Assistant Vice President - Data Engineer

AVP Data Engineer (L10)

Job Description:

Role Title : AVP Data Engineer (L10)

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.

• We 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

Role Summary/Purpose:

We are looking for a Data Engineer will join an Agile scrum team and perform functional & system development for Synchrony’s Data engineering applications supporting key business domains. In this role you will be an integral part of an exciting, fast-paced, constantly changing and challenging work environment, and will play an important role in technology solutions at Synchrony.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Responsible for all components related to ETL (Extract/Transform/Load) build project deliverables using Ab Initio and Py Spark.

• Oversee Vendor work on build projects; review designs to ensure project requirements are met.

• Review and certify IT estimates, requirements, design, coding and testing deliverables.

• Oversee project validation (QA) and production promotion.

• Provide senior level expertise in technical disciplines used.

• Ensure compliance with Data Governance, architecture, technology and security standards set by SYF.

• Govern design strategy, production promotion processes, software change control specifically related to Ab Initio as well as DW technology.

• Drive effort to find ways to increase efficiency, minimize operating expense and improve performance of all data warehouses gather, store and deliver functions.

• Interface regularly with the SYF Data Warehouse applications.

• Proactive communication with regard to deliverable status, issues, barriers, or challenges.

• Ensure preparation and maintenance of appropriate technical documentation including but not limited to program design document, process flows and test plan.

• Participate in addressing IR's/RCA's with Service Delivery team and provide direction in problem resolution..

• Responsible for design, development, testing oversight and production implementation using Abinitio, Python, Spark, SQL & AWS.

• Exposure to the following Ab Initio tools:  GDE – Graphical Development Environment; Co>Operating System ; Control Center; Metadata Hub; Enterprise Meta>Environment; Enterprise Meta>Environment Portal; Acquire>It; Express>It; Conduct>It; Data Quality Environment; Query>It.

• Exposure to DB Tools and Utilities, CICD pipeline.

• Work closely with Product Owners, Product Managers, Program Manager, Scrum Masters and Team Members in a Scaled Agile framework.  

• Stay up to date on latest trends in data engineering and recommended best practices.

• Utilize innovative frameworks to avoid redundancy by promoting automation.

• Collaborate with data engineering team members to promote Synchrony values and culture.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science or MCA with 6 years of experience in Information Technology with at least 5 years of experience in data management.

•  Minimum of 6 years’ experience with ETL tools such as Abinitio or Informatica or Py Spark.

•  Working experience in Agile software development methodologies.

• Expertise and/or proficiency in the following: Unix Scripting, SQL, Ab Initio and PySpark.

• Preferred exposure to the following Ab Initio tools:  GDE – Graphical Development Environment; Co>Operating System; Control Center; Metadata Hub; Enterprise Meta>Environment; Enterprise Meta>Environment Portal; Acquire>It; Express>It; Conduct>It; Data Quality Environment; Query>It; Test Data Management.

• Strong understanding of Database and Datawarehouse concepts.

• Experience in Data Architecture and Data Modelling.

• Experience in Data Management within the financial services industry.

• Experience in Big data and Cloud technologies.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence clients, team members, management and external groups.

• Superior oral and written communication, analytic and problem-solving skills.

​Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• Competent with data transmission protocols.

•  Competent with data encryption methodologies.

• Competent with Agile methodologies.

• Ability to work independently and within a team setting.

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and manage multiple assignments simultaneously.

• Strong working knowledge of Bank Card, PLCC and Consumer Lending Program Applications

• Expertise with Oracle/MySQL/Redshift databases.

• Familiar with Ab Initio, Python, Spark, Hortonworks, Zookeeper, Oozie, and Kafka is a plus.

• Programming experience in at least one of the following languages: Scala, Java or Python.

• Willingness to learn new technologies quickly.

• Familiar with CI CD tools such as Cloudbees and Bitbucket

• Proficient with databases such as MySQL, Oracle

• Familiar with Public Cloud (i.e. AWS, GCP, Azure) data engineering services

• Familiar with scheduling tools like Stonebranch

• Background in ETL, data warehousing or data lake

• Experience with working on a geographically distributed team managing onshore/offshore resources with shifting priorities

• Previous experience working in client facing environment

• Excellent analytical, organizational and influencing skills with a proven track record of successfully executing on assignments and initiatives.

Eligibility Criteria :

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science or MCA with 6+years of experience in Information Technology with at least 5+ years of experience in data management.

​Work Timings: 2 PM -11 PM IST

This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility 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) We are proud to offer flexibility at Synchrony. Our way of working allows you the option to work from home or workspaces in our Regional Engagement Hubs—Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, or Delhi/NCR. Occasionally you may be required to commute or travel to Hyderabad or one of the Regional Engagement Hubs for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, trainings, and culture events.

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)

• L8 Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.

• L8+ Employees can apply.

Grade/Level: 10

Job Family Group:

Information Technology

Experience Level

Executive Level