AVP, Principal DB Engineer, EIS (L11)

Job Description:

Role Title: AVP, Principal DB Engineer, EIS (L11)

Company Overview:
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 Ambition Box 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 ~51% women diversity, 105+ people with disabilities, and ~50 veterans and veteran family members.

• 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, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles

Organizational 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:

Billions of transactions and you’ll touch all of them if you join our IT team as Software Engineer II Imagine the sheer scale of what we impact every second of every day. Now imagine what you can do with that influence. This is where you can shape the future of Servicing our customers.
As AVP Principal DB engineer, you are responsible for architecting, creating strategies for database migrations, automating repeatable activities with cloud agnostic coding methods like terraform/lambda.

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

Essential Responsibilities:

• Design and Implementation: Architect and implement scalable, high-availability infrastructure on AWS using services like EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda.

• Migrations: Architect, design and execute homogeneous and heterogenous database migrations from on-prem to AWS

• CI/CD Pipelines: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins/cloudbees CI to automate deployment processes.

• Infrastructure as Code: Utilize tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform to manage infrastructure as code (IaC) and ensure consistency across environments.

• Automation: Automate routine tasks and processes using scripting languages such as Python/Shell/Lambda to enhance operational efficiency.

• Monitoring and Optimization: Implement monitoring solutions using AWS CloudWatch and other tools to ensure the performance, availability, and reliability of applications.

• Security and Compliance: Apply security best practices to safeguard cloud environments and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues related to infrastructure, deployments, and application performance.

• Collaboration: Work closely with development teams to integrate Platform practices and support continuous improvement efforts.

• Performance: Identify the performance problems and give solutions for any DB solution.

• Agile: Participate in agile sprints including story writing, planning, daily standups, backlog grooming sessions, reviews and SAFe ceremonies.

• API Knowledge: Understand api/microservice architecture and able to participate in the architecture discussions of applications and suggest right database.

Required Skills/ Knowledge:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience as DBA

• Minimum 1 year of experience in AWS RDS provisioning and have experience of migrations.

Desired Characteristics:

• Architect and implement homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations design patterns.

• Proficient in RDS, Aurora and Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL

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

Eligibility Criteria:

Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 6+ years of experience in Technology or in lieu of degree, 8+ years of experience in Technology.

WORK TIMINGS: 2pm to 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, PIP)

• L9+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.

• L09+ Employees can apply

Grade/Level: 11

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