AVP – IAM Automation Engineer

Role Title: AVP, IAM Automation Engineer (L10)

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.

Organizational Overview:

This role will be part of Synchrony IAM Programs Development and Automation team which ties to Synchrony Information Security team. The AVP, IAM Automation Engineer will report to Product Owner. This role is responsible for handling Synchrony’s IAM automation initiatives which involves development activities while supporting the existing product. Candidate will have to closely work with various Stakeholders & Product Owners across organization. 

Role Summary/Purpose:

Synchrony Financial,IAM automation engineering team provides visibility of critical security aspects to end users and applications. The AVP, IAM Automation Engineer will be a key subject matter expert to drive design, development and support services for indigenous application built for handling IAM services. And,also partner in driving strategic automation initiatives at scale.This position will work with our business partners and stakeholders to develop solutions to suit their needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and maintainindigenous solutionbuilt for handling IAM operations.

• Ensure IAM native solutionscomply withbest practices following Industry standards defined forFinancial institutions.

• Identify opportunities to drive integration with existing IT infrastructure.

• Responsible for coordinating with stakeholders and gathering business requirements.

• Responsible for driving the development lifecycle from proposal to implementation.

• Identify and evaluate complex business processes and technology gaps in internal risk controls.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 4 to 5 years of experience in Information Technology OR in lieu of a degree minimum 6 to 7 years of experience in Information Technology in hands on technical role

• Minimum 2 years of experience working with Identity Authentication and Authorization technologies including Active directory, Microsoft Entra, AWS IAM, SailPoint, and Okta

• Minimum 2 year experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban)

• Proficiency in at least 1 or more programming and scripting languages such as Powershell, Shell, Python, PL SQL & SQL Queries, APIs

• Experience with Identity Lifecycle management and orchestration tools.

• Should have proven knowledge and exposure in handling automation in a holistic approach. 

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• Excellent problem-solving capabilities and attention to details.

• Strong communicationand Collaboration skills.

• Ability to articulate the stakeholder requirements into technical requirement.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence stakeholders, team members, management and external groups.

• Candidate should be able to operate independently with assertive communication.

• Experience with AWS IAM or Oracle APEX is a plus.

Eligibility Criteria:

Bachelor’s degree with at least 4 to 5 years of experience in Information Technology OR in lieu of a degree minimum 6 to 7 years of experience in Information Technology in hands on technical role

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)

• L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.

• L08+ Employees can apply

Grade/Level: 10