Systems Administrator Staff Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the systems administrator staff position.

Previously, I was responsible for subject Matter Expert (SME) guidance in the analysis of user needs to determine procedural requirements with the customization, maintenance, and installation of ESXi/VMWare, Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Linux operating systems, software patching, and upgrading.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Develops and maintains documentation related to the design, installation, administration, and maintenance of multiple Linux systems in a distributed computing environment
• In-depth knowledge of the Linux OS (Redhat EL 4.x, 5.x) and In-depth knowledge of LDAP, dns, ntp, nfs, NIS implementations
• Manages system performance, makes recommendations to improve and implement system wide changes to enhance overall system proficiency
• Implement Linux security controls and drive the implementation of Linux administration best practices
• Cluster deployment and administration (LSF, SGE)
• Large scale UNIX/Linux admin experience
• Advanced Experience with perl/python/TCL/bash scripting
• Experience working with various open source technologies

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

Previously, I was responsible for technical support and documentation for over 3000 Windows servers – both physical and virtual (VMware vSphere).

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 containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Automation and scripting proficiency with tools such as Ansible, PowerShell or VBScript
• Familiar with configuration management tools such as Puppet or Chef
• Experience in configuring and setting up Hadoop clusters, and providing support for aggregation, lookup & fact table creation criteria
• Map Reduce tuning, data node, NN recovery
• Experience with Core Java and Hadoop (Map Reduce, Hive, Pig, HDFS, H-catalog, Zookeeper and OOzie)
• Hands-on Experience as a Linux Sys Admin is advantageous
• Knowledge on Spark and Kafka is also advantageous

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for support and troubleshooting for our Windows, macOS, and Linux environments on physical servers as well as cloud and VMware environments.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Data storage SAN and NAS experience
• Scheduler technologies experience such as IBM LSF, Univa SGE
• Virtualization technologies experience such as VMWare
• Experience with Windows Hyper-V and other Virtualization and cloud based solutions
• Comfortable with many aspects of UNIX/LINUX systems administration system installation and configuration, fundamentals of security, installing third-party software
• Understanding of virtualization and cloud solutions (eg
• Experience working with hardware/software load-balancers (eg
• Problem-Solingen orientation and orientation on achieving results

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

Previously, I was responsible for administrative support for applications installed on Linux servers and integration with external services such as Active Directory.

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

• High level of motivation and willingness to learn
• Familiarity with IBM system utilities and JCL is needed
• Familiarity with TCP/IP, CICS, DB2, MQ, IMS TSO, CLIST, REXX and ISPF
• Proficiency with software installation, configuration and maintenance processes
• Knowledge of and proficiency with IBM products and utilities
• Experience with administrative maintenance, configuration and troubleshooting actions on a variety of commercial software suites, including a working knowledge of RedHat, Windows, Veritas, Dell EMC, and VMware operating systems and other network and computer components
• Experience with network backups daily, weekly, and monthly on mission critical systems for same day recovery
• Secret Clearance, IAT Level II Certification (Security+ or Network+)

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for network administration support for VMWare Virtualized Microsoft Windows and Linux Servers and Workstations.

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

• DoD 8140/8570 IAT level II qualified
• CSS Coding
• Comfortable with most aspects of operating administration
• Operate and maintain a server infrastructure for a new classified program
• Perform user account and user group management in Active Directory
• Review, test, and implement 1st and 3rd party patching and anti-virus updates
• Review, test and implement STIGs under the direction of a senior systems administrator
• Manage file shares and permissions