Data Engineers ID- 9741

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. seeks Data Engineers to work with product teams to understand business data requirements, identify data needs and data sources to create data architecture, and support changes and implementation. Document data requirements and data stories, and maintain data models to ensure seamless integration into existing data architectures. Create and maintain information about stored data and understand database requirements and translate those requirements into physical database design. Build and enhance database design and infrastructure that supports the business portfolio. Perform database design review, support database testing, and provide production environment support for database systems and processes. Design database features for ongoing sprints and monitor database requirements based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects, and issues.

Position requires a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related STEM field and 2 years of experience with database administration. Experience must also include 1 year of experience with each of the following: administering Cassandra Cluster using Datastax OpsCenter; developing scripts for Automation Routine tasks; designing algorithms and flowcharts; monitoring Couchbase Servers using tools including Nagios Core and Icinga; performing UAT (User Acceptance Testing); and data model design tools, IDE tools including Eclipse and IntelliJ, issue management system tools including Jira and Backlog, NoSQL Databases, operating systems including Redhat Linux, and Source Control Management tools including GIT, and Mercurial. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S.

Job Location: New York, NY

Salary Range: $126,360.00 - $150,000.00 annually

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 
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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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.

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