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 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The Cybersecurity Engineer plays a critical role in protecting enterprise systems, applications, and data from evolving cyber threats. This position supports the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of security controls across on-premise and cloud environments.

The role combines technical engineering expertise with operational security responsibilities, working closely with Security Operations, Threat Intelligence, Technology Risk, Infrastructure, and Application Development teams to enhance defensive capabilities and reduce enterprise risk.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, implement, and maintain security technologies including firewalls, SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, web proxies, and email security solutions.
• Monitor and analyze security alerts to identify potential threats and support incident response activities.
• Support vulnerability management processes including scanning, prioritization, and remediation tracking.
• Assist with implementation of cloud security controls across AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
• Evaluate and improve logging, monitoring, and detection capabilities.
• Conduct security assessments and support remediation planning.
• Collaborate with engineering and development teams to integrate security into system design and deployment processes.
• Develop and maintain security documentation, standards, and procedures.
• Participate in investigations involving suspicious activity or security incidents.
• Contribute to automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong understanding of enterprise security controls and architectures.
• Experience working with network security technologies (firewalls, proxies, IDS/IPS).
• Familiarity with SIEM platforms and log analysis.
• Basic understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, and common network protocols.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools and remediation workflows.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Understanding of cloud security fundamentals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or equivalent experience.
• Industry certifications such as Security+, CEH, CISSP, GSEC, or similar.
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
• Familiarity with scripting or automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Knowledge of threat frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience supporting audit and compliance initiatives.

Salary Range: $123,000.00 to $215,250.00 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 you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• 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. 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 either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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