Reliability Engineer II - Apply and Buy Digital apps(L09)

Job Description:

Role Title: Reliability Engineer II - Apply and Buy Digital apps

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 ~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.

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:

This is a hands-on technologist role that requires exposure to SRE and DevOps technology stack along with understanding the application support process. This role entails monitoring and addressing incidents and alerts of engineering applications, ensuring a seamless handoff process with US vendor partner and Synchrony Teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Jenkins Pipeline issues and release coordination.

• Responsible for continuously monitoring the health and performance of the engineering applications along with Synchrony engineering and vendor partner teams.

• Responsible for creating the Dashboard setup using Splunk and NewRelic

• Good understanding on PCF and AWS deployments process.

• Responsible for Production servers monitoring and reporting.

• Ensure high standards of quality, availability, scalability, performance and security of internally developed applications

• Participate in Agile sprints with cross-functional teams involving multiple technologies, personnel and processes

• Identify new opportunities to drive technology innovation, system improvements and simplifications

• Analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, identify root cause and implement fixes

• Work closely with an experienced staff comprising both Synchrony resources and 3rd party contractors

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

• Communicate the status of technical stacks and initiatives to stakeholders and leadership

Required Skills/Knowledge:

•  2+ years in the application support or software development role or in lieu of a degree 4+ years of experience in the application support or software development role.

• Good understanding of IT applications support processes, incident management and problem resolution

• Proficiency in DevOps concepts, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, including automation, monitoring and reliability best practices

• DevOps Tools and SRE Best practices

• Hands on experience of application support operations and different support metrics required to make the decisions.

• Hands on experience in any of the automation and monitoring scripting languages like PowerShell scripting, Ansible, Bash, GoLang or other related scripts, experience in any of the monitoring/observability tool stacks available in the industry and experience in any of the container/microservices technology and configuration management tech stack available in the industry

• Understanding of infrastructure of the applications supported.

• Understanding or working knowledge of software development life cycle and methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.

• Passion for technology and self-driven, detail oriented, strong organizational and time management skills

• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.

• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills

•  Customer focus mindset and innovation thought leadership and Project Management Skills

Desired Characteristics:

• ITIL foundation and SRE/DevOps  certification are nice to have

Eligibility Criteria:

•  2+ years in the application support or software development role or in lieu of a degree 4+ years of experience in the application support or software development role.

• Good understanding of IT applications support processes, incident management and problem resolution

• Proficiency in DevOps concepts, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, including automation, monitoring and reliability best practices

• DevOps Tools and SRE Best practices

Work Timings: 02:00 PM to 11:00 PM 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)
• L4 to L7 Employees who have completed 12 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible
• L8 to L9 Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible
• L4 + Employees can apply

Grade/Level: 09

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Information Technology

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