Application Security Automation Engineer-CI/ CD/ Python/ JavaScript/ Bash

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American Express is seeking Application Security Automation Engineer with proven strong technical competence and leadership capability to contribute towards the success of enterprise-wide Security initiatives. Application Security Automation Engineer serves as a subject matter expert in Application security, automates integrations and plays an integral role in managing, monitoring & reporting on API, Agentic AI security risk reduction. Application Security Engineer supports the security champion practice by evangelizing security principles and controls.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• ·       Experience building automation tooling for security or developer efficiency
• ·       Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, JavaScript, or Bash) and familiarity with a compiled language (Go, Rust, or Java)
• ·       Experience with GitHub automation and API integrations.
• Strong Experience of CI/CD pipelines and how to integrate security into development workflows.
•  Ability to collaborate effectively across security and engineering teams.
• Conduct research on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies to stay updated on the evolving security landscape.Develop and maintain security automation tooling to enhance visibility, enforce security best practices, and streamline processes.
•  Automate secure design reviews and integrate security checks into pull request workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with development and security teams to ensure seamless adoption of security automation.
• Continuously refine automation strategies to optimize security effectiveness and reduce manual overhead
•   Support on-going vulnerability management efforts to ensure proper attack surface management.
•  Proficiency in Python, with experience building automation tools for security or engineering teams
•            A strong foundation in software engineering principles, including debugging, testing, and system design. An eagerness to learn about AI/ML, with opportunities to explore the intersection of AI and security.
• Work closely with our Engineering and Data science teams to securely design and implement new features and products.