Professional System Administrator Cover Letter

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

Previously, I was responsible for business customer service through reactive daily Windows Active Directory Support, implementation of new server-based solutions, and various internal initiatives.

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:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts and methods of application server, web server, database, firewall and network architectural design
• Understand application development best practices
• Understands options and tradeoffs between SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and On-premises installations
• Good working knowledge of scripting languages used to automate tasks, including the creation of the network/machine/platform/application stack
• Experience working with computer hardware for installation and upgrades for Wintel
• English advance proficiency
• Working knowledge of networking, configuration and troubleshooting including L2, L3, routing, subnetting, port security
• Advanced knowledge of various storage technologies including DAS, NAS, iSCSI and Fiber Channel

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for support to assist with the increased integration of Windows, Unix, iOS, and Andriod services in the University’s heterogeneous servers (including Virtual Server/Desktop), Cloud services, and network environment.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Participate in the On Call rotation for Severity 1 and 2 incident resolutions
• Participate in shift rotations as needed
• Use software development discipline to optimize day to day work through scripting, automation, monitoring, alerting, testing and deployment
• Develop, test and debug automated tasks including apps, systems and infrastructure
• Build and drive adoption for greater self-healing and resiliency patterns
• Work with product engineering teams throughout the software life cycle ensuring sustainable software releases
• Act as escalation point for complex or critical issues that have not yet been documented as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Maintain and adhere to operational documentation of standard processes and best practices

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the professional system administrator position.

Previously, I was responsible for desktop Engineering Support for Windows 7 or Windows 10 Operating Systems including.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Knowledge of Windows Server installation, maintenance and troubleshooting including IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, DNS
• Willingness to work in all areas of IT as needed
• Has an extreme sense of organization and detail, is very critical of the appearance of IT work
• Has working in a global IT team and can work off hours as needed
• Well versed in server performance
• Comfortable in a co-location environment, with regards to power and cable management, cooling, and adherence to installation standards
• Experience with backup technologies such as Veeam
• Exceptional knowledge of a wide range of server applications

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

Previously, I was responsible for phone and desk side support in a Windows 7 and Windows 10 environment.

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:

• Be comfortable working in Windows and Linux environments
• Deep knowledge and solid hands-on experience supporting RHEL Linux Server environments (vSphere-based)within ITIL Service Management Framework
• Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere 6.x
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools – Ansible/Chef/Puppet
• Monitor and support of applications
• Fulfill requests, Investigate and resolve application and infrastructure related incidents
• Perform application run and maintain functions as defined
• Deploy application releases and patches, update sets using Pipeline release mechanism

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for active Directory and Windows Server support for the manufacturing sites.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Maintain application specific support documentation
• Knowledge of IIS, JavaScript, XML, HTML, SOAP, REST and Integration
• RedHat Linux (Certification held or working towards)
• Atomic (RHEL)
• RHEL/CentOS 6/7/8
• RHEL Atomic/CoreOS
• Scripting with bash and/or Python
• System administration of AIX / UNIX