VP, Solution Architect (L12)

Job Description:

Role Title: VP, Solution Architect (L12)

Company Overview:

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.

• We have recently been ranked #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.

• Synchrony celebrates ~52% women talent

• We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being

• We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities for all to take up leadership roles

Organization Overview:

Synchrony's Engineering Team is a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to driving technological excellence. As a member of this Team, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and developing cutting-edge tech stack and solutions that redefine industry standards.The Credit Card that we use every day to purchase our essentials and later settle the bills - A simple process that we all are used to on a day-to-day basis. Now, consider the vast complexity hidden behind this seemingly simple process, operating tirelessly for millions of cardholders. The sheer volume of data processed is mind-boggling. Fortunately, advanced technology stands ready to automate and manage this constant torrent of information, ensuring smooth transactions around the clock, 365 days a year.Our collaborative environment encourages creative problem-solving and fosters career growth. Join us to work on diverse projects, from fintech to data analytics, and contribute to shaping the future of technology. If you're passionate about engineering and innovation, Synchrony's Engineering Team is the place to be.

Role Summary/Purpose:

Reporting to Senior Engineering Manager, a hands-on expert who thrives in System design, architecture and complex domains environments and leads the team by example in terms of code quality and on-time deliverables. To be successful in this role, deep expertise in solution, Cloud Native Apps Architecture, event-driven architecture, building resilient batch applications using Spring batch and the ability to influence and lead a team are musts. The Solution Architect will develop and lead a team of solution driven Engineers responsible developing, optimizing, and monitoring products & capabilities across Synchrony’s Apply-Buy platforms.The ideal candidate will have a solid and established track record of building successful, efficient & reliable applications, cloud migration experience, partnering with business & technology stakeholders to guide the delivery of agile, cost-effective, and high-performance complex cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Motivate, influence and lead a team of Engineers, Dev Lead, Tech Lead, SREs.

• Architect applications across the full stack using Synchrony standards i.e., leveraging PCF, AWS, J2EE, Spring Java and React.

• Implement new technologies and assist developers as they migrate to new technologies

• Coach and empower them to work efficiently and be responsible to deliver.

• Design and Own Common Code Modules, Review and Approve them using formal approval process. 

• Be a Java/Solution Architect, CoP champion and contribute to community of practice. And encourage team members to contribute to respective Community of Practice.

• Work in Agile Development & Scaled Agile Framework 

• Manage and Automate DevOps Process with Hands on 

• Influence and collaborate to deliver technical solutions with high quality, performance, and sound design principles. 

• Mentoring Tech leads(AVPs) to lead/build successful teams.

• Hiring and retaining talent  

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

Qualifications/Requirements:  

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related degree with modern application development experience, with a minimum 10+ years of experience in Technology Or in lieu of a degree 12+ years of experience required.

• 6+ years in Software Architecture and Development using Java, Spring and modern front-end frameworks like React etc. 

• Strong expertise in building widgets that are hosted internally and/or consumed by 3rd party applications

• Strong Experience in developing microservices with 12-factor app methodology. 

• Proven experience in designing and building applications from the ground up, with hands-on involvement across all phases of software development life cycle.

• Strong Experience in Distributed Architecture with acumen for Monitoring and Incident Management leveraging tools like Splunk, New Relic  

• Working Experience with Scaled Agile Framework, and familiarity with tools like JIRA 

• Strong Experience with CICD Pipeline, Process and Tools 

• Strong Experience writing unit and integration tests and familiarity with frameworks like Junit, Mockito, Spring Test  

• Familiarity in designing application using SOLID principles, Java and microservice design patterns with business acumen.  

• Familiarity with Cloud Platform like Pivotal Cloud Foundry  

• Familiarity with Behavior Driven Development and API Test Automation  

• Working knowledge in RDBMS 

• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical peers  

• Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools to troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, action plans, impact and resolution options. 

• Passionate to learn and understand diversified business domains and technologies.  

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and frameworks. 

Eligibility Criteria:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related degree with modern application development experience, with a minimum 10+ years of experience in Technology Or in lieu of a degree 12+ years of experience required..

Work Timings: 2PM - 11PM IST

This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details.

For Internal Applicants:

• Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying

• Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday

• Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)

• Must not be any corrective action plan (First Formal/Final Formal, LPP)

• L10+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.

• L10+ Employees can apply

Grade/Level: 12

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