Senior Database Engineer

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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.

This role within American Express Technology (AET) will report into the NGDM Engineering Director.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead database development efforts, in close collaboration with application developers and database and platform engineering and support teams.
• Architect and lead database automation/DevOps efforts across multiple operational DBMS platforms, including relational and NoSQL, to drive agile software development.
• Develop tools that automate database processes, such as database provisioning enabling database engineers and developers to do more self service
• Deliver efficient database solutions to meet customer needs, high performance and availability.
• Find opportunities to adopt innovative technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of database development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience.
• Hands-on experience with design and development across at least three different database management systems, such as Postgres, Oracle, Couchbase, Cassandra, Mongo
• Hands-on experience handling operational tasks of NosqL Databases such as Couchbase, Cassandra, Mongo database upgrade/downgrade, capacity expansion, backup and recovery, performance tuning or any Open Source Technologies like Postgres , MySQL
• Good to have experience on Automation experience using Ansible for Infrastructure use cases like Upgrade , Patching ,etc
• Practical experience with Data Architecture, translate business data requirements into data models (Conceptual, logical, physical) and using data modeling tools.
• Experience in coordinating with multiple development, infrastructure, framework, and production support teams.
• Experience in one of the public cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure preferred.
• Experience with distributed/multi-tier systems and application development, including software development experience in languages such as Shell, Python, Go, Java; experience with implementing web APIs; front-end development experience in React or Angular.
• Experience with Agile development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery, including working knowledge of various tools in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience developing tools for database automation preferred.

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 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 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.

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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 work in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days).

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