on backup and recovery systems and applications.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Knowledge of SAN componets, Cisco MDS, Brocade, Qlogic switches and directors
• Working knowledge of SAN storage arrays, NetApp, EMC, HDS
• Practical, hands-on personality, results-oriented
• Knowledge on TCP/IP network, ESX
• Hands-on storage operation experience on public cloud
• EMC Certified Administrator (EMAA) or EMC Certified Backup Administrator (EMCBA) for Networker, Avamar, DataDomain preferred
• Demonstrated experience in endpoint data management
• Exposure to cloud storage, synch and share applications