Information Security Specialist (IAM)-Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs

Americanexpress; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express is seeking an Information Security Specialist to join the IAM Architecture and Engineering team. This pivotal role involves leading scalable IAM solutions, programming, and ensuring compliance and security standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in IT and IAM architecture, strong programming skills, and a leadership demeanor, contributing to the overall security and performance of applications across the enterprise.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Bonus incentives

6% Company Match on retirement savings plan

Free financial coaching

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance

Flexible working model

20+ weeks paid parental leave

Access to wellness centers

Confidential counseling support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Expertise in CI/CD, DevOps, DevSecOps.
• Experience with cloud identity governance.
• Certifications like CISSP or vendor certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of IAM solutions.
• Develop high-quality, maintainable code in Java and ReactJS.
• Embed logging and monitoring into IAM services.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

ReactJS

Monitoring and observability tools

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Education

10+ years of experience in IT

3+ years in IAM-focused architecture or engineering role

Tools

Splunk

ELK

Prometheus

Docker

Kubernetes

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.

Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.

How will you make an impact in this role?

As the Information Security Specialist in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Architecture and Engineering team, you will be working on a complex system of applications deployed on-prem and in the private cloud that provides access management and related data services to other applications enterprise wide. You will be responsible for designing scalable IAM LCM solutions to build secure, performant, and observable services, working with the engineers and project manager in the team to drive application solution architecture, conduct detailed design reviews to ensure resilience and performance needs are met. This is a critical leadership role focused on modernizing and evolving our Identity and Access Management (IAM) ecosystem, enabling secure and seamless access for users while meeting compliance and security standards. This role combines strategic architecture design with deep technical execution, ideal for someone who enjoys being hands-on with code, leading by example, and working closely with enterprise engineering and enterprise architectures teams.

Key Responsibilities

• • Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and resilient IAM solutions
  • Develop and lead development of high-quality, maintainable code in Java, ReactJS, and RESTful APIs
  • Embed robust logging, monitoring, and alerting into IAM services using tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus/Grafana, or similar platforms
  • Optimize application and system performance through telemetry data, tracing, and proactive issue detection
  • Champion modern software engineering practices—CI/CD, DevOps, DevSecOps, Feature flag
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging IAM technologies to improve efficiency, security, and user experience
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the IAM LCM team and serve as a subject matter expert in IAM

Minimum Qualifications

• • 10+ years of experience in IT with at least 3+ years in an IAM-focused architecture or engineering role.
  • Strong programming skills in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and front-end experience in ReactJS.
  • Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Splunk, ELK, Prometheus).
  • Expertise with system and application performance tuning and root cause analysis.
  • Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, DevSecOps, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting, communication skills, and the ability to drive architectural decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with IAM platforms: SailPoint (preferred), Saviynt, or Ping Identity.
• Experience with cloud identity and governance across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Solid understanding of modern IAM concepts: SSO, MFA, RBAC, ABAC, provisioning/de-provisioning, federation (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2).
• Certifications such as CISSP, Azure/AWS Security, or specific vendor certifications (e.g., SailPoint Certified IdentityNow Engineer).
• Experience working in regulated industries like financial services, banking, or insurance.

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + bonus + 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 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
• 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, onsite or virtual 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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 either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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