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American Express is looking for Senior Engineers to contribute to the company’s focus on building products, like @Work, to support our large and global corporate clients.
@Work helps our clients manage their Corporate Card and Corporate Purchasing Card programs more efficiently online. From performing everyday administrative tasks and account maintenance, to accessing reports and utilizing reconciliation solutions, @Work enables fast, efficient, and effective program management resulting in time and cost savings for our clients.
In this role, you will oversee all technical aspects of our databases that power our global @work application. This role requires a deep understanding of database architectures and hands-on experience with database technologies. The successful candidate will ensure optimal database performance, security, resiliency, integrity, and availability, along with implementing innovative solutions such as the Point of Arrival (POA) system for our data layer.
Ensure optimal data replication, performance, High Availability, backup and recovery processes exists to meet requirements, reduce cost and adhere to standards.
Leads in development of plans and strategies, best practices, and standards related to data management processes, data products, data security and programs.
Works with product team to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and leading a list of data requirements based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects, and issues.
Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to understand and document business data requirements in complete, accurate, extensible and flexible logical data models, data modeling tools.
Deep Technical knowledge of DBMS products and ecosystem – e.g. storage formats, access algorithms, data management processes, administration, data maintenance, replication, high availability, encryption, etc.
Ability to monitor and tune databases and DBMSs to reach high performance – e.g. use data monitoring and analysis tools, tune configuration parameters, alter physical designs, benchmark, etc.
Has working knowledge of the range of tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s)
Hands on expertise with design and development across one or more database management systems (e.g., DB2, Couchbase, Oracle, Postgres) as appropriate
Demonstrated experience with big data technologies and NOSQL design and coding with variety of data stores (document, column family, graph, etc.)
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
3+ years Java.
3+ years Postgres/Oracle.
Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 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 our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
- 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.
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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