Site Reliability Engineer III

Job ID: 26014685Posted: 2026-11-02Location: Phoenix, AZ, United StatesSalary: $103750 - $174750 annually + bonus + benefitsJob Function: Engineering & ArchitectureSchedule: Full timeShift: DayWorkplace: HybridCareer Area: TechnologyCompany: American ExpressDescriptionJoining 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.Site Reliability Engineer III advances efforts to enhance system resilience, scalability, and performance through feature development, automation, architectural design, chaos engineering, and disaster recovery planning, while promoting best practices for continuous improvement and reliability.ResponsibilitiesManages the collaboration with Software Engineering teams to design, develop, and implement features that enhance system resilience, scalability, and performance, proactively identifying and resolving system bottlenecks and failure pointsDevelops and refines sophisticated automation tools and frameworks, including advanced infrastructure as code (IaC) practices, to streamline operational workflows, deployment processes, and infrastructure management, ensuring high system efficiencyEngages in architectural design discussions, ensuring that advanced reliability, scalability, and performance considerations are integrated into strategic decision-making processesDesigns and executes comprehensive chaos engineering experiments and advanced resiliency testing, analyzing results to implement robust improvements that enhance system robustness and recovery capabilitiesDevelops, optimizes, and maintains comprehensive disaster recovery plans and business continuity strategies, ensuring systems can recover quickly and effectively from complex and unexpected disruptionsAdvocates for observability practices by promoting and implementing best practices such as error budgeting, service-level objectives (SLOs), and service-level indicators (SLIs), contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and reliabilityCollaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectivesQualificationsEducation Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, and/or comparable experience; advance degree preferredKnowledge of modern observability stack – Splunk, Elastic Search, Prometheus, GrafanaKnowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker) and microservices architectureKnowledge of observability tools and methodologies, including experience with logging, monitoring, tracing, and performance analysis platformsKnowledge of cloud-based Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google CloudWork Experience:Experience in software development, or technology operations, with a focus on Site Reliability EngineeringExperience in Linux/Unix systems, object-oriented programming languages (e.g., Java), scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash), and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)Licenses and Certifications:Advanced certification in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or related is a plusDepending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.About the TeamAt American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation,shared valuesand Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.