AVP, Principal Data Engineer

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

We are looking for a AVP Principal Data Engineer to lead the development of consumer-centric low latency analytic environment leveraging Data technologies and transform the legacy systems. This role is an exciting, fast-paced, constantly changing, and challenging work environment, and will play an important role in resolving and influencing high-level decisions across 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, develop and lead data engineering applications in highly agile and fast-moving teams.

• Lead a data engineering team and roll up the sleeves to individually contribute when required.

• Implement 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.

• Responsible for design, development, testing oversight and production implementation.

• Experience with batch and real-time data pipelines in a DevOps environment using Ab Initio and Spark.

• Work closely with Product owners, Product Managers, Program manager, scrum masters in a Scaled Agile framework.

• Partner with architects to efficiently design data applications with scalability, resiliency and speed.

• Lead data engineering team to drive program delivery.

• Drive technical development and application standards across enterprise data lake and data warehouse.

• Accomplish results by communicating expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.

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

• Apply technical knowledge, industry experience, expertise, and insights to contribute to the development & execution of Engineering capabilities.

• Stays up-to-date on latest trends in data engineering, recommends best practices, develops innovative frameworks to avoid redundancy by promoting automation.

• 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 preferred with a concentration of study in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and 4 to 5 years of work experience 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)

• In lieu of a degree, a certification in related field and 8 to 9 years of work experience with above mentioned exposure to large scale data environments.

Desired Characteristics:

• Prior experience as a Data Engineering Technical Lead leading team in Scaled Agile framework.

• Strong experience and deep understanding of ETL, data warehousing, data lakes (Hadoop & Spark) and analytics concepts.

• Experience owning multiple mission critical applications on data platform.

• Experience with batch and real-time data pipelines in a DevOps environment.

• Must be willing to work in a fast-paced 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.

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

• 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.

• Nice to have AWS Solution Architect/Data Engineer certification.

• Be the captain of the team, led by example, go beyond the boundaries, motivate, and a team player.

Grade/Level: 11

The salary range for this position is 110,000.00 - 185,000.00 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 an inclusive culture where your individual skills, experience, and voice are not only heard – but valued. Together, we’re building a future where we can all belong, connect, and turn ideals into action. More than 50% of our workforce is engaged in our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), where community and passion intersect to offer a safe space to learn and grow.

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. We’re proud to have an award-winning culture for all. 

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.

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