Senior Network Engineer Cover Letter

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for network engineering in the design, development, and integration testing of the customer’s network with IPV6.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Network Management architecture and configuration within management platforms such as Solarwinds and Cisco Works or Cirrus
• Telco (i.e., T1/Private Line, Frame Relay, MPLS, ISDN (BRI/PRI), Broadband)
• Established skills to coach and mentor less experienced Network Engineers
• Have lead group of Network Engineer and have work in 24/7 support
• Excellent time management skills able to juggle several operational issues
• Strong knowledge of firewalls, security, network segmentation, VMware configuration and management
• Working knowledge of computer hardware and printers in an enterprise environment
• Individual with strong technical and leadership skills, that will provide insight to current security initiatives and products to drive differentiation in the market place

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the senior network engineer position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for up to third level support for all Firewall, proxy, DNs and LoadBalancers systems in the Americas region.

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:

• Knowledge of new data center bridging technologies and unified fabrics
• In-depth WAN experience covering SONET, OCx, DSx, Ethernet Privet Line (EPL), DSL/HSDSL and MPLS
• In-depth understanding of L4 – L7, specifically as it relates to the configuration of local and global load balancing
• In-depth knowledge of DNS and DHCP
• Solid understanding of SNMP
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of VoIP and SIP
• Adept at training and mentoring other team members
• Solid understanding of common network and system attack methods

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for all necessary services such as DNS, DHCP, VoIP, QoS on.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• In-depth hands-on knowledge of structured cabling, network facilities, electrical, UPS
• Assist Network Engineering team knowledge progression
• Current CCNP or above
• Extensive Cisco/Cisco Meraki Router, Cisco/Cisco Meraki Switch, Video, VoIP, Security, IP Design and Configuration Experience
• Lead the design and engineering efforts, expert technical input and support for Network and Security solutions based on recognized standards and best practices
• Collaborate and consult with the team and Director to develop designs, solutions, implementations, and prioritize plans to meet standards and requirements
• Work with peers to assist and support IT initiatives
• Follow all Change Management and acceptance testing processes

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for coordination of vendor related troubleshooting efforts for a variety of circuit types (MPLS, Point to Point, MetroE, and private fiber circuits).

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Capable of taking direction at a high level and translating that into functioning platforms and configurations in support of small and large-scale analytics production capabilities/prototypes
• Experience with configuring and deploying Cisco series LAN/WAN switches routers, firewalls, optical networks, and Intrusion Detection devices
• Experience with Data Center switching (Ethernet and Fibrechannel), network topology design and routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, etc…) in highly available production environments
• Solid network and systems troubleshooting experience with network protocols (UDP, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP) across OSI Layer, network security configurations (DMZs, firewalls, VPNs, IDS, VLANs), and network encryption including packet/payload inspection (tcpdump/wireshark, etc…)
• Familiarity with provisioning and deploying virtual and physical networks
• Experience with Cisco Nexus NX-OS (5/6/7-series Nexus switches)
• Experience with Cisco ASA and Sourcefire appliance configuration, deployment and maintenance
• Hybrid Network Engineering skills including some code or script development, configuration differences between production versus R&D network configurations, and experience in Linux operating systems and bash/perl/python scripting

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the senior network engineer position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for assistance to our operations team to maintain our 24/7/365 global MPLS network as Tier 3 support.

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

• Component and system level monitoring architectures, deployments and operations
• Cisco and open software network OS configuration
• Hands-on experience with F5 load balancers is preferred
• Experience configuring and monitoring LAN/WAN equipment, including routers and switches
• Experience providing recommendations to optimize network operation and performance
• Good understanding of the TCP/IP protocol suite
• Comfort with Juniper Routers and Switches – EX
• Understanding of WiFi technologies – Aruba and Clearpass