Senior Information Security Engineer Cover Letter

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical guidance and recommendations, as it applies to existing applications and new projects, to the Bank’s Information Technology department and business about the risks and control measures associated with new and emerging information systems technologies.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Act as an advocate for internal customers and business units to enable success while managing security risks
• Expert knowledge of information security standards, assessments and risk frameworks
• At least one professional security certification (CISSP, SANS or other relevant certification) is preferred
• Foundational understanding of common information security standards and best practices
• High level of integrity and judgement concerning privacy and confidentiality issues
• Plans, designs, develops, and implements testing methods and procedures
• Familiar with testing systems that are part of a distributed set of systems, including both testing in isolation and testing in coordination with other systems, as needed
• Experience in COOP and Disaster Recovery in preferred

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

Previously, I was responsible for governance/risk advice and support for an IT functional team or oversee a specific governance/risk area globally.Ensure functional IT asset risks are managed in line with ISRM strategy, the policy framework, laws and regulations and best in class industry standards.

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:

• Information Security Certification such as GIAC, CISSP, Cisco or Juniper
• Work on various cyber security and related devices from a security protection emphasis to include administer, maintain, patch, upgrade and monitor systems such as Firewall, Intrusion Prevention, SIEM, Full Packet Capture, E-Mail and Web Security Gateway
• Develop automation processes for cloud security workloads
• Write custom regular expressions for use within Web Security Policy
• Create and close out tickets via internal ticket management system (JIRA)
• Write detailed documentation related to security and network tools and processes
• Assist in other security and network engineering tasks
• Prepare network documentation and diagrams

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the senior information security engineer position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical consultation and direction on application design, architecture, and system performance as it relates to security.

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:

• Good understanding of common cyber attack principles
• Good knowledge of at least one IPS technology (Snort, CheckPoint)
• Knowledge of Web Application Firewall technology
• Experience in an IT security area
• Experience in Threat Intel field or Endpoint/System Security
• Certifications like GIAC family, CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+ or similar
• Research, develop, implement, test and review a software system’s information security IAW DoD/NIST RMF/ICD-503/DIACAP requirements to protect information and prevent unauthorized access
• Knowledge of DLP, F5, WAF, Windows Server, SharePoint, Linux Operating System, VMWare, Network, Microsoft Apps and Suites

Please consider me for the senior information security engineer opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for support, oversight, governance and tactical direction related security services that are required tenable the delivery of IT services.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience in Development of advanced hacking capabilities
• Practical knowledge of fundamental networking controls including L3 and L7 firewalls
• Fundamental knowledge of MS Active Directory and SCCM
• Practical knowledge of Cloud SaaS & IaaS security controls
• Experience working with application and AD (or other directory services) account management preferred
• Experience working with digital certificates (personal, server, software, and certificate authority) preferred
• Experience working with password management systems preferred
• Professional education and certification (like CompTIA Security+, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, or CISM) are preferred

In response to your job posting for senior information security engineer, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for strategic direction to related governance functions (such as Risk Management, IT Audit, Legal and Compliance).

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

• AWS Certification holder as a Solutions Architect and/or SysOps Administrator
• Hands-on technical role, to include familiarity with server (Windows, Unix, Mainframe), network (Cisco), and security (IDS/IPS, CheckPoint, Web Application Firewalls) devices and systems
• Working knowledge of SIEM systems (Splunk)
• Prior experience in Security Operations Center and/or Cyber Incident Response roles
• Expert level knowledge of Active Directory administration and user provisioning, DNS, Group Policy Objects, NTFS permissions, File Shares, SharePoint and Domain controllers
• Expert level knowledge of Identity and Access Management products and technologies and Monitoring & Alerting tools to sustain a secure environment
• Consultant level expertise in a specific target technology (such as Mainframe security, Active Directory, or Identity and Access Management products or services)
• Expert level knowledge of risk management standards and procedures & data security practices