Synchrony - Rapid City, SD

posted about 1 month ago

Full-time - Senior
Remote - Rapid City, SD
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Vice President, Senior Software Development Engineering Manager is responsible for leading a large team of engineers in the architecture, design, development, and testing of mission-critical applications. This role requires deep expertise in software engineering and microservice architecture, along with strong leadership skills to manage and influence a diverse team. The position focuses on the engineering delivery of the Synapps credit underwriting system at Synchrony, ensuring compliance with architectural standards and fostering a collaborative environment among various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a large team of software engineers, including managing managers.
  • Influence and lead multiple agile teams through all phases of the Agile development life cycle using Large Solution SAFE.
  • Implement new technologies and assist developers in migrating to these technologies.
  • Establish application architecture standards and best practices for Java microservices.
  • Collaborate with software developers, product managers, application architects, and customer application experts to create applications.
  • Mentor and influence team members at all levels, providing direction and support.
  • Ensure compliance with architecture, security, and technology standards set by Synchrony Financial.
  • Assist in crafting and maintaining the future state technology architectural strategy and application modernization roadmap.
  • Ensure application code quality through development, testing, and QA processes.
  • Participate in root cause analyses and incident reports, providing direction in problem resolution.
  • Analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, and implement fixes.
  • Provide 24x7 on-call support periodically throughout the year.
  • Identify ways to increase efficiency and improve system performance.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering.
  • A minimum of 3 years of people management experience.
  • A minimum of 3 years of credit underwriting technology experience.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in the Synapps engineering environment.
  • Solid people management skills, including performance monitoring and staff motivation.
  • Experience with continuous integration environments.
  • Experience writing unit, integration, and UI test cases.
  • Strong experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry.
  • Experience using Splunk for production support.
  • Familiarity with JSON, REST, and XML-based web services.
  • Excellence in technical communication with both technical and non-technical peers.
  • Strong cross-functional team player with the ability to work across a matrix organization.
  • Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  • Experience developing and supporting financial/banking applications.

Benefits

  • Annual bonus based on individual and company performance.
  • Flexible work options including remote work and office attendance.
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