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American Express

Associate, Tech Ops Engineering

American Express

. Monitor application and infrastructure health using enterprise monitoring and observability tools, including ELF .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeChennai • IndiaMid-LevelWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in application development, maintenance, and production support with a strong focus on reliability and availability. Proficient in monitoring, observability, and automation practices within enterprise environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Java DevelopmentDistributed Systems ManagementObservability Stack ProficiencyIncident Management Using ServiceNowCloud Platform Experience

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Hard Skills
Application DevelopmentSystem AdministrationScripting with PowerShell and PythonCI/CD Pipeline ImplementationDatabase Management with MySQL and PostgreSQLMonitoring and Alerting with ELFNetwork TroubleshootingDocker and KubernetesPerformance AnalysisDisaster Recovery Planning
Soft Skills
CollaborationProblem-SolvingRoot Cause AnalysisAgile Methodology ParticipationDocumentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
ELFSplunkElasticsearchPrometheusGrafanaServiceNowAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformRDP and Citrix
Certifications & Qualifications
Certification in JavaCertification in .NETCertification in Python
Industry Keywords
Site Reliability EngineeringITILIncident ManagementChange ManagementOperational Metrics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCassandraCitrixCloudDistributed SystemsDockerElasticSearchFirewallsGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaHBaseITSMJavaJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesMySQLNoSQLPostgresPrometheusPythonRDBMSServiceNowSplunk.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Monitor application and infrastructure health using enterprise monitoring and observability tools, including ELF
  • Configure, tune, and maintain ELF alerting mechanisms aligned to service health indicators and SLOs
  • Develop and maintain dashboards for system performance, availability, reliability trends, and operational metrics
  • Analyze metrics, logs, and distributed traces to identify issues and support root cause analysis
  • Own and execute blameless root cause analyses for production incidents and track corrective and preventive actions to closure
  • Implement minor code fixes, configuration updates, and reliability enhancements
  • Collaborate with application development and platform teams to review defects and improve service reliability
  • Participate in Agile sprint planning, backlog grooming, estimation, and delivery of SRE-owned work items
  • Drive reliability improvements through automation, operational fixes, and platform enhancements
  • Participate in Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and execution
  • Perform system patching and maintenance in accordance with security, compliance, and audit requirements
  • Support ITIL-based Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes
  • Monitor network performance and troubleshoot connectivity, latency, and access issues
  • Participate in SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle management
  • Manage service accounts, access provisioning, credential rotation, and security compliance
  • Drive automation and operational toil reduction using scripting, CI/CD pipelines, and platform tooling
  • Maintain system documentation, runbooks, SOPs, operational guidelines, troubleshooting procedures, and performance and incident reports

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in application development, maintenance, and production support
  • Hands-on exposure to Java and distributed systems in enterprise environments
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience; advanced degree is a plus
  • Strong knowledge of operating systems and application runtimes such as Java and .NET
  • Knowledge of distributed systems and service-based architectures from an operations and reliability perspective
  • Strong knowledge of observability stacks and platforms, including Splunk, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Knowledge of logging, monitoring, tracing, and performance analysis
  • Knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, HBase, and Cassandra
  • Knowledge of scripting and automation using PowerShell and Python
  • Experience in Incident, Problem, and Change Management using ServiceNow or similar ITSM tools
  • Experience supporting production systems in large-scale enterprise environments with a focus on reliability and availability
  • Experience in system administration, infrastructure operations, and network troubleshooting
  • Experience with CI/CD pipeline implementation and support using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, XL Release (XLR), or similar
  • Experience managing and troubleshooting servers, networks, cloud platforms, and technology services
  • Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
  • Knowledge of cloud-based Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
  • Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices-based architectures
  • Experience using enterprise monitoring and alerting platforms such as ELF
  • Experience accessing and managing remote systems using RDP and Citrix
  • Proficiency administering servers via SSH
  • Knowledge of networking concepts including ports, protocols, firewalls, and secure remote access
  • Certification in at least one programming language or runtime such as Java, .NET, or Python

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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