[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]
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[Date]

[Hiring Manager's Name]
[Their Title]
[Company Name]
[Company Address]
[City, State ZIP Code]

Dear [Hiring Manager's Name],

I am writing to apply for the DevOps Engineer position at [Company Name]. With [X] years of experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation, I have consistently reduced deployment times and improved system reliability for enterprise applications.

At [Current Company], I architected and implemented a comprehensive DevOps pipeline using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes that reduced deployment time from [X hours/days] to [X minutes/hours], a [X]% improvement. I automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, which decreased configuration errors by [X]% and saved the team approximately [X] hours per week. My expertise includes AWS/Azure/GCP, GitLab CI/CD, monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana, and scripting in Python and Bash.

I am particularly impressed by [Company Name]'s commitment to [specific technology, methodology, or company initiative]. Your recent [mention specific project, blog post, or technology adoption] demonstrates the kind of innovative DevOps culture I want to contribute to. I noticed your engineering team's focus on [specific area], which aligns perfectly with my experience implementing [relevant technology or practice].

One of my key achievements was leading the migration of [number] microservices to a containerized environment, which improved scalability and reduced infrastructure costs by [X]%. I also established comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems that decreased mean time to resolution (MTTR) by [X]%. My approach emphasizes collaboration between development and operations teams to create reliable, scalable systems.

I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss how my DevOps expertise can support [Company Name]'s infrastructure and deployment goals. Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to speaking with you about this exciting opportunity.

Sincerely,

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[Your Typed Name]