Data Engineer II, Global Risk & Compliance Technology
About The Position
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 complete well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. From building next-generation apps and microservices to using AI to help protect our franchise and customers from fraud, you could be doing ambitious work that brings our iconic, global brand into the future. As a part of our tech team, we could work together to bring ground-breaking and diverse ideas to life that power our digital systems, services, products and platforms. If you love to work with APIs, contribute to open source, or use the newest technologies, we'll support you with an open environment and learning culture. Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together! The position of Data Engineer will be on a dynamic and growing team within the Global Risk & Compliance Technology (GRCT) organization at American Express. Evaluates data requirements and stories, documents them for seamless integration into existing architectures, and maintains data models to support business needs. Builds and enhances data pipelines and database designs to meet performance, scalability, and security requirements. Collaborates in design reviews and testing, and provides production environment support with guidance from peers and leaders. Operates data assets according to consistent standards, guidelines, and policies. Completes work reviews and fosters a collaborative learning environment. Communicates and collaborates with business and product teams to facilitate changes and implementation. Completes Big Data requirements by implementing basic partitioning and indexing solutions. Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
Requirements
- GCP Expertise: Hands-on experience with GCP services like BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, and Cloud Functions.
- Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for data processing and manipulation.
- ETL/ELT: Experience with ETL/ELT processes and data warehousing concepts.
- Data Modeling: Understanding of data modeling principles and techniques.
- Cloud Technologies: Knowledge of cloud computing concepts and standard processes.
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates data requirements and stories, documents them for seamless integration into existing architectures, and maintains data models to support business needs.
- Builds and enhances data pipelines and database designs to meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
- Collaborates in design reviews and testing, and provides production environment support with guidance from peers and leaders.
- Operates data assets according to consistent standards, guidelines, and policies.
- Completes work reviews and fosters a collaborative learning environment.
- Communicates and collaborates with business and product teams to facilitate changes and implementation.
- Completes Big Data requirements by implementing basic partitioning and indexing solutions.
- Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
