What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer - GRC Technology position at American Express?
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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
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.
How will you make an impact in this role?
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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.
Join Team Amex and let’s lead the way together!
The position of Data Engineer II will be on a dynamic and growing team within the Global Risk & Compliance Technology (GRCT) organization at American Express.
- Evaluates data requirements and stories, documents them for seamless integration into existing architectures, and maintains data models to support business needs.
- Builds and enhances data pipelines and database designs to meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
- Collaborates in design reviews and testing, and provides production environment support with guidance from peers and leaders.
- Operates data assets according to consistent standards, guidelines, and policies.
- Completes work reviews and fosters a collaborative learning environment.
- Communicates and collaborates with business and product teams to facilitate changes and implementation.
- Completes Big Data requirements by implementing basic partitioning and indexing solutions.
- Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
- GCP Expertise: Hands-on experience with GCP services like BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, and Cloud Functions.
- Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for data processing and manipulation.
- ETL/ELT: Experience with ETL/ELT processes and data warehousing concepts.
- Data Modeling: Understanding of data modeling principles and techniques.
- Cloud Technologies: Knowledge of cloud computing concepts and standard processes.
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
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
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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Salary : $89,250 - $150,250