Senior Associate, CyberOps & Assurance

American Express • Phoenix, AZ

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

American Express is seeking a highly technical Senior Associate – CyberOps & Assurance to join their Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and Data Discovery & Classification engineering team. This role is responsible for hands-on implementation, configuration, and integration of enterprise data security platforms across a complex, hybrid data ecosystem. The focus will be on building scalable capabilities to discover, classify, and protect sensitive data, while integrating these platforms into broader enterprise systems such as data catalogs and IT asset management (ITAM). This is a deep technical individual contributor role requiring strong engineering expertise, systems thinking, and the ability to operationalize data security at scale. The role also leverages modern automation and AI-assisted capabilities to improve efficiency and detection quality, including in emerging AI-driven data environments.

Requirements

• Highly technical background.
• Strong engineering expertise.
• Systems thinking.
• Ability to operationalize data security at scale.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on implementation, configuration, and integration of enterprise data security platforms across a complex, hybrid data ecosystem.
• Building scalable capabilities to discover, classify, and protect sensitive data.
• Integrating these platforms into broader enterprise systems such as data catalogs and IT asset management (ITAM).
• Leveraging modern automation and AI-assisted capabilities to improve efficiency and detection quality, including in emerging AI-driven data environments.

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed