AVP, Solution Architect - Enterprise Integration Services (EIS)

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose 

Millions of cardholders. Billions of transactions. Cutting edge products and capabilities that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. Who designs and creates the platforms to run all those applications? You, if you join our Tech & Ops team as a Java Development Lead. 

As a Java Development Lead, you’ll be in a vital role leading the team with design, architecture and implementing solutions for the products that help our clients/partners manage their finances on the go. 

Using the latest state of art technology, tools and practices, you’ll collaborate with an ever-evolving company that respects both the work you do and the life you lead. 

It’s the ideal time to come aboard — we’re focused on the future, continuing to evolve as a company and help define the financial technology industry. With so much opportunity available, this is where you can make your mark.  

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.

You’re the one we’re looking for if you:  

• Are comfortable tackling new challenges and ways of working 

• Are ready to move from traditional methods to agile ones 

• Are committed to helping us build technology product(s) that can scale and perform at high speed 

• Have tactical experience building out and engineering 

• Are ready to define your career path 

• Are comfortable challenging your peers and leadership team 

• Can prove yourself quickly and decisively 

We’ll depend on you to:  

• Oversee and lead the technical implementation of key client and SYF product features  

• Lead the design and architect solutions that meet SYF business requirements to deliver business value by enabling rapid innovation through modern software development practices and product delivery through rapid innovation and continuous integration 

• Design and implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes to deliver applications to production, fostering a culture of continuous process improvement 

• Ensure reliability, scalability and performance of technical solutions 

• Perform Technology Alternate Assessment, create Proof-of-Concept (as necessary) Provides guidance and direction to product teams to ensure compliance with the standards and best practices 

• Work collaboratively with Product Management and Platform Engineering teams during development, launch and continuing refinement of products iteratively 

• Collaborate with internal technical resources and third party vendors to resolve issues and to understand the causes behind the issues and provide solutions. 

• Maintain deep hands on technical knowledge of evaluating trends in modern software development practices. Continuously learn and be at the leading edge of industry trends 

• Work with team members to design, architect and implement solutions across geographic locations 

• Create, assess, update and maintain documentation on products 

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned 

Qualifications/Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 6 years of experience in Information Technology OR in lieu of the Bachelor's degree, High School diploma and minimum 10 years of experience in Information Technology in hands on technical role 

• Minimum 6 years of experience in software development (languages, systems and frameworks such as Spring/Java, Ruby/Rails, Go, Node.js, messaging (RabbitMQ/AMQP, JMS), RDBMS, NoSQL) 

• Familiarity with tools such as Apache JMeter, New Relic, and Splunk to monitor, test, and troubleshoot application performance. 

• Experience with CI/CD technologies and tools (e.g., Maven, Git, Jenkins) for automating builds and deployments in a fast-paced development environment. 

• Strong experience using Git for version control, including branching, merging, and code collaboration workflows 

• Minimum 3 years of experience working on or leading teams performing systems automation and integration (in an agile methodology and/or using lean techniques preferred) 

Desired Characteristics: 

• Minimum 2 years of experience with Jenkins, Hudson, Bamboo, and/or other Continuous Integration tools 

• Recent experience with design, implementation of products on cloud and software solutions for Containerized, Micro services based eco-systems and Application modernization. 

• Experience in building products involving security related algorithms 

• Sound experience in building products involving encryption and tokenization capabilities 

• Experience with implementing data caching and in-memory technologies at scale. 

• Solid communication skills, highly motivated and demonstrate high level of initiative 

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 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+, 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

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