What is a Security Engineer?
At American Express, a Security Engineer is not merely a gatekeeper; you are an enabler of innovation within a highly regulated financial ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of modern software engineering and critical risk management. Because trust is the primary currency of American Express, your work directly protects the brand’s 175-year reputation, safeguarding the data of millions of cardholders and merchants while enabling the company to deploy new technologies like AI, cloud-native infrastructure, and payment cryptography.
In this position, you will move beyond basic firewall configuration. You will likely work within specific domains such as Payment Crypto Solutions, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security Governance, or Application Security (DevSecOps). Whether you are architecting zero-trust models for hybrid clouds, writing secure Java/Python code for internal tools, or conducting penetration tests on new financial products, your goal is to embed security into the DNA of the product lifecycle. You will collaborate closely with product teams to ensure that "backing" our customers means protecting them first.
