Software Engineer II (Cybersecurity)

American Express
Phoenix, AZ

Salary Range: $85000.00 to $150000.00 annually bonus benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately in determining your pay well 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. Thats 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.

US Job Seekers - Click to view the Know Your Rights poster. If the link does not work you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window: eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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 youll 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

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. Amex 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 on #TeamAmex.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Designs develops tests and debugs software applications and systems
  • Completes software builds through consistent development practices including the use of tools common components and documentation with guidance from peers and leaders
  • Completes code reviews/Secure code reviews and automated testing to maintain high-quality code standards with guidance from peers and leaders
  • Supports and monitors software across test integration and production environments
  • Adheres to security and regulatory best practices to ensure software compliance
  • Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives
  • Completes the development and maintenance of security policies procedures and best practices to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
  • Collaborates with software development teams to integrate security into the software development lifecycle including conducting code reviews and providing support on secure coding practices
  • Implements encryption technologies to protect sensitive data in transit and at rest ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of the organizations data with guidance from peers and leaders
  • Conducts research on emerging security threats and technologies to stay updated and maintain situation awareness on emerging and disruptive technologies
  • Conducts testing and evaluation of new cybersecurity technologies following SDLC practices for deployment and testing while managing changes in release management to maintain system integrity and security
  • Drafts detailed technical documentation and reports on security assessments findings and remediation efforts to provide insights and recommendations for improving the organizations security posture under guidance from peers and leaders

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Systems Cybersecurity and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance and security standards
  • Knowledge of Application Development & Security
  • Knowledge of Data Engineering
  • Knowledge of Cloud Security Management
  • Knowledge of Data Privacy & Protection (DPP GDPR)
  • Knowledge of Data Security Management
  • Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python Bash or PowerShell for automating security tasks
  • Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems algorithms NoSQL and relational databases
  • Knowledge of the core tools used in the planning analyzing crafting building testing configuring and maintaining of assigned application(s)
  • Knowledge of event driven architecture and messaging: Kafka web hooks asynchronous API design preferred.
  • Experience in application design software development and automated testing
  • Experience in object-oriented design and coding with variety of languages
  • Experience in distributed (multi-tiered) systems algorithms and relational databases
  • Experience in Agile software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum/Kanban iterations user stories
  • Experience in automation testing and documentation (i.e. automated functional and performance)
  • Experience with Testing Frameworks: Unit testing Regression Testing
  • Experience withJava 8 Spring Suite Framework preferred
  • Experience with Python Django framework preferred
  • Experience with React JS Node JS Go-lang preferred
  • Experience with Kubernetes Docker Jenkins Cloud deployment (CI/CD) preferred
  • Experience with PostgreSQL Oracle or equivalent relational databasespreferred
  • At least one security related certification preferred like:CSSLP GWEB GCIH CEH GSEC CASE CCNA etc.
  • At least one developer related certification preferred like: OCP. OCA OCM DCD DVA-C02 CKAD ACE CCSP Profession Cloud Developeretc.
Posted 2025-11-21

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