Network Engineer Cover Letter

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

Previously, I was responsible for advanced/high level troubleshooting for all network-related issues arising on the optical platform and connected switching and routing devices.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Current CCNA and/or CCDA certification or same level of experience
• Cisco or other Unified Communication Manager Configuration and infrastructure
• Advanced level knowledge and understanding of desktop architecture, application systems design and integration to provide second level desktop support
• Good understanding of Transmission planning software
• Excellent knowledge and experience on Transport Network
• Knowledge of routing protocols OSPF, MPLS
• Good knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP
• Strong knowledge of best practice security principles

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for detailed training and instruction for the transfer of procedures and knowledge to other Library and IT staff, as well as to the campus community at large in area of expertise: routing and switching.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience operating in a multi-vendor network environment
• Working knowledge of common network monitoring, security, and network analyzer tools
• Enterprise DNS & DHCP experience
• Current CCNA, or comparable, certification
• Knowledge of Checkpoint firewall and extreme switch hardware, and aruba wireless configuration
• Network+/Security+ or SSCP certification
• CISSP, CCNA or similar certification
• Familiar with HIPAA, PCI and other similar regulations

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for daily operational support for managed customer networking environments (switching/routing infrastructure, firewalls, load balancers, IPS/IDS, etc.).

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Advanced knowledge of IOS, NX-OS, EIGRP, BGP, and GRE
• Experience in managed service of telecom and IT industry
• Experience working with Cisco Voice technologies including basic CallManager & Unity Connection administration including moves, adds, changes, and delete (MACD)
• Solid foundational knowledge of Cisco IP routing and switching technologies
• Experience working with major telecommunication providers like Telecommunication or Telecommunication to resolve problems
• Knowledge of physical cabling standards and connectivity technologies
• Good team player who enjoys working in a flexible, challenging team oriented environment
• Direct experience managing secure deployments with AWS, Azure and other cloud providers

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for campus LAN routing and switching design, configuration and deployment in small to very large/complex environments.

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:

• Understanding of local area network topologies and technologies and general LAN and telecommunications concepts
• Commitment to ongoing self-education
• Working knowledge of network technologies, protocols, and standards such as Ethernet, VLANs, IPv4, ARP, TCP, UDP, Spanning Tree, LACP, and LLDP
• Introductory-level experience with the installation, operation, and testing of network infrastructure components, including switches and firewalls
• Experience or training with switch configuration, preferably Arista, Cisco, and/or Juniper switches
• Very strong knowledge of current networking systems including routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, content-aware load-balancers and all IP-based protocols
• Advanced knowledge of Layer 4-7 load balancer fundamentals and operation
• Familiarity with current two and three tier website architectures, including, load balancing and failover concepts for web servers, application servers, and database servers

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

Previously, I was responsible for backup support for network switching and firewalls.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Cisco IOS (Switches and Routers)
• F5 or A10 Load Balancers
• Cisco ASA Security Appliances
• Cisco ACS authentication
• Packet capture/sniffer reading
• Bash shell, PERL, or Python scripting
• Technical Illustration with Visio
• Writing of technical documentation, designs, proposals, and procedures