Cybersecurity Engineer II

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 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?

Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. Amex offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology on #TeamAmex.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software applications and systems
• Completes software builds through consistent development practices, including the use of tools, common components, and documentation with guidance from peers and leaders
• Completes code reviews/Secure code reviews and automated testing to maintain high-quality code standards with guidance from peers and leaders
• Supports and monitors software across test, integration, and production environments
• Adheres to security and regulatory best practices to ensure software compliance
• Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives
• Completes the development and maintenance of security policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Collaborates with software development teams to integrate security into the software development lifecycle, including conducting code reviews and providing support on secure coding practices
• Implements encryption technologies to protect sensitive data in transit and at rest, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of the organization's data, with guidance from peers and leaders
• Conducts research on emerging security threats and technologies to stay updated and maintain situation awareness on emerging and disruptive technologies
• Conducts testing and evaluation of new cybersecurity technologies, following SDLC practices for deployment and testing, while managing changes in release management to maintain system integrity and security

• Drafts detailed technical documentation and reports on security assessments, findings, and remediation efforts to provide insights and recommendations for improving the organization's security posture, under guidance from peers and leaders

  
   

   

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance and security standards
• Knowledge of Application Development & Security
• Knowledge of Data Engineering
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