Cyber Security Engineer — Cloud & Threat Defense

American Express Global Business Travel; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Wellbeing resources

Travel perks

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security controls that protect our systems, data, and infrastructure in the United States.

The role requires strong technical expertise, analytical thinking, and collaboration across teams to reduce cyber risk and ensure compliance with security standards. You will deploy security tools and continuously improve our security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, cybersecurity or related field.
• Knowledge of security controls design and implementation across enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage security controls across enterprise systems and networks.
• Deploy and maintain security technologies (WAF, IDS/IPS, SIEM, DLP, Proxy, endpoint protection).
• Configure and troubleshoot security infrastructure for high availability and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with CyberSecurity Architects for planning and implementation of security controls.

Skills

Cyber security engineering

Security controls

Cloud security

Incident response

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Certifications such as CISSP CEH GSEC CSSP

Tools

WAF

IDS/IPS

SIEM

DLP

Proxy

Endpoint protection

Cloud platforms

Job description

American Express Global Business Travel is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security controls that protect our systems, data, and infrastructure in the United States.

The role requires strong technical expertise, analytical thinking, and collaboration across teams to reduce cyber risk and ensure compliance with security standards. You will deploy security tools and continuously improve our security posture.