Data Engineer (Postgres, Oracle, SQL)

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At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

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How will you make an impact in this role?

In this role, you will work on all technical aspects of databases ,this role requires a deep understanding of database architectures and hands-on experience with database technologies ( Postgres , Oracle , Mongo , AWS , GCP ). The successful candidate will ensure optimal database performance, security, resiliency, integrity, and availability, along with implementing innovative solutions.
·       Performs all technical aspects of data architecture and database management for assigned applications, including developing prototypes, developing new database structures
·       Performs transformation of logical data architectures into physical data designs, according to database design best practices and standards
·       Provides database administration services to projects crafting, extending or maintaining databases, data warehouses and datamarts
·       Debugs database components, identifies, fixes and verifies remediation of design and/or performance defects.
·       Performs ongoing refactoring of database design and continuously improves product to follow data placement procedures and re-use of existing databases as appropriate.
·       Ensure optimal data replication, performance, High Availability, backup and recovery processes exists to meet requirements, reduce cost and adhere to standards.
·       Communicates and works collaboratively with business and product teams to support changes and implementation.
·       Partner with delivery architects and engineers to design optional data tier solutions to meet enterprise platform objectives and goals
·       Partners with Sr. Data Engineers and Sr. Data architects to build complex company platform level data models and database designs
·       Able to facilitate discussions between Technology and business people, recognize issues of conflict and inconsistency between data requirements and pursue a resolution of these issues
·       Deep Technical knowledge of DBMS products and ecosystem – e.g. storage formats, access algorithms, data management processes, administration, data maintenance, replication, high availability, encryption, etc.
·       Ability to monitor and tune databases and DBMSs to reach high performance – e.g. use data monitoring and analysis tools, tune configuration parameters, alter physical designs, benchmark, etc.
·       Have indepth knowledge of Database functions on either or all (Oracle , Postgres , Mongo , AWS, GCP ) Technologies
·       Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and application development.
·       Understands and has practical experience with infrastructure technologies and components like servers, jvms and networking concepts.
·       Application of industry best practices, processes, and standards (
·       Good knowledge in maintaining various version controls systems such as GIT, Bit-Bucket
·       Added advantage having experience on building Python/Java based apps using popular web frameworks

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 
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) 
• 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

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.  

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.