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American Express Engineering Director - Datacenter Network Engineering in Phoenix, Arizona
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As an Engineering Director, Datacenter Network Engineering you will be responsible for delivering cutting edge network infrastructure solutions that are foundational pieces of American Express’ On-Prem, Private and Public Cloud Infrastructure. We are looking for a deeply technical, innovative, and high performing leader with an extensive background in building and leading Network Infrastructure engineering teams.
In this role, working with your highly talented team of program managers and network engineers, you will be required to effectively collaborate and communicate with leadership, architects, and across various product teams to effectively deliver Data Center Network Products with the highest quality possible.
Responsibilities:
Lead Datacenter Network Engineering team in delivering agile network infrastructure while ensuring 99.999% uptime
Build world-class team of Infrastructure Engineers and Infrastructure developers to develop scalable and agile network Infrastructure
Innovate with cloud Native architectures and enable infrastructure services as code
Drive the program to Improve the availability of the infrastructure platform
Manage the lifecycle of network platforms and software
Develop automation to dynamically provision and scale the Network Fabrics
Partner with PaaS and Infrastructure teams to develop next generation Software Defined Infrastructure capabilities
Required qualifications:
Strong leadership skills and ability to influence the engineering community
Hands-on experience of Datacenter Network fabrics, Load Balancers and Software Defined Networks is a must
In-depth Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, IS-IS and EVPN fabrics
Knowledge of Network, Storage and compute platforms
Experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure is required
Strong understanding of systems engineering and cloud technologies like service meshes, infrastructure as code are a plus
Experience in systems monitoring and operationalization of Infrastructure platforms
Knowledge of Programming languages like Java, Go, or Python is a plus
Qualifications
Salary Range: $170,000.00 to $255,000.00 annually bonus equity (if applicable) 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 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
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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 work in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days).
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Job: Technologies
Primary Location: US-Arizona-Phoenix
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 25007577