VP, Cloud Data Architect — Modern Data Platform Leader

Synchrony; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony seeks a VP, Cloud Data Solution Architect to lead strategic cloud data design for the enterprise, enabling secure, scalable data platforms that support operations and analytics. You will drive target-state architecture and modernization roadmaps, partnering with senior stakeholders to modernize legacy ecosystems and accelerate AI-driven insights.

Ideal candidates will mentor architects, drive adoption of cloud-native capabilities, and ensure high availability and performance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years hands-on experience in IT roles.
• 5+ years designing, modernizing, or migrating data platforms in cloud environments.
• Experience with cloud-native data platforms, data lakes, lakehouse architectures, data warehousing, IAM, security, data protection, data integration, and analytics ecosystems.
• Experience defining target-state architecture, modernization roadmaps, reference architectures, design patterns, and implementation standards.
• Agile experience using JIRA or similar tools.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with globally located Agile teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel for business.

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture thought leadership across cloud data platforms, data lakehouse and data mesh patterns, event-driven architecture, API-enabled data sharing, semantic layers, and modern AI / analytics ecosystems.
• Shape and maintain target-state architecture and modernization roadmaps that align cloud migration with business priorities and long-term scalability.
• Support architectural evaluations and trade-off decisions across cloud-native services, data storage, performance, security, resilience, and cost.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to assess current-state environments, identify modernization opportunities, and improve usability and performance of data products.
• Establish and promote architecture principles, design patterns, reference architectures, standards, and reusable migration frameworks.
• Influence cross-functional teams by translating decisions into business value, user impact, risks, and options.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to architects and engineering teams on cloud-native data design and migration patterns.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Skills

Cloud data platforms

Data lakes

Lakehouse architectures

Data warehousing

IAM & security

Data integration

Analytics ecosystem

Agile (JIRA)

Travel Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Synchrony seeks a VP, Cloud Data Solution Architect to lead strategic cloud data design for the enterprise, enabling secure, scalable data platforms that support operations and analytics. You will drive target-state architecture and modernization roadmaps, partnering with senior stakeholders to modernize legacy ecosystems and accelerate AI-driven insights.

Ideal candidates will mentor architects, drive adoption of cloud-native capabilities, and ensure high availability and performance across