Senior Software Engineer I
American Express7 hours ago
Phoenix, AZ, USASenior
Base Salary
$123k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and automate reusable, secure multi-cloud infrastructure patterns across Google Cloud Platform, AWS, and Azure.
- Build enterprise-grade Terraform and OpenTofu modules, policy-driven infrastructure, self-service capabilities, CI/CD integrations, automated testing, and governance controls.
- Design cloud networking, segmentation, isolation, private connectivity, routing, load balancing, VPN, and dedicated interconnect architectures.
- Implement network security, IAM, secrets management, encryption, certificates/PKI, Zero Trust controls, and secure-by-default infrastructure patterns.
- Design API gateway and API infrastructure for authentication, authorization, routing, rate limiting, policy enforcement, private APIs, and service-to-service connectivity.
- Enable secure Kubernetes and containerized workload connectivity, including ingress/egress controls and workload isolation.
- Support AI and agentic workloads through secure agent-to-API/tool connectivity, identity, authorization, guardrails, observability, and controlled cross-cloud access.
- Operate resilient multi-cloud infrastructure and optimize networking, data-transfer, NAT, load-balancing, API, and connectivity costs.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of infrastructure engineering experience and at least 7 years of hands-on experience designing and automating infrastructure across GCP, AWS, and/or Azure.
- Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, OpenTofu, or similar frameworks.
- Experience developing multi-cloud network and security architectures spanning cloud, on-premises, and SaaS environments.
- Deep knowledge of cloud networking, network security, IAM, API infrastructure, Kubernetes networking, distributed systems, and application connectivity patterns.
- Experience building reusable IaC platform capabilities, golden patterns, self-service infrastructure, policy-as-code, automated compliance, and developer enablement.
- Experience with cloud-native security controls, API management platforms, policy-as-code, IaC security scanning, FinOps, and cloud cost optimization.
- Experience enabling agentic AI platforms and AI infrastructure, including enterprise API access, MCP/tool integrations, agent identity, guardrails, observability, and controlled cross-cloud connectivity.
- Relevant certifications such as HashiCorp Terraform Associate, GCP professional certifications, AWS Advanced Networking or Security Specialty, or Azure Network/Security certifications.
- Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required; the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries and bonus incentives.
- 6% company match on the retirement savings plan and free financial coaching.
- 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 of paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, for pregnancy, adoption, or surrogacy.
- Access to global onsite wellness centers, confidential counseling through the Healthy Minds program, and career development and training opportunities.
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About American Express
American Express builds a global payments network and issues consumer, small-business, and corporate cards, plus merchant acquiring and travel services. Revenue comes from card fees, interest and lending, discount/merchant fees, and network services. Founded in 1850 and headquartered in New York City, it operates the Amex acceptance network worldwide and offers co-branded cards and membership rewards across millions of cardmembers and merchants; ticker NYSE: AXP.