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As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives.  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.  American Express 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.

The Chief Technology Officer Organization’s vision is to raise the bar for technical excellence, talent, strategy, and standards across Technology. It also seeks to cultivate and foster technical innovation, as well as elevate and amplify the technical heartbeat of the organization.

American Express is looking for a hands-on Engineer III in the Colleague Experience Technology Services (CETS) organization for the Payroll & Compensation Engineering team. The Payroll & Compensation Engineering team is responsible for cross-domain, configurable platforms to enable Oracle HCM and best-in-class Payroll platforms. The Payroll & Compensation Engineering team is embarking on a journey to enhance & modernize Oracle HCM Payroll & Compensation Integrations. This role of Engineer III will be an integral part of a team that designs builds & integrate Oracle HCM platform with multiple Payroll platforms. As an Engineer, you will:

• Function as a member of an agile team and helps drive consistent development and test practices with respect to tools, common components, and documentation
• Have primary focus (80%+) on writing quality code, perform unit testing and test automation in ongoing sprints
• Build & enhance integrations using Oracle Fusion - OIC (ICS)/OTBI/BIP/HCM Extract/HDL/SQL.
• Do impact analysis for the Oracle HCM Quarterly patches and enhance integration solutions-based on Oracle recommendations.
• Improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability of Oracle HCM data pipelines
• Work on multi-functional initiatives and collaborate with Engineers across organizations
• Work on continuous integration and delivery
• Build automation for application changes and deployment for faster time to market
• Develop deep understanding of tie-ins with other systems and platforms within the supported domains
• Perform ongoing refactoring of code, quality assurance and testing, applying best-in-class methodologies and processes
• Find opportunities to adopt innovative technologies & ideas in development / test area
• Provide continuous support for ongoing application availability and platform health.
• Collaborate/influence within and across teams to create successes with an innovative attitude and challenge the status quo

Minimum Qualifications

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or other related field (or has equivalent work experience)
• 0-2 years of experience in Oracle HCM configuration and/or Integration development - OIC (ICS)/OTBI/BIP/HCM Extract/HDL/SQL Skills.
• Strong Oracle HCM Fusion Knowledge. 
• Looks proactively beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities
• Willingness to learn new technologies and use them to their optimal potential
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels across functions, from both technical and practical views

Preferred Qualifications

• Building APIs using techniques and frameworks like REST
• Experience or exposure to Java & SQL programming

Salary Range: $70,000.00 to $135,000.00 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.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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