Cybersecurity Engineer III - job 1 of 11

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Design and implementation of IAM architecture and frameworks, focusing on scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Improve resiliency and availability of Nextgen SSO solution
• Solve for evolving IAM business needs using internal and external research.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align IAM initiatives with business objectives. 
• Able to understand and use advanced data structures and associated components
• Designs, codes, tests, maintains, and documents application components
• Takes part in reviews of own work and reviews of team members work
• Defines test conditions based on the functional and non-functional requirements provided
• Has understanding of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s)
• Monitors system performance and availability and improves software quality through root cause analysis
• Intermediate knowledge of infrastructure technologies and components
• Highly motivated team player with the ability to work independently and adapt quickly to new and emerging technologies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of strong industry experience in developing web applications using at least of one of the languages mentioned - React, nodejs, Java, Python and golang
• Experience in Agile development model including CICD pipeline
• 5+ years of hands on experience on IAM service 

Preferred:

Preferred Security or AWS or GCP cloud certification

Annual Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.