Senior Application Security Engineer Cover Letter

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

Previously, I was responsible for security and be available to answer questions and give guidance on addressing and detecting security vulnerabilities.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• A familiarity of NIST RMF to ensure the integrity and on-time delivery of all phases of the VA A&A process from Categorize through Monitor, with a focus on aspects that entail application security
• A basic understanding of Service-Oriented Architectures to include web services, web applications, data models and information flow
• An understanding of COTS products such as Apache Web Server, Weblogic Application Server, Oracle Database, Java Runtime Environments, Docker, JWT, ESXI, and IBM Rational Tools
• At least one senior information security certification
• Familiarity with various operating systems (Linux, Windows)
• Solid verbal and written skills to communicate to developers and senior management
• CISSP and CSSLP Certification preferred
• Experience with Firewall, IDS/IPS, WAF (Web Application Firewall) preferred

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for expert level security consultation to project teams, application owners, and general technology teams on reported vulnerabilities.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Manage and conduct penetration tests, assessments, and related simulated "hostile actor" scenarios
• Establish threat modeling practices and ensure integration into the product life cycle
• Share security research on latest best practices, threats, trends, and vulnerabilities, and document and disseminate security guidelines for common security issues and baselines
• Collaborate with software development teams to embed a security mindset into our products and practices
• Guide project teams with encryption standards for Web services, APIs, SSO, Mobile
• Provide security best practices for data systems in cloud based environments
• Work with developers to design optimal security practices when developing new application functionality
• Support vendor security activities to ensure third-party and open source software and development meet companies security standards

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

Previously, I was responsible for application vulnerability assessments to Carnival applications, identifying weaknesses and vulnerabilities with the system and proposing countermeasures.

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

• Experience with hardware exploitation and physical hardware alteration preferred
• Penetration testing experience with cloud, embedded Linux, or mobile applications (iOS or Android) preferred
• Understanding of reverse engineering techniques and experience with tools such as binwalk, FMK and IDAPro/GDB preferred
• In-depth understanding of secure coding techniques
• Experience developing in Java, C, C++, C#, or Objective C preferred
• Drive for continuous learning and discovery
• Independent, self-managed, and motivated with HIGH ethics – White Hats only…
• Proven track record of success (such as CVE’s filed, Certifications and applied expertise directly relating to those Certifications)

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical subject matter expertise to engineering organizations on common application security vulnerabilities as well as how to prevent and test for them.

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

• Are capable of establishing a baseline product risk landscape and continuously update the landscape with new features/products
• Are capable of assessing risk accurately, manage multiple penetration testing projects and a team of penetration testers
• Have significant penetration testing experience and offensive capabilities in numerous core competency areas including web applications, networks, infrastructure (cloud and on-prem)
• Have a proven track record in managing bug bounty program and relationships with the researcher community
• Strong understanding of vulnerabilities, common attack vectors and how to resolve them
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
• Relevant development experience in C++, Javascript, Python, Go
• Build and integrate automated security tests into our continuous integration and deployment pipelines

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior application 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 expertise and collaborate within the security team to assess the risk of identified vulnerabilities.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Mitigate security risks associated with projects which have a high technical complexity and/or involve significant challenges to the business
• Knowledge of containers and scheduling frameworks (e.g Kubernetes, Docker)
• Well-rounded background in host, network, and application security including knowledge of internet security issues and threat landscape
• Demonstrable knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, application security, and experience supporting service-oriented, asynchronous, and distributed application architectures
• Experience with implementing automated testing
• Expertise with security solutions for data and web services
• Certification in information systems security, or willingness to obtain certifications
• Curiosity, openness to new ideas and a willingness to learn and adapt are essential for success in this role