Data Engineer

American Express•Phoenix, AZ

2h•Hybrid

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service. 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? Data Engineer leads the design and optimization of data architectures and pipelines, collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business needs and enterprise standards, fosters innovation and best practices in data infrastructure, and executes Big Data management strategies through partitioning and indexing solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred
Knowledge of Big Data / NoSQL design and development with variety of data stores (document, column family, graph, etc.)
Knowledge of database management system products and ecosystem - e.g., storage formats, access algorithms, data management processes, administration, data maintenance, replication, high availability, encryption, etc
Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational & non-relational databases
Data engineering and development experience or a related job
Experience in SQL and Python (or any other programming language like Java)
Experience in design and development across one or more database management systems (e.g., HBase, Hive, GCP tools, NoSQL, BigTable, BigQuery, Spanner, IMS, DB2 zOS, Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Netezza (PDA/DB2AA) as appropriate
Experience in NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Couchbase, Cassandra, and Redis)
Experience in data modeling tools (e.g., ErStudio, ErWin)
Experience in performance tuning in the Big Data space
Experience in distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and application development
Experience in database development and support of online transaction processing and/or online analytical processing systems
Experience in software delivery methodology (Agile, Scrum, Agile XP, Test-Driven Development, Waterfall, etc.)
Experience in infrastructure design for performance (e.g., network-attached or local-attached storage integration - such as Nutanix)

Responsibilities

Advances the design and documentation of data architectures, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and alignment with business requirements
Develops, optimizes, and supports intricate data pipelines and database designs to meet advanced performance, scalability, and security needs
Collaborates with delivery architects, engineers, and business teams to design optimal data tier solutions and support Agile development practices
Ensures adherence to enterprise standards, guidelines, and policies, documenting processing requirements to maintain optimal data operations
Identifies and adopts innovative technologies to enhance data infrastructure, maintaining detailed information about stored data and following data placement procedures
Fosters a collaborative environment and contributes to the development of best practices and consistent development practices
Executes Big Data management strategies by developing and optimizing partioning 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%25 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