Hiring: Director - Technologies Company: American Express Location: Phoenix, AZ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 02:13:23 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, CI/CD, Dynatrace, EKS, ELK Stack, Express, GCP, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, Make, Prometheus, Serverless, Splunk About the job Experience: •15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, including 8+ years driving Amazon Web Services (AWS) large engineering team at scale, building and managing large fleet of EKS clusters, successfully leading teams responsible for highly reliable, resilient, and enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure. Required Skills: •As part of Team Amex, you'll 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. •About The AWS Public Cloud (Platform Services) Engineering Team •American Express Enterprise Cloud Engineering team is looking for innovators to help us build world-class applications, cloud platforms, and infrastructure supported by integrated CI/CD, observability, and security capabilities. •Lead the AWS platform engineering team to enhance the Amex EKS Platform and enable AWS native serviceswith focus on customer experience. •Partner with security, architecture, SRE, and application teams to define and implement cloud best practices. •Optimize AWS spend across all services including compute, storage, networking and managed services. •Define and implement standardized patterns for Gen AI, AI/ML, AI OPS use cases across the public cloud. •Continuously evaluate and optimize cloud infrastructure to improve reliability, efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain security posture. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. •15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, including 8+ years driving Amazon Web Services (AWS) large engineering team at scale, building and managing large fleet of EKS clusters, successfully leading teams responsible for highly reliable, resilient, and enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure. •Comprehensive expertise in cloud technologies (such as AWS, Google Cloud) and experience with cloud orchestration and automation tools. •Practical experience utilizing DevOps practices and methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and infrastructure as code. •Practical experience utilizing observability tools such as Prometheus, Splunk, ELK, and Dynatrace. •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and drive resolution in a fast-paced environment. •Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence decision-making at all levels of the organization. •Certifications such as AWS Cloud Professional Architect, Kubernetes certified professional or other relevant certifications are a plus. •Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. •As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!