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At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we're supporting our customers financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what's possible - and we're proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.
American Express is entering into a technology transformation phase driven by opportunities to modernize legacy platforms and explore modern software to be on the leading edge of payment card industry. If you have the talent and desire to deliver innovative products and services at a rapid pace, with deep hands-on experience and strategic thinking, in areas of real time, high available and highly scalable application development, join our Enterprise Architecture (EA) team to help transform the Amex legacy systems to a state of the art distributed and global processing environment. This individual will architect cutting-edge strategies for the payment process using latest computing techniques driving proof of concepts with strong hands-on experience. We expect the individual to be innovative and energetic with strong communications skills to adopt the concepts into production.
About Enterprise Architecture:
Enterprise Architecture is an organization within the Chief Technology Office at American Express and it is a key enabler of the company's technology strategy. The four pillars of Enterprise Architecture include:
- Architecture as Code: this pillar owns and operates foundational technologies that are leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise.
- Architecture as Design: this pillar includes the solution and technical design for transformation programs and business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support.
- Governance: this pillar is responsible for defining technical standards, and developing innovative tools that automate controls to ensure compliance.
- Colleague Enablement: this pillar is focused on colleague development, recognition, training, and enterprise outreach.
Knowledge/Skills
Strong analytical skills with a validated ability to understand and document business data requirements in complete, accurate, extensible, and flexible logical data models using data modeling tools like ErStudio, ErWin etc.
Able to come up with Conceptual and Logical Data Models at Enterprise, Business Unit/Domain Level
Able to facilitate discussions between small groups of Technology and Business, recognize issues of conflict and inconsistency between data requirements and pursue a resolution of these issues
Understands XML/JSON and schema development/reuse, Open Source and NoSQL will be an added advantage
Able to establish, modify or maintain data structures and associated components according to design
Understands Metadata Management and Database Management concepts
Creates data models using the relevant tools and frameworks
Partners with Sr. Data Engineers and Sr. Data architects to create platform level data models and database designs
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 DBMS's to reach high performance e.g. use data monitoring and analysis tools, tune configuration parameters, alter physical designs, benchmark, etc.
Has working knowledge of the range of tools used in the planning, analyzing, designing, building, testing, configuring and maintaining of assigned application(s)
Able to participate in assigned team's software delivery methodology (Agile, Scrum, Agile XP, Test-Driven Development, Waterfall, etc.)
Understands and has practical experience with infrastructure technologies and components like servers, jvms and networking concepts
Application of industry recognized methods, processes and standards
Identifies a number of ways to do things differently that will continuously improve the product
SDLC Methodologies and Practices
Metadata Management and Database Management
System/Platform Domain Knowledge
Minimum requirements:
Up to 6 years of data architecture and database development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience such as:
Familiar with Agile or other rapid application development methods
Experience with design and development across one or more database management systems (e.g. IMS, DB2 zOS, Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Netezza (PDA/DB2AA) as appropriate.
Hands-on expertise with database design and development and automated testing
Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and application development.
Proven experience in understanding of Big data technology and NOSQL design and coding with variety of data stores (document, column family, graph, etc.). Awareness of Cloud Native Database Technologies (BigQuery etc.)
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related field required; advanced degree preferred
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.
