Sr Data Engineer - Financial Data Engineering at American Express | AZ, US | Rezi

Sr Data Engineer - Financial Data Engineering at American Express

Sr Data Engineer - Financial Data Engineering

American Express · AZ, US

1 weeks ago

Sr Data Engineer - Financial Data Engineering

American Express · AZ, US

12 days ago
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About the Role

As part of the Finance Technology Data Governance team, the Senior Data Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, migrating, deploying, and supporting scalable data and reporting solutions. They will also be responsible for enabling data governance across various finance applications. The role requires strong hands-on experience in data engineering, cloud migration, data pipeline development, CI/CD, reporting, and production support. The engineer will work closely with business, product, and technology teams to modernize existing data and reporting platforms and deliver reliable, secure, and high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and support scalable data pipelines and data processing solutions.
  • Enable Data Governance (data lineage, data quality rule enablement and reporting, anomaly detection, establishing controls) and Reporting on data assets across Finance Applications.
  • Lead and support data and application migrations from legacy platforms to cloud platforms, ensuring data integrity, reconciliation, performance, and stability.
  • Design, develop, and support Apache Airflow DAGs/jobs for workflow orchestration and data processing.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate code builds, testing, deployments, and releases across environments.
  • Manage Git/GitHub repositories, including branching, pull requests, code reviews, dependency management, and vulnerability remediation.
  • Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports, including data modeling, visualization, performance optimization, and report validation.
  • Support migration and modernization of reporting solutions, ensuring consistency of business logic, metrics, and reporting outputs.
  • Perform source-to-target mapping, data validation, reconciliation, and performance optimization for migration and development activities.
  • Implement automated testing, monitoring, error handling, and operational controls for data pipelines.
  • Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and support timely resolution.
  • Follow established Agile, DevOps, release management, security, and change management practices.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, business, and platform teams to deliver reliable and maintainable solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience in data engineering, application development, and data migration.
  • Strong understanding of Data Management principles and data Governance.
  • Strong experience with SQL, ETL/ELT, data modeling, and large-scale data processing.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP and cloud-based data solutions.
  • Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestration tools.
  • Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and supporting releases across environments.
  • Strong experience with Git/GitHub, code reviews, branching strategies, dependency management, and vulnerability remediation.
  • Hands-on experience with Power BI including dashboard/report development and reporting platform migration.
  • Experience with Agile, automated testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
  • Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Skills

  • Data Engineering
  • Cloud Migration
  • Data Pipeline Development
  • CI/CD
  • Reporting
  • Production Support
  • SQL
  • ETL/ELT
  • Data Modeling
  • Large-scale data processing
  • GCP
  • Apache Airflow
  • Git/GitHub
  • Power BI
  • Agile
  • Automated Testing
  • Deployment
  • Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting
  • Communication
  • Collaboration

Location

  • United States

Work Type

  • Hybrid
  • Onsite
  • Virtual

Experience Level

  • Senior

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience

Benefits

  • 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

About the Company

  • 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.
  • From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
  • As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.

Equal Opportunity

  • 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 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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