System Administrator, Mid Cover Letter

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for windows, Linux operating system administration, including logging solutions, OS building/configuration and script writing.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Understanding of IT operating systems/environments
• Thorough understanding of system administration principles
• Familiarity with Red Hat Linux
• VMware VCenter administration and ESXi server installation and configuration and installation and configuration of Virtual Machines
• MS Office skills including Visio
• Military crypto equipment including KGV-72, TACLAN or similar
• U.S. Army tactical field radios
• Support and Administration of HP-UX (11iv3) systems running mission critical applications

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for daily administration and support of customer information systems on Windows, VMware, and Citrix platforms including security, system patches, upgrades, configuration changes and the maintenance of production and test configurations.

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:

• Professional judgement demonstrated by decision making and prioritization skills
• Knowledge of Ariba P2P
• Knowledge of SAP PI
• Experience with Windows Active Directory and troubleshooting issues related to Active Directory topology and related features in a domain environment
• DoDD 8140 or 8570 Certification, including Security+ or equivalent
• Experience with virtualization, including VMware ESXi
• Experience with configuration management and patch management
• Experience with data backup and recovery solutions

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for all systems administration and management support for Data Center Information Management systems comprised of multiple windows servers hosted on a virtual (VMware) system.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Expert in application server platforms such as Weblogic, ColdFusion, Apache
• Comfortable in unix/linux and windows environments
• Solid understanding of cloud native application architecture and design experience including API Gateways, Microservice development, CloudFormation
• Experience with installation, configuring, patching, updating, maintaining, and management of all Operating System environments on all hardware platforms
• Experience with Operating Systems maintenance
• Experience with building hardware/environments to include, but not limited to, production, development, test, staging, and sandbox
• Able to manage, monitor, and maintain all networking devices and the interconnections
• Experience with the management and monitoring of network device licenses and maintenance agreements

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Windows and VMware Production, Test and Development environments.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Be familiar with FAA security standards and best practices
• Experience with Life Cycle Management of Hardware, Software, Operating Systems, Software Licensing and be able to make recommendations
• Be able to perform backup and recovery of applications infrastructure and ensure it can be restored
• Experience with tier 3 help desk services for infrastructure hardware and software
• Experience with DoD IT security requirements, including installing patches and conducting STIG reviews
• Active DoDI 8570 Security Certification, including Security+, CCNA-Security, or CISSP
• Experience with various applications, including Splunk, McAfee Security Suite, Microsoft Exchange, Lucidworks, Net Brain, Microsoft SCCM, and Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager
• Demonstrated knowledge of TRIRIGA system administration, configuration, development, including lease accounting functionality and BIRT reports

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

Previously, I was responsible for ongoing Level 2 production support (Maintenance and Operations) of Windows Operating Systems, VMWare virtual servers, Citrix XenApp and the associated infrastructure, and serve as a resource to other staff when issues are referred and escalate issues as appropriate.

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 with system imaging
• Knowledge of network configuration, including switch configuration, VLANs, and subnetting
• DoD 8570 Level II Certification, including CompTIA Security+
• Experience with RMF, ACAS, and STIG’s
• Experience with REMEDY, SharePoint, and automated IT office systems
• Experience with configuring and maintaining Cisco and Linux OS
• Experience with providing a 24/7 tiered escalation support model
• Experience with High Performance Computing Systems