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Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

We are hiring a passionate "VP, Principal Data Engineering Manager" to spearhead the solution of a cutting-edge, consumer-focused, low-latency analytics platform utilizing advanced data technologies, with a key focus on modernizing and transforming existing legacy systems within a dynamic and demanding environment will play a data solution architect role in resolving and influencing high-level decisions across data and analytics platform at Synchrony.

_Our Way of Working_

_We're proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events._

Essential Responsibilities:

+ Design scalable, robust, and secure data architectures that integrates with existing/new infrastructure.

+ Solution Architect with direct experience in analysis, design, development, implementation and testing of data engineering applications in highly agile and fast-moving teams.

+ Ensure alignment with business requirements, scalability needs, and technology trends.

+ Evaluate and select data technologies, platforms (Cloud, Data lakes and Data warehouses) and tools (ETL/ELT) and recommend appropriate data solutions for data storage, processing, and management.

+ Define data integration workflow, data flow, and pipelines to move and transform data across platforms.

+ Monitor and optimize data architectures for performance, scalability, and reliability.

+ Identify bottlenecks and suggest improvements in data pipelines and storage solutions.

+ Firsthand experience with AWS services and prior experience on migrating workloads from OnPrem to AWS S3 & Redshift.

+ Strong Experience in implementing Data warehouse solutions in Redshift by Optimizing and tuning the Redshift environment to enable more query performance.

+ Hands - on experience in designing ETL pipelines to enable automated data load into AWS S3 & Redshift.

+ Strong experience on architecting and Data modeling for AWS Redshift.

+ Experience in designing ETL pipelines to enable automated data load into AWS S3 & Redshift.

+ Ensure Seamless data exchange between on-premises and cloud systems.

+ Implement the Data governance framework to ensure data quality, consistency, and accuracy.

+ Implement the security measure for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data security standards and Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards such as tokenization, encryption (at rest and in transit) and identity and access management.

+ Partner with Data Architects to identify opportunities to reuse existing data structures and follow established data architecture and data modeling standards. And to efficiently design data applications with scalability, resiliency, and speed.

+ Drive data solution and application standards across enterprise data lake, Data warehouse and Public Cloud (AWS preferred).

+ Collaborate across cross-functional teams to improve and deliver on business objectives and priorities.

+ Work closely with Engineering Leads, Product owners, Product Managers, Program manager, RTE, Scrum-masters in a Scaled Agile framework.

+ Develop and maintain detailed documentation, best practices and standards for data solution architecture and data management.

+ Stays up to date on latest trends in emerging data technologies, trends and recommends best practices.

+ Advocate for and lead innovative to adopt innovative data strategies (AI/ML Models, Predictive analytics, and real time data processing).

+ Mentor and coach the team to promote Synchrony values and culture.

+ Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

+ Bachelor's degree in computer science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years' experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling or data engineering work OR, in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED with 15+ years of experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling or data engineering work

+ 7+ years of experience of building high scale enterprise Business Intelligence and data engineering solutions with ELT/ETL/Data warehousing, large scale Data environments e.g., Cloudera and public cloud (AWS preferred) using Ab Initio, Spark, Hive, Kafka, RDBMS (Oracle, MySQL).

+ 3+ years of management experience leading a high-performance engineering team.

+ 3+ years of experience in AWS serviced using Route53, S3, IAM, KMS, Athena, Glue, Cloud Watch, EC2 and Redshift.

+ AWS Solution Architect certification preferred.

Desired Characteristics:

+ Prior experience as a Data Solution architect in Scaled Agile framework.

+ Solutioning on ETL/ELT on a big data platform(Cloudera Hadoop cluster)/ Container using Ab Initio, Spark, Hive, Kafka, RDBMS(Oracle, MySQL), NoSQL databases(Cassandra), and public cloud solutions.

+ Experience owning multiple mission critical application solution on data platform.

+ Must be willing to work in a challenging environment with globally located Agile teams working in different shifts.

+ Ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships at all levels across IT and Business Stakeholders.

+ Excellent written and oral communication skills. Adept and presenting complex topics, influencing, and executing with timely /actionable follow-through.

+ Prior work experience in a Credit Card/Banking/Fin Tech company.

+ Experience dealing with sensitive data in a highly regulated environment.

+ Demonstrated implementation of complex and innovative solutions.

+ Articles and publications in the field of data engineering.

Grade/Level: 12

The salary range for this position is **135,000.00 - 230,000.00** USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Actual compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based upon work experience, skill level or knowledge.

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle.

Eligibility Requirements:

+ You must be 18 years or older

+ You must have a high school diploma or equivalent

+ You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process

+ You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

+ New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months' time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months' time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don't meet the time in position or performance expectations).

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Our Commitment:

When you join us, you'll be part of a diverse, inclusive culture where your skills, experience, and voice are not only heard-but valued. We celebrate the differences in all of us and believe that our individual, unique perspectives is what makes Synchrony truly a great place to work. Together, we're building a future where we can all belong, connect and turn ideals into action. Through the power of our 8 Diversity Networks+ (https://www.synchronycareers.com/our-culture/#diversity) , with more than 60% of our workforce engaged, you'll find community to connect with an opportunity to go beyond your passions.

This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Reasonable Accommodation Notice:

+ Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

+ If you need special accommodations, please call our Career Support Line so that we can discuss your specific situation. We can be reached at 1-866-301-5627. Representatives are available from 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday, Central Standard Time

Job Family Group:

Information Technology