Infrastructure Engineer at American Express

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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, 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 Mainframe & Data Center Infrastructure organization engineers, operates, and supports highly available and scalable infrastructures, which includes mainframe and middleware systems, database operations, data centers and security services.

Do you thrive on solving complex infrastructure challenges in z/OS, storage, and performance tuning — and want to keep critical mainframe systems running at peak reliability? Come shape the future of our platform in a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning!!! As an Infrastructure Engineer on the mainframe, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the resilience, security, and scalability of the systems that power American Express worldwide! The Infrastructure Engineer I will lead the engineering and design of critical American Express mainframe applications and infrastructure in conjunction with solving, tuning and debugging of applications and databases using the mainframe platform and will report directly to the Engineering Director for Mainframe Operations and Engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the engineering and implementation of modern mainframe infrastructure solutions with a focus on z/OS, z/Linux, and hybrid integration.
• Support senior engineers in designing, configuring, and automating mainframe systems and applications using modern tools and practices.
• Participate in modernization and automation initiatives, such as Infrastructure-as-Code, API enablement, and hybrid cloud integration.
• Assist with the analysis and tuning of system performance, security, and reliability, leveraging AI and AIOps insights where applicable.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Infrastructure, Application, Cloud, and AI engineers, to deliver modernization projects and optimize end-to-end performance.
• Help define and document technical requirements, implementation plans, and runbooks to ensure consistent engineering standards.
• Engage in research and proof-of-concept activities to evaluate emerging mainframe and automation technologies.
• Contribute to an agile, DevOps-driven environment, participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and automation-focused delivery.
• Demonstrate commitment to innovation, learning, and continuous improvement, sharing insights and new ideas within the team

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of foundational knowledge with z/OS, JCL, RACF, LPARs*, and datasets.
• Familiarity with automation or scripting (Python, REXX, or YAML).
• Experience with  DevOps concepts (Git, Jenkins, UrbanCode Deploy, or Zowe CLI).
• Experience with  Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Ansible for Z or Terraform plug-ins.

• Bachelor's Degree

   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to diagnose and learn new systems quickly.
• Familiarity with security and compliance practices (access controls, encryption, change management).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• A growth mindset and curiosity about mainframe modernization, AI integration, and intelligent automation.

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