Sr Cybersecurity Engineer I

Join American Express in Phoenix, AZ as a Sr Cybersecurity Engineer I onsite role focused on building enterprise security engineering capabilities. You will design and deliver solutions that improve how teams manage risk across applications and modern cloud environments, including cryptography and key management, vulnerability management automation, and secure cloud-native patterns. The work leverages software engineering practices and AI-assisted development tools to accelerate security workflows.

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and deliver high-performance, scalable security engineering solutions using Java and modern Java frameworks in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Drive remediation of application and cloud security vulnerabilities.
• Build automated vulnerability remediation capabilities using CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, security tooling, and AI-enabled technologies to speed up vulnerability analysis, remediation, validation, and reporting.
• Secure applications, services, APIs, and workloads deployed in modern cloud environments.
• Develop cryptography and key management solutions to support secure operations.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).
• 6+ years of software engineering experience designing, developing, and delivering high-performance, scalable solutions using Java and modern Java frameworks in large-scale enterprise settings.
• Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted development technologies, including GitHub Copilot, Large Language Models (LLMs), and other AI-enabled engineering tools for accelerating development, code analysis, testing, documentation, and security engineering workflows.
• Experience designing and building high-performance libraries, SDKs, and REST APIs, with strong emphasis on automation, scalability, security, resiliency, and developer experience.
• Hands-on experience developing Cryptography and Key Management solutions, including working knowledge of cryptographic standards, PKCS#11, Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), key lifecycle management, and secure integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management and secure software development practices, including experience driving remediation of application and cloud security vulnerabilities.
• Experience implementing automated vulnerability remediation capabilities using CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, security tooling, and AI-enabled technologies.
• Experience with cloud platforms and cloud-native security practices, including securing applications, services, APIs, and workloads.
• Strong analytical, engineering, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex security challenges, develop practical solutions, and use automation and AI to improve security outcomes at enterprise scale.
• Strong collaboration and technical leadership skills, including ability to influence teams, mentor developers, communicate security concepts effectively, and drive cross-functional initiatives across engineering, architecture, cloud, and cybersecurity organizations.

Technologies you’ll work with

• Java
• GitHub Copilot
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• REST APIs
• Cryptography
• Key Management
• PKCS#11
• Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
• CI/CD pipelines
• GitHub Actions

Salary range

USD 123,000 - 215,250 per year.

Visa sponsorship

Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for some positions.