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Systems administrator CV: example and template

This example is for systems administrators at companies, public offices, hospitals and IT service firms, and for IT support specialists who want to work with servers and infrastructure.

The employer wants to know which systems you maintain, how many users you support, how you look after backups, patching and security and how you automate your work. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: systems administrator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Lukasz Dabrowski

Systems administrator

Rzeszow +48 123 456 789 lukasz.dabrowski@example.com

Professional profile

Systems administrator with 7 years of experience, the last 4 at a medical group with 9 clinics and 800 users. I maintain 60 Windows and Linux servers on a virtualisation platform, directory services, Microsoft 365, backups and monitoring. Key systems run at 99.9% availability, and the time to roll out updates fell from 30 to 7 days through automation.

Work experience

Systems administrator

03.2022 - present

Medical group, 9 clinics, Rzeszow

  • Maintaining 60 Windows and Linux servers on a virtualisation platform.
  • Directory services, Microsoft 365 and accounts for 800 users.
  • Backups with restore tests every quarter.
  • Monitoring and 99.9% availability of key systems.
  • Update automation in PowerShell, rollout time from 30 to 7 days.

IT support specialist

06.2018 - 02.2022

IT service firm, Rzeszow

  • Handling clients' user tickets.
  • Setting up workstations.
  • Simple server tasks.

Education

Engineering degree, computer science

2014 - 2018

Rzeszow University of Technology

Skills

  • Windows Server and Linux
  • Directory services and Microsoft 365
  • Virtualisation
  • Backup and restore
  • Monitoring and availability
  • PowerShell and Bash

Certificates

  • Microsoft 365 Administrator certificate, 2023
  • Linux administration certificate, 2021
  • Systems security training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • On-call duty outside working hours

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a systems administrator CV

Professional summary

Write which systems you maintain, how many servers and users, at which organisation. Add a result, for example availability or automation. The employer is looking for someone who will keep systems running, look after backups and security and not do everything by hand.

IT support specialist with 4 years of experience at a service firm. I handle tickets, set up workstations and do simple server tasks. I am looking for work as a systems administrator.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe systems, servers, users, backups, monitoring, updates and automation. Show results in numbers. Add the incidents you help resolve and on-call duty.

Weaker: Server administration.

Better: Maintaining 60 Windows and Linux servers on a virtualisation platform.

Weaker: Backups.

Better: Backups with restore tests every quarter.

Weaker: Automation.

Better: Update automation in PowerShell, rollout time from 30 to 7 days.

Skills worth listing

List systems, directory services, virtualisation, backups, monitoring and scripts. In your soft skills show calm during incidents, accuracy and explaining things clearly to users.

Professional skills

  • Windows Server
  • Linux
  • Virtualisation
  • Backups
  • Monitoring
  • PowerShell

Personal skills

  • Calm during incidents
  • Accuracy
  • Communication with users
  • Independence
  • Methodical approach

Certificates

List vendor and cloud certificates and security training. Give dates, because certificates often expire.

How to become a systems administrator

Most people start in IT support or the help desk. On your CV show what you already do on servers and your own lab if you have one.

Add scripts and certificates. Employers value practice more than a list of tool names.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A hospital and clinics look for availability and data security, a manufacturer for systems for halls and shifts, and an IT service firm for supporting many clients. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a systems administrator CV

Questions and answers

What should a systems administrator put on a CV?

Systems, servers, users, virtualisation, backups, monitoring, automation, certificates and results.

How does a systems administrator differ from a network administrator?

A network administrator looks after network devices and connections, and a systems administrator after servers, systems and services.

Which results are worth giving?

Availability, recovery time after an incident, update rollout time and automated tasks.

Are certificates needed?

Not always, but they help, especially early in your career.

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