Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

The VP, Solution Architect is responsible for the technical stewardship of multiple Data Engineering projects or programs. This experienced architect possesses the skills to take prompt decisions, lead a team of developers, manage deadlines and other technical problems. The Solution Architect must have a balanced mix of technical and business skills and often works with enterprise architects and business stakeholders for strategic direction.

The VP, Solution Architect needs significant people and process skills, with 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 in order to create a cohesive vision of the products and services.

Our Way of Working

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Act as the Lead Solution Architect for business initiatives, responsible for defining  technology solutions for a given business problem in compliance with regulatory requirements and contractual obligations using specific framework, platform, or tech-stack to create a solution.

• Get involved in a project early, when analysts start developing requirements, and then remain involved till the end, provide detailed periodic updates to all stakeholders

• Examine the current systems architecture of our data & analytics platforms, and recommend data-centric solutions that are scalable, performant, and compliant with our Data Management standards for serving business requirements.

• Evaluate which patterns, methods and tools will be most effective and productive, define how the application will look and feel, what the components will be, and how they interact with each other, future scalability, and maintainability of the application

• Evaluate advantages and risks in third-party frameworks/platforms

• Oversee the programming, integration, and testing of software systems and associated devices.

• Ensure the execution of the vision by providing appropriate level of direction to the designers and developers on how to build the prescribed solution.

• Mentor other solution architects organize the development effort and often provide motivation and guidance to the entire development team during the Agile execution process.

• Participate in PI Planning and Pre- and Post-PI Planning, System and Solution Demos. Work with Enterprise Architect, to develop, analyze, split, and realize the implementation of enabler epics.

• Responsible for defining and communicating a shared technical and architectural vision for the Agile Release Train (ART) to help ensure the system or Solution under development is fit for its intended purpose.

• Participate with cross-functional teams in implementing policies and procedures related to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and be an advocate in adopting Agile and SAFe best practices and processes.

• Execute special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum 10+ years of experience in multiple IT areas or in lieu of a degree, 12+ years of experience in multiple IT areas

• Minimum of 9 years of data engineering experience using PySpark, Ab-Initio, other ETL technologies in conjunction with Hadoop or other high volume data environments, data architecture frameworks, data model design in context of Oracle or Oracle Exadata, MySQL databases, Kafka topics, implementation of data quality, data profiling, master data management, metadata management and data catalogues such as Collibra or similar technologies, Tableau or other similar BI reporting tools.

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Business Intelligence (BI) & Reporting application architecture and design, with a strong understanding of associated patterns, processes and tools in a complex environment in a large organization

• Minimum 2 years of experience in managing a solution architecture function Hands-on experience with DevOps and delivery pipeline

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships effectively to drive collaboration. Respectfully communicate with multiple stakeholders with ability to listen as well as direct technical teams

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong working knowledge of fintech Industry as it relates to consumer financing

• Some experience in the Healthcare Industry developing BI applications with good familiarity with the complexity in healthcare data integration

• Experience with validation of technology assumptions, evaluating implementation alternatives, and creating the Continuous Delivery Pipeline.

• Critical thinking and creativity in building and deploying data engineering applications on cloud platforms and working knowledge of cloud migrations

Grade/Level: 12

The salary range for this position is 130,000.00 - 210,000.00 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.

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 onboarding process

• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles.  Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles.  Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post.  All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. 

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 is 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 8 Diversity 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.

• If you need special accommodations, please call our Career Support Line so that we can discuss your specific situation. We can be reached at 1-866-301-5627.   Representatives are available from 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday, Central Standard Time

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