VP, Solution Architect, Servicing Apps

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose: 

VP, Solution Architect, Servicing Apps, will provide leadership and technical expertise for development and support of Payment Applications.  

This is a leadership position that will be responsible for oversight of multiple SaaS or COTS applications, agile teams and GDC delivering payment, cloud and microservices applications and leading critical initiatives across multiple Engineering Orgs. 

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:

• Responsible for the development and support of Payment Applications, including SaaS or COTS Applications.  

• Work closely with Synchrony and Supplier technical resources and product managers to translate overall system architecture and product requirements into well-designed software components. 

• Participate in software design reviews, code reviews, and provide recommendations to the development team. 

• Drive root cause analysis and ensure consistently high availability for the business to ensure they meet their objectives. 

• Identify new opportunities to drive system improvements and simplifications through innovation. 

• Keep abreast of emerging technologies while maintaining proficiency in existing technologies 

• Build strong teams of technical resources, motivate resources, and retain critical skills 

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

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Information Technology. 

• Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience on Java, J2EE, Web Services (SOAP, REST), jQuery, Struts, Hibernate and Spring. 

• 3+ year experience in architecting payment and SaaS or COTS applications. 

• 5+ years’ experience in designing and developing applications using microservices architecture and cloud technologies like Springboot, PCF, AWS, Maven, BitBucket, GitHub, Jenkins, Angular, Bootstrap and Splunk. 

• 5+ year experience in agile software development practices. 

• Good understanding of SDLC processes and release management processes. 

• Proven analytical, and problem-solving skills.  

• Superior oral and written communication 

• Willing to work flexible shift timings to be able to respond to emergencies 

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