AVP, Data Resilience Engineer

Job Description:

Role Summary: 

The AVP, Data Resilience Engineer is responsible for both engineering and operational oversight of data backup and recovery solutions in public cloud (AWS) and on-premises environments.   In this role, you will play a critical part in safeguarding our data assets by designing, implementing, and maintaining resilient data protection strategies in a regulated financial services environment. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with cloud backup technologies, a keen understanding of regulatory requirements, and a strong background in both cloud and traditional IT infrastructures.   

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: 

• Design, implement, and manage data backup, recovery, and resilience solutions for AWS and on-premises environments, including Rubrik backup infrastructure. 

• Evaluate existing disaster recovery and backup processes; recommend and implement improvements to enhance data protection capabilities. 

• Develop, maintain, and enforce data retention, backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware resilience standards, procedures, automation, and controls. 

• Ensure ongoing regulatory and security compliance (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, FFIEC) by collaborating with Security, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams, addressing audit requirements, and remediating findings. 

• Analyze business needs and define appropriate Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO). 

• Integrate and automate data protection workflows using AWS native tools and on-premises resources. 

• Conduct regular disaster recovery and ransomware recovery testing, including simulations with Security and Incident Response teams, to validate readiness, integrity, and recoverability.

• Analyze test outcomes, identify gaps or vulnerabilities, and implement improvements to data resilience strategies. 

• Monitor backup operations, test and report on backup job status, integrity, and restoration capabilities. 

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation including system architectures, procedures, runbooks, and incident responses. 

• Stay current with cloud technologies and emerging trends in backup and disaster recovery. 

• Provide technical guidance and training to stakeholders regarding data resilience best practices. 

• Design and implement alternative backup strategies for applications that require exceptions to standard procedures. 

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years’ experience in infrastructure, IT Operations, cloud, or system architecture work OR, in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED with 15+ years of experience in infrastructure, IT Operations, cloud, or system architecture work. 

• 5+ years of experience in a management or team lead role within IT Engineering or Operations 

• AWS Solution Architect certification preferred <