Senior Data Engineer - ETL (Apache Airflow AND/OR Dagster AND/OR Apache Nifi) - job 5 of 11

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.

Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.

How will you make an impact in this role?

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 Bachelor's 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 you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• 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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