Data Engineer

American Express

. Work with product teams to understand business data requirements .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $119,813 - $150,250 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in database administration, data architecture design, and data modeling, with a strong focus on automating tasks and supporting production environments. Proficient in utilizing various tools and technologies to enhance database performance and integration.

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Database AdministrationData Architecture DesignData ModelingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)API REST

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Hard Skills

Database DesignData Flowchart DesignScript DevelopmentPerformance TuningETLBig DataNoSQL DatabasesShell ScriptingPythonRDBMS

Tools & Technologies

EclipseIntelliJJiraBacklogGITApache AirflowApache FlinkElasticsearchKafkaKibana

Industry Keywords

Data IntegrationData RequirementsData ModelsDatabase TestingProduction Environment Support

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowApacheElasticSearchETLJenkinsKafkaLinuxMicroservicesNoSQLPythonRDBMSShell ScriptingSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with product teams to understand business data requirements
Identify data needs and data sources to create data architecture
Document data requirements and data stories
Maintain data models for seamless integration into existing data architectures
Create and maintain information about stored data
Translate database requirements into physical database design
Build and enhance database design and infrastructure supporting the business portfolio
Perform database design reviews
Support database testing
Provide production environment support for database systems and processes
Design database features for ongoing sprints
Monitor database requirements based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects, and issues

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related STEM field
5 years of progressively responsible experience with database administration
1 year of experience developing scripts for automating routine tasks
1 year of experience designing algorithms and data flowcharts
1 year of experience performing User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
1 year of experience using data modeling and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) tools, including Eclipse and IntelliJ
1 year of experience using issue management tools, including Jira and Backlog
1 year of experience using source control management tools, including GIT
1 year of experience with API REST, Apache Airflow, Apache Flink, Big Data, data structures, Elasticsearch, ETL, Hive, Jenkins, JSON, Kafka, Kibana, Linux, MemSQL, NoSQL databases, performance tuning, Python, RDBMS, Spark, shell scripting, and Vert.x-based microservices development
Job location: Phoenix, AZ

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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
Telecommuting available up to 2 days per week