Product Security Engineer Cover Letter

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

Previously, I was responsible for subject matter expertise to engineering teams on application and infrastructure security (e.g., advice on remediation, prioritisation, risk assessment, security architecture).

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:

• As platform/technology engineering owner, be accountable for all aspects of solution – design, implementation, lifecycle, scale/expansion
• Enable Target’s developer community by designing and building a CI/CD testing pipeline for DevOps enablement
• Work with operations teams to support Product Security maturity for business critical products, stay on top of agile development teams’ needs, and continue to mature the testing services and expanding capabilities
• Stay current with latest security trends and application attack vectors and techniques
• Expert level with static
• Previous experience with full stack ownership and deployment of technology, from HW through full application and service delivery
• Experience with embedded control modules (hardware and software)
• Experience with automotive networks and communications protocols

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for security consulting services internally to the engineering organization by giving mentorship and functioning as an information security authority.

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

• Knowledgeable of network and system security principles such as defense in depth, granularity of privilege, and how they are applied in practice, not only in theory
• An understanding of developing software in either Java or C/C++
• Knowledge on Software Security, Hardware based Security in Automotive embedded systems
• Knowledge of Autosar Security modules like CAL, CSM, SecoC
• Knowledge on functional safety ISO 26262 and ASIL classification of the requirements
• Familiar with information security management systems (like ISO 270001)
• Have practical security knowledge on hardware and software level
• Detailed technical knowledge of techniques, standards and state-of-the art capabilities

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for internal security consulting for complex application development, database design, network, and/or platform (operating system) efforts, helping project teams adhere to company and IT security policies, insurance regulations, and standard methodologies.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience with formal requirements management tools
• Background in automotive engineering and chassis systems
• Familiarity with standardized software development process models
• Relevant experience with of the following frameworks Django, Rails, Spring Boot, Spring
• Knowledge or experience with Docker, Chef, Terraform, OpenStack, Git, Drone, StackStorm, Jenkins
• Security professional certifications preferred (such as CEH, CISSP, CSSLP, GPEN, GWAPT, OSCP)
• Experience with and skills in debugging and analysis using tools like GDB, Valgrind, strace, and other programming-level or system-level debuggers
• Excellent organizational skills using methods like Getting Things Done (GTD)

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for expertise to other departments for any network, platform, project or application to establish the security standards and requirements to address related security issues.

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:

• Proficiency in Python, C, and x86 ASM
• Thorough knowledge of identification, analysis, and exploitation of both high-level flaws in Python-based web frameworks and low-level flaws in compiled C binaries
• Knowledge of Linux operating system and virtualization
• Deep understanding of software vulnerabilities, prevention, and exploitation
• Good understanding of security tools such as Kali Linux, Zap, openVAS, BurpSuite, Metaspolit and so forth
• Good understanding of software programming languages such as Python, Java, C, Perl
• Good understanding of firmware and embedded OS design principles such as OTP, TPM
• Good understanding of cloud & network infrastructure design principles

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

Previously, I was responsible for global Security, Business Unit and Facility security staffs with security risk mitigation advice and training, offering comprehensive and integrated guidance on security countermeasures.

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

• Experience with embedded Linux operating systems and hardware capabilities
• Application Security tools like Burp, OWASP ZAP, brakeman, and other DAST and SAST tools
• Security features in container and container orchestration technologies (LXC, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Modern web technologies - Ember.js, Angular, React+Redux, GraphQL, Socket.io/Websockets
• Basic knowledge of attack techniques such as buffer overflows, XSS, XXE, CSRF, SQL injection
• Basic knowledge of cryptography and security protocols such as TLS and IPsec
• Proficient in C/C++ (or Go)
• Experience with web service development and RESTful API