Security Operations Specialist Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the security operations specialist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for security for the Lottery headquarters building and grounds by performing patrol of assigned area of staffing a fixed post assignment.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Assist with the development of a health, safety and physical security strategy for Etsy’s global offices to minimize risks and engage employees
• Assist with the development of processes, procedures, and tools to support the strategy, and manage implementation in the EU / APAC
• Work closely with local operations team and consultants to ensure health, safety, and security policies and procedures are in compliance with local regulations
• Working in close coordination with our technical/engineering security and corporate IT teams to support all safety and security initiatives
• Carry out assessments across Etsy’s global sites to ensure that Etsy key performance indicators (KPI’s) are met and tracked
• Manage and assist with the development of site based health, safety, and security audits
• Support the content and upkeep of various internal health, safety and security webpages
• Manage and support access card and mass notification software

In response to your job posting for security operations specialist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for and coordinates departmental training, to include specialized training such as de-escalation techniques, bike patrol, and handcuff training.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• SOC processes and procedures workflow design
• SOC tools research
• SOC Consultant/SME
• Intermediate knowledge of Linux operating systems such as RHEL
• Experience in creating work instructions and/or Standard operation procedure
• Thorough understanding of HIPAA and FDA security controls
• Prior experience with network security (Firewalls, Secure Gateway, Network Encryption)
• Prior experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) operations

In response to your job posting for security operations specialist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for a highly visible Security presence to determine crime and undesirable activity, by maintaining a constant patrol.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Instruct and present on various health, safety, and security procedures to educate employees at our EU and APAC offices
• Manage and support preventative maintenance planning (PMP) for Etsy internal safety and local compliance standards
• Assist with the development of and support global reporting of health, safety and security key performance indicators (KPI’s)
• Coordinate with HR and Legal on workplace accidents, injuries, and theft
• Act as a global on call representative for S2 security system and Everbridge mass notification software
• Manage external security vendors during installations and renovations
• Perform program security administrative tasks and duties Provides a clear view into IT ecosystem to identify, manage, and verify all configuration items (CI) in the environment
• Being the supervisor of a team requires strong leadership qualities to coordinate and manage others' abilities to the fullest

In response to your job posting for security operations specialist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for systems administration for the various Police Department computer resources including RMS, video and patrol laptop programs.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Ensures that facilities and restricted areas are properly secured
• Uses various manual and automated equipment, such as fire extinguishers, first aid supplies, data entry devices, finger printing devices, X-ray machine and vapor tracer equipment
• Provides access control and security interface at fixed posts, entry points and executive reception areas
• May perform specialized additional duties relating to securing computer systems, facility access, security awareness and other project related work
• Ensures all contract guard force posts including transport security are properly staffed and briefed
• Ensure adherence to all protocols pertaining to transport security including on-boarding of contract guards, training and deployment on a daily basis
• Experience in working in virtual, multicultural teams
• Very good and wide knowledge of IT industry

I would like to submit my application for the security operations specialist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for advice and assistance to the Regional Security Advisor on aspects of security, operations and emergency coordination throughout the 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:

• Understanding of governance – ISO, SSAE, PCI, SOX
• Experience with security testing tools and capabilities – Nessus, Nikto, Burpsuite, Qualys
• Experience creating and maintaining facility/access badges
• Experience working with badging and/or security clearance processing
• Access control and badging
• Badging software programs
• Processing visit requests
• Operation of a Customer managed security environment including Incident and Problem Management (the technologies used include PGP, Log Management, Proxy IronPort, Palo Alto, Anti Virus)