Security Compliance Analyst Cover Letter

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

Previously, I was responsible for application security analysis in accordance with NIST 800.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Provides security-related guidance on business processes
• Cyber Security and Regulations, to include NIST SP-800, ISO27002, FFIEC, PCI-DSS, NYDFS
• Control experience
• Develop working relationships with IT Compliance Team and serve as SME for IT NERC CIP Compliance for IT Operations ensuring that NERC CIP regulatory requirements are appropriately understood, processes are properly documented, and evidence is available to prove compliance
• Support interactions with IT Compliance and with compliance teams from other business units
• Ensure that asset/system baselines are created and unauthorized changes are reviewed per corporate policy
• Assist with information/evidence collection on potential violations
• Demonstrated excellent listening and communication skills

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for engineering, implementation and support for database security, encryption, and key management technologies and platforms.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge of regulatory and assurance compliance requirements including ISO 27001, SSAE16 (SOC 1 & 2 Type II), HIPAA/HITECH, PCI, and Sarbanes-Oxley
• Experience with SaaS/cloud provider environments and/or compliance planning and implementation
• Professional certification such as CISSP, CISA, GISP
• Actively participate in decision making with EISP management and seek to understand the broader impact of current decisions
• Prepare detailed, neat and organized work papers, in accordance with EISP Security assessment standards, with sufficient evidence to support and document findings, conclusions and recommendations
• Identify opportunities and provide actionable recommendations to enhance the security assessment process such as updating and adapting security assessment work programs and questionnaires
• Assist and support special investigations and other Corporate Security assessment initiatives or special projects as requested
• Familiarity with IT control frameworks

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the security compliance analyst position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for countermeasure mitigation recommendations for high risk areas IAW NIST 800-171.

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

• Demonstrated customer engagement skills, managing customer needs directly
• Provide constructive feedback and new ideas that will potentially add to team’s success
• Participate in the OnCall Rotation with the team
• Motivated self-starter that is able to work independently and in a team environment
• Experience with implementation and monitoring of general computing controls, infrastructure security, and application security controls
• Experience with International Standards Organization (ISO) 27001 and 27002 implementation and testing
• Familiar with IT best practices such as IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• Knowledge of legal and regulatory statutes and industry standards including, but not limited to, Payment Card Industry (PCI), US Privacy Shield, European Union Data Privacy Directive

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

In my previous role, I was responsible for subject matter proficiencies in a broad range of security related tools such as Symantec Endpoint Protection, Barracuda Email Gateway, Palo Alto firewalls, Active Directory, routing and switching, encryption, and two-factor technologies.

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

• Professional Certifications such as CISA, CISSP, GIAC, or CISM preferred
• Ensures organization compliance with the security sections of Federal and State regulations including ITAR, PCI, SOX, and EAR
• Expert-level knowledge of infrastructure and cloud security
• Security certification(s), such as Security+, CCSK, CIPP, CCSP, CISM, and/or CISSP
• Excellent written and speaking abilities to educate people with non-technical and non-security backgrounds on security and compliance principles and subjects
• Understanding of HIPAA law and how it applies to SaaS companies in health care
• Strong knowledge of third-party risk and relationship management
• Able to manage bigger projects, such as a SOC2 audit

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

Previously, I was responsible for subject matter proficiencies in a broad range of security related tools such as Palo Alto and Cisco firewalls, routing and switching, encryption, anti-virus, load balancing, active directory and two-factor technologies.

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

• Advanced Cybersecurity software skills and knowledge
• Experience completing Cybersecurity risk assessments (not just participating in)
• Practical experience in SW design quality
• Practical experience using the SDLC/SSDLC
• Experience with writing, editing, and/or managing a wide variety of IT security documentation and familiarity with federal IT standards such as Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
• Experience interviewing subject matter experts and using knowledge to develop, edit, and revise documentation including standard operating procedures, system security plans, and policies and procedures
• Experience with the production and/or editing of technical drawings using MS Visio or similar design tools
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards