AVP Principal Data Engineer We are looking for a AVP Principal Data Engineer to lead the development of consumer-centric low latency analytic environment leveraging data technologies and transform the legacy systems. This role will play an important role in resolving and influencing high-level decisions across Synchrony. Essential Responsibilities: Design, develop and lead data engineering applications in highly agile and fast-moving teams. Lead a data engineering team and roll up the sleeves to individually contribute when required. Implement ETL/ELT on a big data platform / Container using Ab Initio, Spark, Hive, Kafka, RDBMS(Oracle, MySQL), NoSQL databases(Cassandra), and public cloud solutions. Responsible for design, development, testing oversight and production implementation. Experience with batch and real-time data pipelines in a DevOps environment using Ab Initio and Spark. Work closely with Product owners, Product Managers, Program manager, scrum masters in a Scaled Agile framework. Partner with architects to efficiently design data applications with scalability, resiliency and speed. Lead data engineering team to drive program delivery. Drive technical development and application standards across enterprise data lake and data warehouse. Collaborate across cross-functional teams to improve and deliver on business objectives and priorities. Stay up-to-date on latest trends in data engineering, recommends best practices, develops innovative frameworks to avoid redundancy by promoting automation. Mentor and coach the team to promote Synchrony values and culture. Qualifications/Requirements: Bachelor's degree preferred with a concentration of study in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and 4 to 5 years of work experience with ELT/ETL/Data warehousing, large scale Data environments e.g., Cloudera and public cloud (AWS preferred) using Ab Initio, Spark, Hive, Kafka, RDBMS (Oracle, MySQL) In lieu of a degree, a certification in related field and 8 to 9 years of work experience with above mentioned exposure to large scale data environments. Desired Characteristics: Prior experience as a Data Engineering Technical Lead leading team in Scaled Agile framework. Strong experience and deep understanding of ETL, data warehousing, data lakes (Hadoop & Spark) and analytics concepts. Experience owning multiple mission critical applications on data platform. Experience with batch and real-time data pipelines in a DevOps environment. Must be 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 and presenting complex topics, influencing, and executing with timely /actionable follow-through. Experience in designing ETL pipelines to enable automated data load into AWS S3 & Redshift. 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. Articles and publications in the field of data engineering. Nice to have AWS Solution Architect/Data Engineer certification. Be the captain of the team, led by example, go beyond the boundaries, motivate, and a team player. The salary range for this position is 110,000.00 - 185,000.00 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. 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