Cybersecurity Engineer II (Public Cloud Network Security/ AWS/ Palo Alto/ AI)

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.
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At American Express, our mission is to deliver the world’s best customer experience every day. At the heart of this mission is our Information Security organization, enabling exceptional experiences built on a foundation of trust, service, and security. We leverage advanced technologies and data-driven insights to stay ahead of an evolving threat landscape. We foster a culture of passion, curiosity, and courage—empowering you to innovate, grow, and help shape the future of a Fortune 100 company.

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We are seeking a Public Cloud Network Security Engineer to design, secure, and automate network security capabilities across AWS primarily, with additional support for GCP. This role will focus on native cloud security controls, Palo Alto technologies, infrastructure as code, CI/CD enablement, and policy-driven guardrails that scale across cloud environments. The ideal candidate combines strong network security engineering fundamentals with hands-on cloud automation experience and a working understanding of how generative and agentic AI can improve security operations, engineering workflows, and risk reduction.