Data Engineer

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

The candidate Big Data Engineer will join an Agile scrum team and perform functional & system development for Synchrony’s Enterprise Data Lake.

As a Big Data Engineer the ability to integrate data across internal and external sources, provide analytical insights, and integrate with our critical systems are key skills. The engineer will participate in data analysis efforts to ensure the delivery of high-quality data ingestion, standardization and curation and maintain compliance with the applicable Data Sourcing, Data Quality, and Data Governance standards. The engineer will drive quality through the entire software development lifecycle with focus on functional requirements, efficiency, and methodology. The engineer will work cross-functionally with operations, other data engineers and product owner to assure capabilities are delivered that meet business needs.

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. You have the option to be remote, and work from home, or come into one of our offices. You may be occasionally requested to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

Develop big data applications for Synchrony in Hadoop ecosystem

Participate in the agile development process including backlog grooming, coding, code reviews, testing and deployment

Work with team members to achieve business results in a fast paced and quickly changing environment

Work independently to develop analytic applications leveraging technologies such as: Hadoop, NoSQL, In-memory Data Grids, Kafka, Spark, Ab Initio

Provide data analysis for Synchrony’s data ingestion, standardization and curation efforts ensuring all data is understood from a business context

Identify enablers and level of effort required to properly ingest and transform data for the data lake.

Profile data to assist with defining the data elements, propose business term mappings, and define data quality rules

Work with the Data Office to ensure that data dictionaries for all ingested and created data sets are properly documented in data dictionary repository

Ensure the lineage of all data assets are properly documented in the appropriate enterprise metadata repositories

Assist with the creation and implementation of data quality rules

Ensure the proper identification of sensitive data elements and critical data elements

Create source-to-target data mapping documents

Test current processes and identify deficiencies

Investigate program quality to make improvements to achieve better data accuracy

Understand functional and non-functional requirement and prepare test data accordingly

Plan, create and manage the test case and test script

Identify process bottlenecks and suggest actions for improvement

Execute test script and collect test results

Present test cases, test results, reports and metrics as required by the Office of Agile

Perform other duties as needed to ensure the success of the team and application and ensure the team’s compliance with the applicable Data Sourcing, Data Quality, and Data Governance standards

Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (such as Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Econometrics); in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED and minimum 2 years of Information Technology experience

Hands-on experience writing shell scripts, complex SQL queries, Hive scripts, Hadoop commands and Git

Ability to write abstracted, reusable code components

Programming experience in at least one of the following languages: Scala, Java or Python

Analytical mindset

Willingness and aptitude to learn new technologies quickly

Superior oral and written communication skills;

Ability to collaborate across teams of internal and external technical staff, business analysts, software support and operations staff.

Desired Characteristics:

Performance tuning experience

Exposure to the following Ab Initio tools: GDE – Graphical Development Environment; Co>Operating System ; Control Center; Metadata Hub; Enterprise Meta>Environment; Enterprise Meta>Environment Portal; Acquire>It; Express>It; Conduct>It; Data Quality Environment; Query>It.

Familiar with Ab Initio, Hortonworks/Cloudera, Zookeeper, Oozie and Kafka

Familiar with Public Cloud (i.e. AWS, GCP, Azure) data engineering services

Familiar with data management tools (i.e. Collibra)

Background in ETL, data warehousing or data lake

Strong business acumen including a broad understanding of Synchrony business processes and practices

Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an agile team environment

Financial Industry or Credit processing experience

Experience with working on a geographically distributed team managing onshore/offshore resources with shifting priorities

Previous experience working in client facing environment

Proficient in the maintenance of data dictionaries and other information in Collibra

Excellent analytical, organizational and influencing skills with a proven track record of successfully executing on assignments and initiatives

Grade/Level: 09

The salary range for this position is 60,000.00 – 112,000.00 USD Annual

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle.

Some positions are bonus eligible.

Eligibility Requirements:

You must be 18 years or older

You must have a high school diploma or equivalent

You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process

You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Our Commitment:

When you join us, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive culture where your skills, experience, and voice are not only heard—but valued. We celebrate the differences in all of us and believe that our individual, unique perspectives is what makes Synchrony truly a great place to work. Together, we’re building a future where we can all belong, connect and turn ideals into action. Through the power of our 8 , with more than 60% of our workforce engaged, you’ll find community to connect with an opportunity to go beyond your passions.

This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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