Description

　　You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

　　With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

　　At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

　　Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

　　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 of #TeamAmex.

　　Do you see data or a better way to improve business and lives? Today, there’s a business advantage hiding in plain sight, and you’ll find it in data. Our Data Engineers know how to use the latest technology to design, evaluate, debug and manage the data that leads to better decisions, a stronger company, and higher customer satisfaction. So if you’re not intimidated by the data explosion, engineer your career here. More than the data on what you’ll be doing. There’s no end to the data that’s created every day and the opportunities you find here. But these are just some of your responsibilities: - Document data requirements/data stories and maintain data models - Support the management of data assets according to enterprise standards, guidelines and policies - Help build and enhance the database design that supports our business portfolio - Work collaboratively with business and product teams - Identify opportunities to adopt innovative technologies

　　Focus:

　　Contributes to crafting, developing, trouble shooting, debugging, evaluating, modifying, deploying and documenting all data components (data architecture, logical and physical data models, database objects and database administration) that meet the needs of customer-facing applications, business applications, and/or internal end user applications.

　　Organizational Context:

　　Entry-level position. Member of a data management and database development team reporting to a Senior Data Engineer, Engineering Director or Director of Technical Delivery.

　　How will you make an impact in this role?

　　Reviews data requirements / data stories and corresponding data sources and data architecture

　　Documents data requirements / data stories and maintains data models to ensure flawless integration into existing data architectures

　　Supports management of data assets as per the enterprise standards, guidelines and policies

　　Reviews and understands the processing requirements inclusive of data and transaction volumes, scalability, security and performance requirements

　　Assists in building and improving the database design and infrastructure required to support the Business portfolio

　　Assists in performing database design review and supports database testing

　　Provides production environment support for database systems and processes

　　Communicates and works closely with business and product teams to support changes and implementation

　　Function as an active member if an agile team through consistent development practices (tools, components, and documentation)

　　Finds opportunities to adopt innovative technologies

　　Takes part in reviews of own work or with colleagues

　　Work on prioritized/assigned features for ongoing sprints

　　Range of Impact/Influence:

　　Accountable for team completing work you’re leading and work you are doing as agreed upon

　　Accountable to team for delivery of quality work

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Education & Experience:

　　Up to 2 years of software development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience such as:

　　Understanding of Agile or other rapid application development methods

　　Exposure to 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

　　Exposure to methods relating to application and database design, development and automated testing

　　Understanding of Big data / NOSQL design and development with variety of data stores (document, column family, graph, etc.)

　　Good understanding and Technical knowledge of DBMS products and ecosystem – e.g.

　　storage formats, access algorithms, data management processes, administration, data maintenance, replication, high availability, encryption, etc.”

　　General knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational & non-relational databases

　　Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related field required; advanced degree preferred

　　High Performance Behaviors:

　　Recognizes opportunities to adopt innovative technologies to enable business capabilities

　　Able to challenge the status quo and drive innovation by generating creative ideas and solutions

　　Keeps up-to-date on current research and technology in the industry

　　Understands technical aspects of the job and uses appropriate technology for the situation at hand

　　Tries innovative approaches when problem solving, seeking ideas, or suggestions from others as appropriate

　　Carries out systematic and rational analysis to identify the root cause of problems

　　Recognizes the importance of collaboration to achieve objectives

　　Is clear when explaining ideas and concepts to others, communication is structured and easy to understand

　　Leads multiple tasks optimally - progresses work in parallel

　　Adapts to change quickly and easily

　　Handles problems and acts on own initiative without being prompted

　　Knows when to raise decisions and when to make on-the-spot decisions

　　Knowledge/Skills:

　　Able to understand and use data structures and associated components

　　Basic understanding of Metadata Management and Database Management

　　Able to understand and document business data requirements in complete, accurate, extensible and flexible logical data models using data modeling tools – ErStudio, ErWin

　　Creates basic data models using the relevant tools and frameworks

　　Basic understanding of XML and schema development/reuse, database concepts, database designs, Open Source, big data technology and NoSQL will be an added advantage

　　Application of industry recognized methods, processes and standards

　　Has understanding of the core 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.) in support of data management and database development

　　Familiar with infrastructure technologies and components like servers, jvms, databases, and networking concepts

　　Technology Skills You'll Use Every Day:

　　Adaptive Communication

　　Agile Practices

　　Industry and Company Knowledge

　　Organizational Change

　　Technical Acuity

　　Technology Industry Trends

　　Game Changers:

　　Adaptability

　　Collaboration & Partnership

　　Continuous Improvement

　　Courage

　　Curiosity

　　Resourcefulness

　　Servant Leadership

　　Tenacity

　　Role/Strengths You’ll Need:

　　Technical

　　Database Design

　　Emerging Technologies

　　Performance and Tuning

　　System/Platform Domain Knowledge

　　Functional

　　Data Analysis

　　Data Management

　　Database Administration

　　Leadership

　　Analytical Thinking

　　Consultancy

　　Decision-Making

　　Business

　　Problem SolvingQualifications

　　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:

　　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

　　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.

　　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 or in a hybrid model (combination of 3 days in-office and virtual days).

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　　Job: Technology

　　Primary Location: US-Arizona-Phoenix

　　Schedule Full-time

　　Req ID: 24000303