**Description**

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As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. 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. American Express 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.

As an Information Security Specialist in the Payment Cryptographic Architecture team you will be responsible for defining and delivering cryptographic solutions by providing technical knowledge and industry insight to influence and guide the development of payment products and platforms. The position will require you to partner with Payment Subject Matter Experts and Product Owners across the Enterprise, working across multiple projects with a focus on unifying the payment ecosystem in accordance with the Technology Risk and Information Security (TRIS) strategy and Enterprise priorities.

In addition to working with the internal teams, this position will support the development of industry standards and security guidelines through the participation in various industry working groups across PCI, EMVCo and ANSI.

**How will you make an impact in this role?**

This full-time position reports to the Staff Information Security Specialist, and encompasses the following key duties:

+ Close partnership with Subject Matter Experts across the payment ecosystem to partner on the development of strategic roadmaps and transformational opportunities for the payment cryptographic services.

+ Participate in the review of platform and production solutions with the focus of identifying potential vulnerabilities and opportunities to align to the Technology Risk strategy.

+ Provide holistic design and architectural direction for payment platforms and services.

+ Design and oversee security patterns and solutions that provide frameworks, interfaces, and services that can be extended and reused across one or more platforms.

+ Engagement with Industry bodies such as PCI, EMV and ANSI

+ Significant contribution to setting technology direction, development of architecture and influence in implementation.

+ Responsibility for leading parallel efforts and delivering high quality crypto/security engineering solutions on time.

+ Interact with leaders, engineers and business partners to understand their objectives.

+ Extend business product innovation through the adoption and implementation of technology.

+ Facilitate a culture of continuous learning by leading in development sessions.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ BS degree in Computer Science (or related field), with 7 years of relevant experience

+ Able to effectively explain and communicate complex technological problems and solutions in easy-to-understand business language.

+ Hands-on experience with design and implementation of cryptographic solutions in a diverse and global environment.

+ Knowledge of cryptography technologies involving software and hardware integration and implementation, e.g. hardware security modules, trusted platform modules, authentication and encryption protocols, PKI or key management.

+ Holistic understanding of cryptography and key management within the financial industry

+ Knowledge and understanding of applied cryptography in the field of Information Security including industry best practices.

+ Deep technical experience with at least one field of payment security (e.g., payment cards, mobile payments, ecommerce, etc.)

+ Ability to provide hands-on design, solutions and support to technical project teams.

+ Expertise in designing and implementing scalable solution architectures that perform at a global enterprise scale.

+ Routinely introduces new and impactful technologies based on research, proof of concepts and independent investigation.

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Demonstrated experience in engagement and participation in working with industry bodies such as PCI, EMVCo, ANSI, etc.

+ Experience with multiple payment product form factors (e.g., payment cards, mobile payments, ecommerce, etc.)

**Qualifications**

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually bonus benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

+ 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.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's 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.

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**Job:** Technology

**Primary Location:** US-Arizona-Phoenix

**Other Locations:** US-Georgia-Atlanta, US-New York-New York, US-Florida-Sunrise

**Schedule** Full-time

**Req ID:** 25003833