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The Senior Data Engineer will report to the Director of Cyber Data Engineering & Products team in the Cyber Analytics department of Amex.

They will provide technical or analytical guidance as needed for building various IT asset inventories around servers, EUCs, network devices, K8s clusters, Cloud Service offerings etc.
This individual will enable informed decision making; guide the verification of completeness, accuracy and relevance of IT Asset Management data
As such they will support data analysis activities for IT Asset Management data and must be familiar with various IT infrastructure deployment patterns, both within on-premises data centers as well as Cloud Service Providers
They will be also be responsible for evaluation and automation of the asset inventory data collection framework and should be capable of building unit test cases, performance testing their solution etc.
They must have experience in planning, documenting scope and estimating work effort, producing quality deliverables on time and budget.
They will develop and debug complex code, conduct code reviews, and mentor other developers on coding standards in alignment with best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must have experience in Cyber Analytics, infrastructure technology, big data technology, security event monitoring or some combination thereof.
5+ years of database development experience in a professional environment or Bachelors Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems
Hands on expertise with design and development for at least one of the RDMBS databases such as Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL
Hands on expertise with design and development for at least one of the MPP Stores such as HIVE, Greenplum, Teradata etc. required
Python program experience required. Additionally experience with any one of the following Python programming frameworks such as Django, Flask, FastAPI etc. required.
Proficiency in Kubernetes DevOps environment preferred
Experience with NoSQL data stores such as Apache Solr or ElasticSearch required.
Proficiency in at least one of these ETL solutions such as Dagster, Apache Airflow or Apache Nifi required.
Familiarity with messaging brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
Cloud technical certifications from either AWS, GCP or Azure would be preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

Drives Innovation and Change: Critical thinker, ability to convince and persuade based on logical presentation of well-researched facts. Highly organized, detail-orientated with the ability to synthesize large amounts of data.
Builds and Leverages Relationships: Utilizes collaborative working practices.
Communicates Effectively: Strong verbal and written communications skills including, strong presentation skills, and ability to illicit and translate information from business and technology SMEs in to written requirements.

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.

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We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. Thats 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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