Senior DevOps Cover Letter

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

Previously, I was responsible for sME load balancing administration/support for intelligent DNS routing between enterprise locations/data centers, as well as plan and implement upgrades (includes installation of new equipment).

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

• Experience with Open Source tools such as Chef and Jenkins
• Experience in Cloud technologies (AWS is preferred)
• Knowledge of some Object Oriented Programming languages (such as Java, Python, Ruby)
• An understanding of network configuration, devices, protocols, storage technology, data center processes, LDAP/Kerberos, CAN
• Demonstrable understanding of web application servers (jBOSS / WebSphere)· Experience with Deployment Automation and Configuration Management tools like Chef / Puppet / Ansible / Salt preferred
• Experience with cloud computing and container solutions such as Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, GoogleCloud, Rackspace, or Amazon EC2, Docker preferred
• Experience with Message Queues such as (TIBCO EMS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Kafka or similar technologies) preferred
• Experience managing and integrating test automation (Selenium, Fitnesse, ) into various points in a development pipeline preferred

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for and maintain support for Internet/Intranet application environments, including application deployment, DNS, Apache and Tomcat configuration, load balancer configuration, troubleshooting, and failure analysis.

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:

• Working knowledge of Kafka, Zookeeper, Redis
• Strong knowledge in troubleshooting network issues ( tcp/ip ) by using various open-source tools like tcpdump, traceroute
• Strong organizational habits and time management
• Deep technical background in Software Configuration Management (SCM) and DevOps practices
• Deep technical experience in DevOps tools
• Preferred experience in Jenkins, Artifactory, Sonar, Octopus, Selenium, TFS/VSTS, Git
• Extensive knowledge of the entire software engineering lifecycle with strong experience in "modern"
• Software Development skills with a focus on C#/.Net and other associated tools

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for tier 2/3 support for the day to day running of the Network function, Internet Services, Load–balancing and Firewall Services.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Strong understanding of devops networking, components and tooling - Load balancers, Brooklyn, Terraform
• Strong understanding of cloud environments, eg
• Knowledge of distributed computing techniques
• Knowledge of operational security techniques and technologies such as firewalls, Nessus scanning, identity management, patch mgmt, compliance
• Hands-on experience in maintaining code repositories (TFS, Git/Stash)
• Hands-on experience working with build scripts and tools such as MsBuild, Ant and Maven, Powershell/batch scripts
• Experience with Microsoft Server Technologies (Windows Server, IIS, Exchange, PowerShell scripting)
• Deployment of Java, Web Services (RESTful APIs), .NET stack

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for tier 2/3 support for the day to day running of the of the Network function, Internet Services, Load-balancing and Firewall Services.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Data analytics and query languages
• Deep understanding of production deployments
• Solid understanding of Unix/Linux environments, networking, databases and storage systems
• Experience in dealing with production stack of large scale consumer websites
• Comfortable with the use of service monitoring tools and setting them up
• Experience working with tools like Ansible or Chef to provision and manage infrastructure
• Knack for digging into the inner workings of new and sometimes under-documented
• Willingness to develop solutions to challenges for which there’s no off-the-shelf solutions

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

Previously, I was responsible for level 3 support to engineering and operations team as well as mentor junior engineers in load balancing technologies.

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

• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
• Involved in all aspects of building and maintaining large scale production infrastructure and services
• Drive the capacity planning process
• Participate in the evaluation of new software, hardware, and infrastructure solutions
• Cloud service providers, especially AWS
• Standard web software packages and languages like Nginx, Apache, MySQL, Java, PHP
• Scripting and automation using shell, Ruby, Perl, Python
• Continuous integration servers such as Bamboo, Jenkins