Senior Database Security Engineer
American Express · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · $123K–$215K/yr
Financial Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The Senior Database Security Engineer will design, build, and enhance the next-generation Data Access management program. They will partner with engineering and risk teams to embed security controls across the data lifecycle, including classification, encryption, and monitoring.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of software engineering experience in database security. Proficiency in Python, Java, and cloud-based security controls in AWS and GCP is required, along with experience in GenAI and agentic workflows.
Benefits
Full description
Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.
The Technology organization enables and accelerates the company’s growth strategies, delivering global capabilities and services in support of Amex’s customers and colleagues, while maintaining 24/7 servicing and availability to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality customer experience. Technology provides the foundation for everything we do in the company while driving differentiation through building and leveraging innovative technology and data insights.
At American Express, our mission is to deliver the world’s best customer experience every day. At the heart of this mission is our Information Security organization, enabling exceptional experiences built on a foundation of trust, service, and security. We leverage advanced technologies and data-driven insights to stay ahead of an evolving threat landscape. We foster a culture of passion, curiosity, and courage—empowering you to innovate, grow, and help shape the future of a Fortune 100 company.
Trust. Service. Security.
The Data Security team is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s most critical asset—its data—by ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability across all platforms and environments. Working at the intersection of cybersecurity, data governance, and privacy, the Data Security team focuses on capabilities such as data classification, encryption, secure data access, and monitoring. The team partners closely with engineering, risk, and business units to embed security controls throughout the data lifecycle—from creation and storage to sharing and archival.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Security Automation Engineer to design, build, and enhance our next-generation Data Access management (DAM) program spanning traditional, cloud-native, and emerging database technoloy
