Associate-Tech Operations Engineering

American Express; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in London seeks an Associate, Technology Operations Engineering. This role involves monitoring technology performance, providing technical support, and ensuring high availability of services. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 5+ years of experience in engineering or service delivery. The position offers competitive salaries and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries

Bonus incentives

Flexible working model

Qualifications

• 5+ years of varied experience in software engineering or service delivery.
• Experience in cloud administration and IT asset management.
• Experience in technology operations on a wide range of applications.

Responsibilities

• Monitor performance and availability of technology systems.
• Provide technical support to end-users.
• Maintain accurate documentation of system configurations.

Skills

Knowledge of network protocols and technologies

Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python)

Proficient verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

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, 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

As an Associate, Technology Operations Engineering, you will be essential in providing enterprise services to ensure high levels of product availability for the customers and partners of American Express. Key responsibilities may include:

• Support in monitoring the performance and availability of technology systems and applications, and performs routine maintenance tasks including system updates and backups with guidance from peers & leaders
• Respond to service requests and incidents and provide technical support to end-users for hardware, software, and network-related issues
• Complete the onboarding of new domains with guidance from peers and leaders
• Complete the management and maintenance of network infrastructure with guidance from peers and leaders
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot connectivity issues and supports the implementation of network security measures
• Maintain accurate documentation of system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps, and generates reports on system performance, incidents, and resolutions
• Complete operational policies and procedures for new technologies, with guidance from peers and leaders
• Collaborate and co-create effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives
• Implement resiliency standards, tooling, and best practices
• Review incident trends and conduct root cause analysis to implement permanent resolutions and mitigate future failures

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or comparable experience. 5+ years of varied experience in software engineering or service delivery.
• Knowledge of network protocols and technologies
• Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for automation tasks
• Experience in cloudadministration, IT asset management and automation tools and / or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) in a technology or financial services organization
• Experience in system administration, network configuration, and troubleshooting
• Experience in technology operations work on a wide range of applications.
• Experience in managing and troubleshooting technology infrastructure and services, including servers, networks, and cloud services
• Experience in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills.
• Soft skills – analytical thinking, curiosity, continuouslearning and improvement attitude

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification such as CompTIA A+, Network+, or Security+ is a plus
• Public Cloud certification is a plus
• DevOps knowledge for highly available IT infrastructure.
• Experience in designing and coding for automation and troubleshooting purposes across multiple platforms and languages such as Java, HTML5, JavaScript, and .NET
• Building live production APIs and services.
• Hands-on expertise with application design, software development and automated testing.
• Experience with relevant business domain related functions.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• 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

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.