Information Security Specialist
Information Security Specialist
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
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 youll 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
Focus
Responsible for architecting and engineering data access security controls that manage monitor measure and report the data access security posture of the organizations data estate. Specifically this role will focus on controlling access to databases hosted on on-prem distributed servers as well as public cloud. Data access controls will cover person and non-person identities and their access including but not limited to users applications APIs and GenAI.
Organizational Context
Reports to the Director of Data Access Management. The Data Access Management team architects engineers and operates data access controls for structured semi-structured and unstructured data hosted on the mainframe distributed servers cloud storage file systems file shares and collaboration repositories. Works across Technology Risk and Information Security Privacy Enterprise Data Governance hosting platform teams to meet business security risk and compliance objectives for a Category 2 Data Access Management team functions in support of the broader Data Security Posture Management program.
Implement lifecycle management controls for user System and Services IDs that have access to on-prem and cloud databases
Implement database activity monitoring policies for on-prem and cloud databases
Conduct security assessments of User System and Service IDs access to data
Document current and desired future state capabilities incorporating industry leading technologies that improve data access controls
Design develop and deploy technology controls to drive least privilege access to data
Define data access control metrics
Provide ongoing awareness/education of industry efforts and statistics relevant to data access control
Work with all levels across Technology and Business to establish data access controls that align with enterprise strategies and compliance objectives
Provide consultation to internal Business partners customers and vendors in assessing data access risks and mitigating controls to protect corporate intellectual capital and other sensitive data.
Develop test and optimize complex SQL queries stored procedures functions and triggers.
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Security (or equivalent work experience)
Experience architecting and engineering data access security controls
In-depth experience with Database permissions for different DB types including Oracle MSSQL PostgreSQL Cassandra Couchbase cloud native Databases
In-depth experience with implementing Database activity monitoring controls for on-prem and cloud databases
Experience instantiating access security controls and measuring control effectiveness
In-depth experience with design and implementation of automation scripts using Java Python
Proficiency with Linux / Unix systems and its administration in a complex multi-platform environment
5 Years of hands on experience.
Shares critical expertise and knowledge to support team
Uses breakthrough thinking to generate insights alternatives and opportunities to prevent attacks
Analyzes complex information and identifies the most meaningful details
Identifies a number of ways to do things differently that will continuously strengthen the security posture
Takes initiative handles problems and acts on own initiative without being prompted
Transparently leads through change ambiguity and brings clarity
Prepares well in advance to maximize resource and time
Requires in depth knowledge of identity and access management (IAM) architecture engineering and operations to protect access to data; authoring security policies standards controls and metrics; knowledge of related technologies: web network server database security; IAM control operations and providing evidence of compliance and control efficacy Proficiency in SQL and experience with RDBMS such asPostgreSQL Oracle SQL Server and Couchbase.
Communications Teamwork Continuous Improvement Courage Curiosity Ingenuity Tenacity
Technical Technical Acumen Emerging Technologies Database access Knowledge
Functional Identity and Access Management
Leadership Analytical Thinking
Business Regulatory Compliance Industry and Company Knowledge
Salary Range: $110000.00 to $190000.00 annually bonus benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately in determining your pay well consider your location experience and other job-related factors.
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones physical financial and mental health as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
- 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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws including but not limited to the California Fair Chance Act the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive professionally and personally. Thats 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.
US Job Seekers - Click to view the Know Your Rights poster. If the link does not work you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window: on factors such as business unit requirements the nature of the position cost and applicable laws American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
