Public Cloud Database Engineer ID- 9697

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Help chart the course for database technology at American Express! We need top technical talent to supplement our Database Product Engineering team. This team selects the operational database technologies American Express will use, and figures out how best to set them up. We define, design, implement, test, and communicate the architectures, configurations, best practices, and standards for optimal use of database technologies across the company, both on-prem and public cloud. We evaluate new database versions, product enhancements, features, components and extensions for performance, throughput, scalability, availability, monitoring, and security; and we partner with our hosting, database administration, and operational support teams to operationalize and harden database technology for our top-tier financial applications. 
 
This specific posting is for a software/infrastructure engineer with experience in integrating, deploying and running relational and/or NoSQL databases in AWS and/or GCP. The candidate will put these skills to use by evaluating and preparing new and upgraded cloud database offerings for use across Amex, and by documenting, presenting and explaining the appropriate techniques, patterns and best practices for their use to our application development, database administration, and operational support teams.
 
The candidate will bring solid knowledge of DBMS concepts such as ACID, CAP and consistency. The ideal candidate will have experience with enterprise-scale cloud database deployments, including intra- and inter-data-center high availability configurations, fault tolerance and failover, replication, cluster management, automated provisioning, upgrade techniques, backup & restoration techniques, security mechanisms, health monitoring and alerting techniques, and troubleshooting.
 
Top skills & qualifications: 
 
 • DB certifications in cloud Platforms – AWS and/or GCP
 • Proven experience as a database engineer with hands on experience on relational databases (e.g. Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Spanner, Aurora, Postgres, Oracle) and/or NoSQL databases (e.g. Cassandra, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Firestore, Bigtable)
 • Experience in designing and implementing database GDHA, HA, DR, and fault tolerant DB architectures  
 • DB provisioning automation, monitoring, and maintenance using scripting languages (Ansible, Python) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform/AWS Cloud Formation) 
 • Experience in database security including encryption, access controls, Active Directory, RBAC, and compliance standards
 • Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) 


Day-to-day activities:
 
 • We use Jira for project management 
 • Meet with the team daily to review progress on assigned work
 • Work independently and with team members with new DB technology and integrated services in AWS and GCP 
 • Help define, test, and document standards and best practices; develop instructions; provide training to developers and DB support teams for new cloud DB technologies, features, and integrated services 
 
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 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:

Remote Customer Support, $40/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Night Job, No Experience Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend, Entry Level Remote Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Evening, Part-Time Job Data Entry, $50/hr, Night Job, No Degree, Remote Remote Customer Support, $35/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Remote Live Chat, $35/hr, Part-Time, Evening/Night Job Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $45/hr, No Experience, Remote, Night Job Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student Remote Customer Support, $50/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student Remote Phone Job, $40/hr, Part-Time, College Student Friendly Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, No Degree, Evening Job Entry Level Phone Job, $40/hr, Remote, No Degree Required Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend Phone Job, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Night Job, No Degree Remote Moderator, $40/hr, No Degree, Weekend Job, Part-Time Remote Data Entry, No Experience, $40/hr, Part-Time Data Entry, $50/hr, Night Job, No Degree, Remote Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, College Student Friendly, Part-Time Phone Job, $35/hr, Remote, Part-Time, College Student Data Entry, No Experience, $35/hr, Remote, College Student Customer Support, $40/hr, Weekend Job, Remote, No Degree Weekend Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, College Student, No Experience Phone Support, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Job Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience Remote Live Chat, $35/hr, College Student, No Experience Virtual Assistant, Remote, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience Virtual Assistant, Remote, $35/hr, Part-Time, Night Shift Live Chat Support, Remote, $40/hr, Night Shift, College Student Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience Required Remote Live Chat, $35/hr, College Student, No Experience Remote Moderator, $45/hr, No Degree, Weekend Job, Part-Time Remote Moderator, No Degree, $35/hr, Evening, Weekend Job Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, No Degree, Night Shift Remote Customer Support, $40/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Customer Support, $42/hr, Remote, Part-Time, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Night Job, No Degree Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Weekend, Remote, College Student Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience Entry-Level Remote Data Entry, $35/hr, Evening Job Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Weekend, Remote, College Student Data Entry, Remote, $42/hr, Evening Job, No Degree Phone Support, Remote, $35/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required Data Entry, $40/hr, No Experience, Remote, Weekend Job Remote Phone Job, $45/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $42/hr, Remote, Part-Time Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening Job, No Experience, Remote Remote Moderator, $50/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Part-Time Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, No Experience, Remote, Night Job Remote Phone Job, $40/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, Part-Time, College Student Weekend Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Weekend Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Evening, Remote, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Remote Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Data Entry, $50/hr, Night Shift, No Degree, Remote Job Live Chat Support, $45/hr, Part-Time, Remote, No Degree Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree Phone Job, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Night Job Remote Customer Support, $50/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Phone Support, Remote, $35/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Phone Support, $50/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience Part-Time Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Customer Support, $35/hr, Night Job, Remote, No Experience Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, Part-Time, College Student Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly Data Entry, Remote, $40/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Phone Job, $35/hr, Remote, Part-Time, College Student Phone Support, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Job Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Remote Moderator, $40/hr, College Student, Weekend Job Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Remote Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Night Shift Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend, No Degree Remote Moderator, $42/hr, College Student, Weekend Job Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend, Entry Level Data Entry, No Experience, $35/hr, Remote, College Student Remote Data Entry, No Experience, $40/hr, Part-Time Weekend Customer Support, $42/hr, Remote, College Student Entry-Level Remote Data Entry, $35/hr, Evening Job Remote Phone Job, $50/hr, College Student, Night Shift Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Weekend, College Student, Remote Remote Moderator, $42/hr, College Student, Weekend Job Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, Evening, No Experience Data Entry, No Degree, $45/hr, Part-Time, Remote Job Weekend Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Virtual Assistant, No Degree, $40/hr, Remote, Part-Time Customer Support, $35/hr, Night Job, Remote, No Experience Evening Virtual Assistant, Remote, $45/hr, No Experience Phone Support, Remote, $35/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Remote Live Chat, $35/hr, College Student, No Experience Phone Support, Remote, $35/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Entry Level Phone Job, $42/hr, Remote, No Degree Required Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, Weekend, No Experience Evening Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, No Experience Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Remote Live Chat, $35/hr, Part-Time, Evening/Night Job Phone Job, $50/hr, Remote, No Degree, Part-Time, Weekend Live Chat Support, Remote, $42/hr, Night Shift, College Student Live Chat Support, $50/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree Customer Support, $50/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening Job, No Experience, Remote Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, College Student, No Experience Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $40/hr, Remote, Part-Time

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.

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

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