I am pleased to apply for the Senior Director, Systems and Middleware Architecture position advertised on Linkedin. I have been working in the industry for over 8 years, having started my career at Company A – a leading provider of IT services and solutions.

My experience and success at Company A have provided me with the ideal foundation to contribute to this role. As Senior Director, Systems and Middleware Architecture, I was responsible for managing the Systems and Middleware Architecture team consisting of architects representing Windows, Linux (RHEL, OEL), AIX, Middleware (Kafka, Redis, WebLogic, WebMethods, etc) and Container (VMware Tanzu TAS, TKGi, and IBM OpenShift) platforms. I also developed and executed the roadmaps for each platform, managed the Systems Engineering teams and chaired a monthly architecture council meeting, comprising all Solutions and Platform Architects in the Technology Services division. My duties were focused on the continuous improvement of technology support and included the design, establishment and recommendation of technical standards. I was also responsible for the evaluation and selection of new technology and vendor tools, toolsets and services.

In addition to my responsibilities at Company A, I also possess relevant experience of working as Technology Services Manager, Group Technology Services. This allowed me to apply my skills and knowledge to ensure the most effective support for the business.

As part of my work at Company A, I was responsible for the delivery of a number of services including a 24x7 standard resolution support service for all Windows clients, for which I was handed responsibility for managing and implementing a resolution support service for a global bank and identified a number of issues that were inhibiting the business.

I believe that my experience and technical expertise as well as my ability to identify and exploit opportunities will provide a successful foundation for my continued success in the role.

I look forward to discussing this role in more depth.

Sincerely,

Charles Bloomberg