Add office photos
Engaged Employer
i
This company page is being actively managed by
Synchrony Team. If you also belong to the team, you
can get access from
here
Synchrony
CompareProud winner of ABECA 2024 - AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards
All Filters
50 Synchrony Jobs
AVP, Reliability Engineer (L11)
9-13 years
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
1 vacancy
AVP, Reliability Engineer (L11)
Synchrony
posted 14hr ago
Job Role Insights
Flexible timing
Key skills for the job
Job Description
Job Description:
Role Title: AVP, Reliability Engineer (L11)
Company Overview:
Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.
- We have recently been ranked #2 among India s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.
- Synchrony celebrates ~51% women diversity, 105+ people with disabilities, and ~50 veterans and veteran family members.
- We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.
- We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles.
Organization Overview:
Synchronys Engineering Team is a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to driving technological excellence. As a member of this Team, youll play a pivotal role in designing and developing cutting-edge tech stack and solutions that redefine industry standards. The Credit Card that we use every day to purchase our essentials and later settle the bills - A simple process that we all are used to on a day-to-day basis. Now, consider the vast complexity hidden behind this seemingly simple process , operating tirelessly for millions of cardholders. The sheer volume of data processed is mind-boggling . Fortunately, advanced technology stands ready to automate and manage this constant torrent of information, ensuring smooth transactions around the clock, 365 days a year. Our collaborative environment encourages creative problem-solving and fosters career growth. Join us to work on diverse projects, from fintech to data analytics, and contribute to shaping the future of technology. If youre passionate about engineering and innovation, Synchronys Engineering Team is the place to be .
Role Summary/Purpose:
AVP, Reliability Engineer - Contribute to the management of support operations for engineering applications by collaborating effectively with Vendor Partners and Synchrony Teams during the India time zone. This is a hands-on technologist role that requires exposure to SRE and DevOps technology stack along with understanding the application support process. This role entails monitoring and addressing incidents and alerts of engineering applications, ensuring a seamless handoff process with US vendor partner and Synchrony Teams. As a team member, you will play a key part in implementing technical strategies to improve support efficiency, optimise resolutions, introduce automation and incorporate site reliability engineering (SRE) principles to refine practices.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Responsible for continuously monitoring the health and performance of the engineering applications along with Synchrony engineering and vendor partner teams
- Review the existing tools stack set up for observability and configuration management, recommend the improvements and integrations
- Should be able to work with application development and infrastructure teams to implement the technical solutions to minimize the downtime .
- Identify opportunities for proactive/reactive automations for repetitive tasks and implement the same using the scripting languages.
- Develop and maintain run-book and playbook for the automation initiatives.
- Develop and implement strategies for self-healing opportunities and drive continuous improvement .
- Gather and analyse metrics from applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding.
- Responsible for reviewing and ensuring the identification and addressing of incidents and application alerts promptly by collaborating with Vendor Partners.
- Responsible for participating and contributing in the postmortem/ root cause analysis.
- Utilize the existing Incident & Problem management eco system during India time zone to effectively address and prioritise the incidents and alerts
- Spearhead the adoption and modernisation of technologies, including cloud platforms (AWS, PCF), containerised solutions (Kubernetes), and microservices architectures
- Conduct deployment confidence assessments to evaluate production readiness, mitigate risks, and ensure seamless implementation
- Partner with Agile Release Train (ART) leads to drive readiness for critical milestones, such as year-end freezes, and facilitate capacity planning discussions
- Mentor teams on cloud-native architectures, reliability engineering best practices, and industry trends, fostering a culture of resiliency and continuous improvement
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor s Degree and 6 + years relevant experience in Information Technology, or in lieu of a degree 8 + years of relevant experience in information Technology.
- Minimum 6 + years in the application support or software development role
- Good understanding of IT applications support processes, incident management and problem resolution
- Proficiency in DevOps concepts, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, including automation, monitoring and reliability best practices
- Hands on experience of application support operations and different support metrics required to make the decisions.
- Hands on experience in any of the automation and monitoring scripting languages like PowerShell scripting, Ansible, Bash, GoLang or other related scripts, experience in any of the monitoring/observability tool stacks available in the industry and experience in any of the container/microservices technology and configuration management tech stack available in the industry
- Understanding of infrastructure of the applications supported.
- Passion for technology and self-driven, detail oriented, strong organisational and time management skills
- Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
- Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
- Customer focus mindset and innovation thought leadership and Project Management Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to foster a collaborative working relationships all stakeholders
Desired Characteristics:
- Service Reliability Engineering work experience/knowledge and tools/tech platform required to support the SRE operations
- ITIL foundation and SRE / DevOps certification are nice to have
Eligibility Criteria:
Bachelor s Degree and 6 + years relevant experience in Information Technology, or in lieu of a degree 8 + years of relevant experience in information Technology.
Work Timings: 2pm to 11pm IST
(This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time - 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details)
For Internal Applicants:
- Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying
- Inform your manager and 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)
- L9+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.
- L09+ Employees can apply
Grade/Level: 11
Job Family Group:
Information Technology Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Read full job descriptionPrepare for Reliability Engineer roles with real interview advice
People are getting interviews at Synchrony through
People are getting interviews through
(based on 56 Synchrony interviews)
Walkin
Job Portal
Referral
Recruitment Consultant
Company Website
20%
16%
14%
11%
4%
35% candidates got the interview through other sources.
High
Confidence
?
High Confidence means the data is based on a large number of responses received from the candidates.
What people at Synchrony are saying
What Synchrony employees are saying about work life
based on 1k employees
Flexible timing
Monday to Friday
No travel
Day Shift
Synchrony Benefits
Submitted by Company
Work/Life Healthcare Insurance Savings/Other Assistance
Submitted by Employees
View more benefits 
Compare Synchrony with
American Express
Compare
Capital One Financial Corporation
Compare
Discover Financial Services
Compare
Citigroup
Compare
Wells Fargo
Compare
Barclays PLC
Compare
HSBC Group
Compare
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Compare
Bank of America
Compare
UBS
Compare
State Street Corporation
Compare
Motilal Oswal Financial Services
Compare
Axis Direct
Compare
Morgan Stanley
Compare
BNP Paribas
Compare
FactSet
Compare
Aon
Compare
Ocwen Financial Solutions
Compare
Morningstar
Compare
Northern Trust Operating Services
Compare
Similar Jobs for you
Synchrony Hyderabad / Secunderabad Office Location
Hyderabad Office
Synchrony Financial International Services Pvt. Ltd., Regd. Office: Block 1A, Plot No 18, I-Labs Technology Center, Hi-Tech City, Madhapur
Hyderabad
Telangana 500081
Telangana 500081
AVP, Reliability Engineer - Apply and Buy Digital apps (L11)
5-9 Yrs
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
VP, Business Intelligence Process Lead (L12)
14-18 Yrs
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Share an Interview