Systems Administrator, Mid Cover Letter

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for daily and weekly server vulnerability management including resolution of server vulnerabilities identified by Qualys vulnerability.

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 working in a dynamic research environment
• Experience in Development & Operations (DevOps) environment
• Experience with JIRA, Java, Jenkins, GitHub
• Cloudera Hadoop Administration
• VMWare and/or virtual server environment administration
• An active Top Secret clearance with access to sensitive compartmented information (TS/SCI) with In-scope counterintelligence polygraph
• Experience with establishing procedures for creating, maintaining, and changing account permissions and installations
• Background in or knowledge of Oracle/SQL database administration

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for input to the collection, analysis, and reporting of operational data for use in metrics, maintenance, performance tuning, server availability and capacity planning for future enhancements/upgrades.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• CCNA, CCNA Voice, or CCNA Security Certification preferred
• Experience in standing up, developing against, and working with Hadoop, Accumulo, or Solr
• Experience with the design and development of a Web UI/UX
• Experience with UNIX and Windows administration
• Experience with Shell/PowerShell scripting and developing dynamic Web pages on apache httpd
• Experience with Graph DB, including Tinkerpop, Giraph, or similar
• Knowledge of D3 and 3D visualization
• Knowledge of version control systems, including cvs, git, or bitbucket

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for daily and weekly server vulnerability management including resolution of server vulnerabilities identified by Qualys vulnerability reports.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Certification in Security+ and Operating Certification preferred
• Completion of HDI service desk training preferred
• COMSEC Certification
• Knowledge of LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, FTP, TELNET, SSH, VPN, ICMP, RIP, NAT, OSPF, EIGRP, TFTP, Ethernet, SNMP, and NTP
• Knowledge of Virtualization, including VMWare or Hyper-V and Whatsup Gold, Solarwinds, or Wireshark
• Effective Customer Service skills/capabilities
• Knowledge of I MEF tactical and garrison Intelligence Communications Systems, including Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications Systems (JWICS), JWICS Video Tele-Conferencing (VTC), Requirements Management System (RMS), Automated Message Handling System (AMHS), and equivalent programs of records
• Active TS/SCI with a Polygraph Clearance

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for server Security solutions including Active Directory, certificates, Virus Scanning, Patching, FoxT and Logging, in the support of a variety of server platforms.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge of Power Shell and basic commands
• Intermediate knowledge of Group Policy Creation and Maintenance
• Preferred certifications CCNA Security, RHCE
• CCNA, Network +
• Experience with workstation and server BIOS and hardware configurations including firmware upgrades
• Experience with installing and configuring Cisco routers and switches, Cisco ASA firewalls, and Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Experience with Windows Server, Hyper–V, and VMware ESXi
• Experience with TACLANES

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for administrative support to the VCE servers in accordance with (IAW) applicable Army guidelines to include all necessary server patching and Information Assurance & Vulnerability Assessment (IAVA) required maintenance.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills, including articulating to the team and government clients
• Windows, Windows Server, Red Hat, Linux+, or other operating system certifications preferred
• Familiar using Red Hat software suite ( red Hat 5 and above)
• Knowledge working with HP Openview, Loadrunner, VMWare, Rational software, Oracle, DOORS, SQL, Linux, Unix, and Java
• Active in perusing learning opportunities
• Experience performing systems administration for engineering, implementation, configuration, operations and sustainment of cross domain environment
• Provide Enterprise Linux/Unix systems administration support to maintain all systems in accordance with appropriate system requirements
• Experience with Virtualization technologies, installing/configuring VMware