Security Technical Manager Cover Letter

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

Previously, I was responsible for security guidance in collaboration with other technical and management teams, ensuring Security principles are being upheld and no violations of Security Policy is taking place.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience in performing and/or participating in technical assessments in direct support of a major compliance effort (SOC, PCI, HIPAA, FedRAMP, IRAP, or ISO Certification)
• Experience in performing technical security assessments and audits of network, operating systems, application security, and auditing IT processes
• Hands-on experience working successfully in a very fast-paced, rapidly evolving, results-oriented environment
• Experience in performing and/or participating in technical assessments in direct support of a major compliance effort (SOC (SSAE16), PCI, HIPAA, FedRAMP, IRAP, or ISO)
• A strong understanding of software development lifecycle and modern transaction processing environments
• GIAC (GSSP, GWEB, GPEN, GPWAPT, ) or CISSP Certification
• General exposure to security technologies, processes, and concepts such as web application security
• Telephony technologies and architecture

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the security technical manager position.

Previously, I was responsible for high-level guidance on security and information risk management approaches and outcomes as defined by IS portfolio stakeholders and BMO’s information security strategy.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• In depth understanding of how to define and enforce policies for multi-tenant environments, firewall VM rules, file integrity monitoring, hypervisor access control, isolation, secure state management for VMs, encryption services and key management integration, and security
• Experience with ServiceNow – IT Service Management, Operations Management, Business Management, and/or Security Module
• Solid understanding of infrastructure and software development lifecycle, familiarity with agile processes
• Experience with Jira or similar tools for managing work and reporting / metrics generation
• Network security, encryption/cryptography, security architecture, secure code development, identity and access management, other security domains
• Advanced business and IT processes, risk management, information security, and privacy
• Detailed knowledge of industry regulatory environment and risk management practices (e.g., FINRA 3013, FINRA 342, SEC 17a-3)
• Accepted industry audit, control, and data security standards

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

Previously, I was responsible for supplier Security oversight, including initial security assessments, assessments throughout the relationship and incident management of any Information Security incidents should they occur.

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:

• Networking technologies and architecture
• Messaging technologies and architecture
• Client-server technologies and architecture
• IT security and protection technologies and architecture
• Database technologies and architecture
• Web technologies and architecture
• Middleware technologies and architecture
• Mainframe technologies and architecture

I am excited to be applying for the position of security technical manager. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for continuous guidance and support to the teams in implementing practices that meet defined standards and policies for information security.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Financial management for IT
• ITIL Processes Framework
• Experience collaborating with internal groups (IT, Facilities, Regional and Business Security Directors, Legal, ) and outside groups (Vendors, Emergency Services, ) as it relates to security operations
• Strong knowledge in DevOps technologies, Cloud Architectures, web protocols, multiple
• Operating systems, hypervisors and distributed systems architecture
• Hands on experience building highly-available, geographically-distributed, dynamically
• Scalable, API-driven services
• Experience with container platforms and orchestration tools, such as OpenShift, Kubernetes, Mesos, or Swarm

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for advice, counsel and support on information security matters and recommends solutions to assigned business/group leaders on principles, frameworks, programs, approaches, trends, legislation and regulatory requirements including interpretation of policy and identification and management of risk.

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

• Concepts, practices, and procedures of a wide array of platforms and systems
• Financial services industry, including business processes and regulations
• Technical leadership in delivering enterprise and cloud security architecture, engineering, and implementation
• Team oriented leader and skilled in working within a collaborative environment
• Knowledge of next-generation firewalls, web application firewalls, intrusion prevention/detection systems, content filtering, secure log management, security information, event management systems, anti-malware solutions, software license management systems, cloud orchestration, and endpoint security solutions
• Experience managing information security projects in a higher education environment
• Strong Technical proficiency in PowerShell scripting for Active Directory management
• Strong Technical proficiency in Group Policy Object (GPO) management, Domains, Trusts, Sites, and Services