Information Security Analyst

Palo Alto, CA, United States

Description

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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

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Security Incident Response/Threat Intelligence

Act as the front line of defense at American Express protecting the brand, employees, assets and card members across the globe against threats 24/7/365

Minimize risk of cyber-attacks and focus on detection and response of threats

Monitor, detect, and respond to security events and incidents that affect AXP globally

Infrastructure, Application, and Network Security

Drive risk reduction through the rapid identification and remediation of vulnerabilities across the enterprise

Deliver secure network solutions that enable secure operations and highly available products and services for our customers

Safeguard AXP data, customers, and brand through continuous monitoring and testing of production application environments

Data Loss Prevention

Protect our customers, partners, and colleagues from the loss of sensitive information through normal business processes and/or malicious actors

Monitor and block sensitive data loss where legally permissible

Identity and Access Management/Authentication

Deliver centralized Enterprise Identity and Access Management products

Provide authentication, authorization, and full lifecycle management capabilities

Reduce, manage, and monitor risk associated with identity and access to AXP resources

Cryptography/Encryption Services

Protect all forms of sensitive information, on all platforms, resulting in protection of the Brand and information assets, and regulatory compliance

Deliver cryptographic and key management solutions, and manage and operate secure cryptographic platforms

Drive continuous enhancement to data protection

Governance, Risk, Compliance

Bridge traditional boundaries between cyber and IT risk and expanding partnerships with IT and the business to drive risk reduction in the enterprise

Innovate Risk Management through enhancements in tooling and automation of processes; expand the capabilities of technology risk management

Extend risk management and control expertise beyond the information security domains into IT development organizations and the business

Our Information Security Analysts are equipped to prepare, prevent, detect, respond and recover cyber security events. Beyond analysis, they provide insight, direction, and leadership that makes American Express one of the most respected companies in the world.

Key Responsibilities and Example Tasks

Assists in developing, implementing and monitoring compliance to AXP and Information security policies, standards and procedures, and other policies and standards as appropriate

Prepares materials (reports, presentations, spreadsheets, etc) on information security to help develop scenarios, response procedures, and to enable informed decision-making; verify completeness, accuracy and relevance of data gathered

Utilizes tools and documented processes to ensure consistency and optimization of information security processes; work in support of efforts to measure and improve information security processes

Maintains internal documentation library, ensuring that process and other documentation is regularly updated to reflect the latest operational processes and requirements

Provides analytical support as needed for issue management, project assessments, and reporting

Participates in the evaluation of products and/or procedures to improve productivity and effectiveness

Supports the analysis of underlying trends and action plans associated with information security and other domains

Test Security tool implementations, and assist enterprise customers in adoption of security

Education in Cyber Security or similar academic training

Strong work prioritization, planning, and interpersonal skills

Knowledge or awareness in information security, compliance, assurance, and/or other security standard methodologies and principles

Familiarity with security data analysis using analytic tools such as Excel, SQL, other query languages

Qualifications

Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 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 our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

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 work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex

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 .

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

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.

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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GHC SHPE AfroTech

Job: Technologies

Primary Location: US-Arizona-Phoenix

Other Locations: US-Utah-Sandy, US-Florida-Sunrise, US-New York-New York, US-California-Palo Alto

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 23009129