Campus Undergraduate - 2025 Technology Mainframe Summer Internship Sunrise, FL

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Business Unit/Role Specific Info

This position is a 10-week summer internship in Mainframe and Data Center Infrastructure and is responsible for enterprise technology infrastructure including mainframe, enterprise utilities, security infrastructure, and database operations.

The Infrastructure Engineer will assist with the engineering and design of critical American Express mainframe applications and infrastructure in conjunction with troubleshooting, tuning, and debugging of applications and databases using the mainframe platform. The Infrastructure Engineer will report directly to the Mainframe Director of Architecture and Engineering, or the Director of Mainframe Infrastructure Operations, or the Director of Mainframe Application Services.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Assist with engineering of large/complex projects with a variety of components and integration points
• Actively modernize platforms and applications using current agile practices (dev/ops)
• Interact with business and vendor partners to better understand their objectives, technical landscape and/or how to identify and solve complex problems/issues
• Interact with Infrastructure and Application Engineers and Architects to exploit modern mainframe technologies such as, Java, Encryption, Sysplex, Hybrid Cloud, High Availability, Active/Active and mainframe networking
• Partner with Engineers to define solution requirements, perform coding and/or hands-on technical implementation
• Assist with infrastructure performance and security assessments
• Assist with internal analysis and support to ensure accurate escalation during outages or periods of degraded system performance
• Participate in brainstorming and discovery exercises to determine new technologies based on research, proof of concept efforts and independent investigation
• Ensure engineering is consistent with enterprise engineering standards, guidelines and principles
• Participate in team architecture and engineering discussions and forums
• Employ technical expertise to help team members overcome technical problems during production outages and solution delivery
• Ensure compliance with technical, architectural, regulatory, and strategic standards, policies, and procedures

Skills/Experience

• Knowledge or willingness to learn modern mainframe technologies on z-platforms such as Java, Encryption, Sysplex, Hybrid Cloud, High Availability, Active/Active and Mainframe Networking
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt a message to the appropriate audience
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, data analysis, and decision-making skills
• Experience with design and implementation strategies of mainframe and distributed applications

Requirements/Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Physics, or related field.
• Students must have a graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026

Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you.

Qualifications

Salary Range: $24.05 to $63.00 hourly + sign-on bonus

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.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counselling 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.

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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