AVP, Solution Architect – Transmit Security

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

The Goal for the “Transmit Security” platform is to improve the customer experience while better managing fraud and increasing security.  Transmit Security – Authentication as a Service is a centralized platform to provide authentication services to other application teams. The Transmit engineer will be responsible for creating transmit policies for different applications and adhering to the best coding standards. Responsible for functional and technical guidance over the whole project or application lifecycle.

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:

• Lead teams in building new solutions/platforms and enhancements, working closely with requirements analysts, testers, and the customer in an agile development practice

• Own the technical design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems

• Develop functional and technical specifications from business requirements

• Schedule and participate in code reviews with all the dependent teams

• Co-ordinate with third-party vendors to resolve any integration issues.

• Supporting various stakeholders to integrate the Transmit WebSDK and Server api policies in their applications.

• Work with Product Owners, UAT and QA teams to ensure that testing and feedback is completed in a timely manner and meeting the timelines.

• Ensure application quality and adherence to performance requirements

• Responsible for documentation, code reuse, re-factoring and design patterns standards compliance

• Ensure high standards of availability, scalability, and extensibility of internally developed applications

• Work closely with an experienced staff comprising both Synchrony resources and/or 3rd party contractors

• Help define measurable goals for the team

• Communicate the status of technical stacks and initiatives to stakeholders and leadership

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

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to the applications. create support tickets and work with Vendor as needed.

• Provide 24x7 on-call support periodically throughout the year.

• Mentor and influence all levels of the team: in this role, you will have the opportunity to influence up and down the chain of command

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

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related degree with minimum 7 years’ experience in IT with modern application development experience; OR in lieu of a degree, 9 years’ experience in IT with modern application development experience

• 5+ years in any Identity Access Management Platform.

• Hands on experiences on any IAM Security policies and able to learn WEB SDK call with request/response payloads

• Working knowledge of Microservices, API gateways, authentication methods including OPEN ID Connect, OAUTH2.

• Familiar with Multi Factor Authentication

For Internal Applicants:

• Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying.

• Inform your Manager or 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)

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

• Level 9+ employees can apply.

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong working knowledge of the Financial Industry and Consume