Data Center Operations Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for data center operations, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for support for data center facilities including physical racking and cabling of infrastructure components.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Prioritizes own work to ensure successful completion
• Experience working in a financial services production environment preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication at all levels
• Basic network knowledge and good experience of a broad range of IT hardware
• Shift lead (Day)
• Reference level experience in one of the listed utilities and operating systems is highly desirable
• Experience working in service delivery
• Experience leading a diverse team in a fast-paced, large scale Service Provider organization supporting millions of customers and thousands of pieces of technology

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the data center operations position.

Previously, I was responsible for maintenance support for all data center physical hardware and cabling.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Keeps up with new technology trends
• Experience in implementing security and quality guidelines, standards and procedures in support of industry certifications such as ISO27001, FEDRamp
• Demonstrable knowledge in data center hardware and infrastructure best practices
• Strong background in the architecture and troubleshooting of Data Center Network, Security, Virtualization and Storage technologies.Cisco (Nexus, ASA, UCS), Fortigate, Bluecoat, Citrix Netscaler, MacAfee ePO, Radware, EMC VMAX, Teradata, Infoblox, Oracle Sparc
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) at the director and executive level
• Leveraging of reporting tools to provide critical analysis of services being delivered
• Copper and fiber cabling is installed and terminated in a manner that ensures the highest standards both functionally aesthetically
• Provide general support by collecting and processing charges and credits into billing systems

Please consider me for the data center operations opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for end-to-end data center IT support services including data center hardware break/fix/move/add/change, data center server staging and deployment activities, and logistical/asset management support.

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:

• Functional knowledge of large scale client server technology patterns such as compute, data storage, and networking as service
• Industry certification in technology or process design preferred
• Diploma Holders in Electrical & Electronics, Computer & Communications Engineering, Information & Digital Technologies with good grades
• Basic knowledge of System hardware and Network devices
• Have a basic understanding of IT Systems and/or Network concepts and
• Good written & verbal communication and team player skills
• Basic knowledge of Data centers and Cloud computing technologies and services
• Experience in writing software programs

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

Previously, I was responsible for server lifters and crash carts required to perform Data Center Hardware installations, moves and decommissions.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Basic to mid level understanding of data center equipment and architecture, with a focus on networking/cabling and compute/network hardware
• Need to be able to quickly evaluate and establish current state and be able to make decisions that will ensure safe and reliable operation of equipment in the facility
• Understand and have experience in datacenter cooling technologies, power technologies, datacenter security and operation
• Experience working in a Medium to large size organization
• Unix/Linux management experience
• Experience in large-scale data center hardware deployments and building scaling infrastructure
• Cisco Networking experience including Nexus series and Cisco fibre channel technologies
• Experience managing infrastructure for PeopleSoft (will be supporting servers that Peoplesoft runs on

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for remote and smart hands support performing cable installations, testing, and troubleshooting using standard data center processes.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Perform audits of user security
• Provide support to IT department - communications, ordering and distributing supplies, liaison with delivery vendors
• Knowledge of Hospital/healthcare environment
• Cover weekend testing events as needed
• May require working in cramped spaces or elevated locations
• Good working knowledge of network protocols and network devices including hubs, switches, routers and firewalls
• Familiarity with common email programs including Microsoft OWA / Outlook / Exchange
• Working knowledge of the IBM iSeries platform preferred