Engineer - Data Management / Big Data

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

Business Overview:

International Card Services (ICS)

ASI (Analytics & Strategic Insights) Marketing Analytics

Job Responsibilities:

1. Design, development & maintenance of prospect database for our lead markets in ICS
   
2. Discover and analyze the technical architecture for new and existing solutions on an ongoing basis
   
3. Partner with business, analytics, and machine learning teams to enhance the prospect database
   

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent
  
• 1-3 years of experience in developing solutions across a variety of platforms and technologies such as Big Data, PySpark, Hive, Scala, Java, Scripting 
  
• Experience in Agile Scrum methodology or the Software Delivery Life Cycle. 
  
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
  
• Ability to think abstractly and deal with ambiguous/under-defined problems 
  
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment with minimal errors
  
• Strong ability to formulate and communicate strategies in a clear, compelling way
  

Technical Skills/Capabilities:

• Expertise in Big Data, Hive, SQL
  
• Background of programming skills – Java and Hadoop 
  

• 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