Senior Cloud Engineer Cover Letter

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for strategic recommendations for cloud design, infrastructure design, software development design/architecture, application frameworks, and interfaces.

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

• Network administration including DNS, IPAM, VPN, SSL certificates, and firewalls
• Strong service oriented focus with a customer service attitude
• Experience with web application development in distributed and parallel systems, developing large scale and highly concurrent software systems, and security software development
• AWS Certification is preferred
• Experience with Amazon Serverless Services (Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, S3, CloudFront, and Cloudwatch)
• Experience with at least two general purpose programming languages (Java, nodeJS, or Python)
• Front-End experience with React and/or Angular
• Comfortable working in a full-stack development environment

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for system and network engineering for Cloud Services to include, technical requirements analysis, feasibility studies, system architectures, develop engineering designs and design reviews, development of integration and testing processes, conduct testing, and providing IA.

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 Agile and Kanban Processes
• Experience supporting SaaS and Cloud based software solutions
• Continuous Integration systems such as Hudson/Jenkins
• CDN and internet networking
• Security and compliance understanding
• Able to formulate and execute solution to take into consideration the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Previous experience in RedHat and Solaris environment is essential
• Strong-Advanced knowledge of UNIX/Linux operating environments and client server technology (DBMS, WebLogix, jBoss, etc), networking concepts

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for strategic recommendations for networking design, infrastructure design, software development design/architecture, application frameworks, and interfaces.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Work with team of engineers providing tier 3 production support (Can make technical decisions and support them
• Work with peer engineering groups to identify and resolve software stack production/non production issues
• Produce and maintain design documentation
• Work with senior engineers to assist in implementing new services in line with current and emerging technology requirements (Consistently takes their experiences and previous accomplishments to improve existing environment)
• Implement and adhere to established security/compliance standards
• Functional understanding of SAN/NAS based storage solutions including backup software platforms
• Participate in annual BCP and DR tests
• Shell scripting using shell, perl or python

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior cloud 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 advice as a Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert on architecture, design, configuration, integration, build, and operation for security solutions.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• MCSA Cloud Certification or equivalent
• C#, Powershell (shown proficiency with other scripting language), understanding of Json
• Understanding of networking and Internet protocols – TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP and distributed networks
• Curious, good mechanic (knows how to fit pieces together) - Successful track record in developing solutions
• Understanding of continuous integration/continuous deployment
• Self-starter, eager to take initiative and adapt quickly to an exponentially growing organization
• Direct experience with and understanding of KVM, VMWare, XEN or other virtualization products
• Customer facing skills to represent AWS well within an environment and drive discussions with senior personnel regarding trade-offs, best practices, project management and risk mitigation

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for support services before “go live” through activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning and launch reviews.

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:

• Recognize blockers, escalate to team, and collaborate to remove them
• Collaborate within the team to learn, mentor, and improve velocity
• Work together with cross-functional teams (particularly Cloud Center of Excellence) and architects to understand business requirements leverage existing solutions
• Self-starter, self-organizer
• Willingness to improve, give and receive feedback, and work with others
• Experience scripting in Bash (Linux) and DOS or PowerShell (Windows)
• Understanding of infrastructure security best practices
• Experience designing and architecting solutions based on business requirements