Systems Engineer Systems Administrator Cover Letter

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for and maintain support for Windows infrastructure, including loading and patching operating systems, enhancing operating system and application security, monitoring system load and usage, monitoring disk space, adding accounts, user training, etc.

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

• Work with vendors to to resolve issues
• Strong in iPlanet and Apache webservers
• Working knowledge of PERL and shell scripting on UNIX platforms
• Working Knowledge of Load Balancers (GTM/LTM), DNS and general network knowledge
• Middleware skills – iPlanet, Apache
• Working knowledge of IIS platforms
• Unix knowledge on of these flavours – Linux, Solaris, AIX
• Usage of monitoring tools such as Sites cope, Coradiant, Gomez, Splunk

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for technical support for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system, including the network infrastructure, meter technologies and back office systems.

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

• Secret/classified network experience
• Unclassified network experience
• Network layer knowledge and working experience
• System administration working experience
• Network server administration experience
• Effective solutions that reduce the overall cost of sustaining the clients systems
• Implementation Cloud
• Based solutions and manage talent to support Cloud

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for local site administration of IT infrastructure: Server, security, networking, storage systems, and desktops.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge of load balancing systems such as GTM/LTM, DNS
• Unix and Shell scripting and automation exposure
• Technical experience in support of commercial and open source middleware technologies
• Experience as the system administrator of a Linux based system
• Working knowledge of C++ and Java software development
• Understanding of track filtering and track management techniques and algorithms
• Experience with systems engineering projects in the Command and Control domain, including requirements analysis and definition and test case development and execution
• Exposure to SEI CMMI processes and standards

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for oversight, support, and best practice to the System Administrators performing day-to- day monitoring, support, and maintenance on the physical and virtual infrastructure and operating systems.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Exposure to Agile engineering processes
• DoD Cyber Challenge Certificate of completion
• Working knowledge of High Performance Interconnects (InfiniBand), Parallel File Systems (Lustre, Panasas), and batch queuing systems (Torque/Moab)
• Exceptional analytical and creative problem solving skills in troubleshooting highly complex issues associated with high performance compute clusters
• Strong communication skills to interact with customers, senior level personnel, and team members, including documentation, writing, and presentation skills
• Focus on continuous improvement of the HPC environment, including submission of service tickets with vendors and Opensource developers for product bug fixes and enhancements
• System integration and project management skills
• Experience with large HPC cluster procurement, installation and management is highly desirable

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

Previously, I was responsible for strategic planning assistance, develop specifications, and makes recommendations to the senior system administrators in the installation, planning, and utilization of the Department Local Area Network (LAN) and computer information systems, server clusters, application infrastructure, Network Appliance Storage (NetApp), and virtualization infrastructure.

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:

• Based implementations for DoD clients
• V development environment and supporting Windows client systems technologies and infrastructure in a DoD environment
• Has expert knowledge of Teradata Database Administration including its impact on other technologies and maintains technical expertise given changes in the technical environment
• Possesses a good working knowledge of the different areas of the IT organization, where to refer typical requests and where to go for assistance
• Possesses a basic understanding of the retail industry
• Current experience as an FAA designee or company representative of an ODA (Unit Member/Authorized Representative)
• Requires frequent travel between Tukwila and Everett
• Certified in ServiceNow