AVP, Principal Product Engineer -Devops (L11)

Job Description:

Role Title: AVP, Principal Product Engineer -Devops

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 2024, #21 under LinkedIn Top Companies in India list, and received Top 25 BFSI recognition from Great Place To Work India. We have been ranked Top 5 among India’s Best Workplaces in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Top 10 among India’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2022.

• We offer 100% Work from Home flexibility for all our Functional employees and provide some of the best-in-class Employee Benefits and Programs catering to work-life balance and overall well-being. In addition to this, we also have Regional Engagement Hubs across India and a co-working space in Bangalore.

Organizational Overview:

This role will be part of the Data Architecture & Analytics group part of CTO organization.

• Data team is responsible for designing and developing scalable data pipelines for efficient data ingestion, transformation, and loading(ETL).

• Data team owns and manages different tools platforms which provides an environment for designing and building different data solutions.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate new data sources and ensure data quality and consistency.

Building and maintaining data models to facilitate data access and analysis by Data Scientists and Analysts

Role Summary/Purpose:

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for bridging the gap between software development and operations by creating and supporting an environment for efficient development, testing, and deployment of software. The DevOps Engineer will work closely with the platform, infrastructure and operations team and ensure that capabilities are delivered and the smooth operation of systems and services. 

Key Responsibilities:

* Collaborate with Infra, platform, engineering and operations teams to improve the IaC development and deployment processes 
* Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines 
* Automate repetitive tasks and processes using scripts and tools like Terraform IaC, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
* Building reusable frameworks and utilities for Data & Analytics, DevOps processes
* Ensure infrastructure and processes compliance with security and regulatory requirements 
* Monitor and optimize system performance and capacity 
* Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies 

Qualifications/Requirements:

* 6+ years of experience in DevOps or related field or in lieu of a degree 8+ Years of Experience.
* Strong understanding of Linux/Unix OS and scripting languages like Bash, Python, Groovy
* Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Cloud Bees, GitLab CI/CD, etc. 
* Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes 
* Strong hands-on knowledge with AWS platforms and Terraform 
* Excellent problem-solving skills and collaboration skills 
* Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation 

Desired Characteristics:

* Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK 
* Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Scrum frameworks
* Knowledge of SonarQube, Fortify, Nexus and other security scanning tools
* Certification in DevOps or related field .

Eligibility Criteria :

6+ years of experience in DevOps or related field or in lieu of a degree 8+ Years of Experience.

Work Timings: 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM IST

(WORK TIMINGS: 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)

• L09+ 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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