AVP, Tech Lead Data Engineer

Synchrony; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Tech Lead, Sr. Data Engineer to spearhead the development of a consumer-centric low latency analytic environment. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge Big Data and AWS technologies in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will lead the design and implementation of scalable data applications, engage with various stakeholders, and mentor a talented team. This is a chance to make a significant impact by resolving high-level decisions and influencing the direction of innovative data solutions. If you are passionate about technology and ready to drive change, this position is for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in large scale Big Data environments.
• 3+ years of experience in public cloud (AWS preferred).
• Strong experience in ETL and data warehousing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead design & implementation of scalable data applications on Big Data & Cloud.
• Understand and manage data needs of stakeholders across agile teams.
• Provide technical leadership for data engineering agile teams.

Skills

Big Data

AWS

ETL

Data Warehousing

Data Lake Technologies

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

Oracle

MySQL

Cassandra

Agile Methodologies

Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AWS EMR

AWS EC2

AWS S3

AWS Lambda

AWS GLUE

AWS Redshift

Job description

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

We are looking for a Tech Lead, Sr. Data Engineer to lead the development of consumer-centric low latency analytic environment leveraging Big Data and AWS technologies. The Technical Lead must have a balanced mix of technical and business skills and often works with enterprise architects for strategic direction.

The Technical Lead needs significant people and process skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas and issues in simple terms to project teams, external clients, and often senior management.

They also need to deeply understand the business processes to create a cohesive vision of the products and services. This is an exciting, fast-paced, rapidly changing, and challenging work environment, and will play an important role in resolving and influencing high-level decisions across Synchrony.

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. You have the option to be remote, work from home, or come into one of our offices. You may be occasionally requested to commute to our nearest office for in-person engagement activities such as team meetings, training, and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Understand and manage the data needs of stakeholders across multiple agile teams.

• Lead the design & implementation of scalable & fault tolerant data applications on Big-Data & Cloud Platform to store & process terabytes of data from upstream sources with high availability.

• Engage with and take direction from information architects, platform architects, data scientists, and product management on solution requirements to design solutions.

• Contribute to high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, enterprise standards & procedures.

• Enforce data management standards and procedures.

• Lead design, development, testing oversight, and production implementation using AWS, Spark, Hive, Kafka, RDBMS (Oracle, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (Cassandra).

• Partner with multiple teams to ensure appropriate data solutions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system and process enhancements.

• Provide technical leadership for data engineering agile teams to deliver against sprint and program increment objectives.

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

• Take part in daily team and leadership meetings.

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

• Develop innovative frameworks to avoid redundancy by promoting automation.

• Mentor and coach data engineering team members to promote Synchrony values and culture.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum 8 years of experience in large scale Big Data environments.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in public cloud (AWS preferred).

• Prior experience as a Hadoop Technical Lead / Architect.

• Strong experience and deep understanding of ETL, data warehousing, data lake technologies (Hadoop & Spark) and analytics concepts.

• Well versed with different AWS services like EMR Serverless, EC2, S3, Lambda, GLUE, Redshift, etc.

• Experience owning a mission-critical application on a big data platform.

• Experience with batch and real-time data pipelines in a DevOps environment.

• Willing to work in a fast-paced environment with globally located Agile teams working in different shifts.

• Ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships at all levels across IT and Business Stakeholders.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Adept at presenting complex topics, influencing, and executing with timely/actionable follow-through.

Desired Characteristics:

• Prior work experience in a Credit Card/Banking/Fin Tech company.

• Experience dealing with sensitive data in a highly regulated environment.

• Demonstrated implementation of complex and innovative solutions.

• Experience building and deploying applications on Cloud platforms.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities amongst peers and within prior teams.

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 selection process.

• If currently a Synchrony Financial Employee, you must have been in your current position for at least 6 months (AP) or 24 months (level 7 or greater), have at least a "consistently meets expectations" performance rating, and have the approval of your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR to apply if you don't meet the time-in-job or performance requirement).

Grade/Level: 11

The salary range for this position is 90,000.00 - 155,000.00 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.

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 are 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 8Diversity 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.

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Job Family Group:

Information Technology