Disaster Recovery Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the disaster recovery position.

Previously, I was responsible for guidance and subject matter expertise on federal regulations related to the administration of CDBG-DR programs, including recommendations for process improvement.

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:

• Would have a strong technical background - working closely with infrastructure departments
• Previous experience in Disaster Recovery
• Team player and experience of working in virtual teams
• Large scale event planning eg
• Working knowledge of Data Center Recovery Technologies or past experience with network, storage, database, and server environments
• DRI or BCI certification (CBCP, MBCP, MBCI)
• Experience with the FEMA National Disaster Recovery Framework
• Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) or Certified Functional Continuity Professional (CFCP) Certification preferred

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

Previously, I was responsible for advice and guidance to projects which require DR SME input to ensure technical solutions are implemented to meet contracted Recovery Time Objectives.

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:

• Experience with DoD Disaster Recovery policies and processes
• Information security experience and/or CISSP
• Project Management experience and/or PMP
• Designs and establishes management documentation
• Experience with Microsoft IIS administration, windows services and SMTP
• Knowledge and/or experience with Windows security model
• Knowledge and/or experience with T-SQL, Javascript, XML
• Understanding of datacenter design and risk assessments

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance and expertise on federal regulations (CDBG-DR, cross-cutting federal requirements, duplication of benefits, etc.) and translate them into CDBG Mitigation implementation.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Knowledge of disk mirroring technology, core computing systems, networking communications and business resiliency practices
• Strong project management and technical leadership skills, with specific focus on IT Disaster Recovery
• Effectively managed projects that involve specification of infrastructure hardware and software, installation of infrastructure hardware and software, design and configuration of data replication, and network architecture
• Work closely with company Infrastructure and Application teams, and vendor team(s) to ensure the on-time on-budget delivery of an IT DR solution
• Previous experience with being a team leader and contributor – Provides leadership to build and maintain supportive relationships and commitment of team members to team goals and objectives
• Proficient in managing a co-location and/or managed services provider hosting hardware and software
• Previous experience with managing multiple vendor contracts, relationships and deliverables
• Proficient with estimating the effort to complete the project milestones, and create and track the forecast and budget of the project

In response to your job posting for disaster recovery, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance on disaster recovery design and implementation for enterprise-wide disaster recovery management programs, including maturity models, methodologies, sourcing strategies, plans, metrics and scorecards for all components of the programs.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Director Data Center Facilities, Operations & COB
• VP, Technology & Operations
• COB Steering Committee and Emergency Management Team
• Associates and Senior Leadership staff in the Corporate / Buying Office and Distribution Warehouses
• Prior experience working in a large scale disaster recovery environment
• Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) or similar certification preferred or skills and knowledge that would lead to certification within 6 months
• Experience with applicable tools such as Archer, Sunguard
• Certified Data Recovery Professional (CDRP) or other related industry certification

I would like to submit my application for the disaster recovery opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for onsite technical assistance and training to FL DEO and subrecipients on relevant federal regulations including, but not limited to: CDBG-DR National Objectives, overall LMI benefit, procurement, FEMA or other leveraged fund coordination, program design and translating them into the implementation of the programs under Rebuild Florida’s CDBG-MIT guidelines.

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:

• Experience in sizing business continuity approaches based on business requirements and available technology
• Understanding of business continuity/disaster recovery industry preferred
• Strong microcomputer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office suite)
• Demonstrated experience using / administering 3rd party tools and applications preferred
• Human relations skills to interface with managers and staff at all levels within the organization and build partnerships
• Strong and well developed skills in making independent decisions
• Experience successfully implementing datacenter failover/failback strategies
• A working knowledge of network and storage architecture