Campus Undergraduate - 2025 Technology Information Security Analyst III Full-Time Phoenix, AZ

About the position

You Lead the Way. We've Got Your Back. 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. Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together. How will you make an impact in this role? American Express is on a mission to provide the world's best customer experience every day. Rooted in this vision is the work of the Technology Risk & Information Security organization, empowering the company to deliver superior service through trust, security, and safety. Our culture is centered around passion, curiosity, and courage, enabling you to innovate and evolve a Fortune 100 company. You can help us achieve our mission! This is a full-time, entry-level opportunity to demonstrate knowledge gained and apply it in a dynamic, hard-working Technology Risk & Information Security team! Responsible for assisting with activities designed to systematically run information security, such as security investigations, intelligence, assurance, and/or other project oversight, including developing standard methodologies for information security standards and handling IT controls and compliance with regulatory mentorship. 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, Network, Cloud, & AI/ML Security: Drive risk reduction through the rapid identification and remediation of vulnerabilities across the company. 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 growing partnerships with IT and the business to drive risk reduction in the company. 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. Cyber & Technology Risk Analytics: Develop and implement advanced machine learning models that identify patterns, anomalies, and potential cyber threats, providing real-time insights to enhance American Express's security posture. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build customized data-driven solutions that drive actionable recommendations, enabling these teams to make more informed decisions. Help build the future by designing and leveraging Generative AI products for our Cyber Security Teams to increase workplace efficiency and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities designed to systematically run information security, such as security investigations, intelligence, assurance, and project oversight.
• Act as the front line of defense protecting the brand, employees, assets, and card members against threats 24/7/365.
• Monitor, detect, and respond to security events and incidents that affect AXP globally.
• Drive risk reduction through the rapid identification and remediation of vulnerabilities across the company.
• Deliver secure network solutions that enable secure operations and highly available products and services for customers.
• Safeguard AXP data, customers, and brand through continuous monitoring and testing of production application environments.
• Protect customers, partners, and colleagues from the loss of sensitive information through normal business processes and/or malicious actors.
• Deliver centralized Enterprise Identity and Access Management products and manage risk associated with identity and access to AXP resources.
• Protect all forms of sensitive information through cryptographic and key management solutions.
• Bridge traditional boundaries between cyber and IT risk and drive risk reduction in the company.
• Develop and implement advanced machine learning models to identify patterns and potential cyber threats.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree program in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or other related field preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge or awareness in information security, compliance, assurance, and/or other security standard processes and principles.

Nice-to-haves

• Cyber Security education and/or experience preferred.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• 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