Role Title: VP, Network Connectivity Architect (L12)
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.
We 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 to take up leadership roles.
Organization Overview:
The Connectivity Engineering Organization at Synchrony provides the core networking and security foundation that enables reliable, secure communication across data center and cloud environments. The team supports critical services including remote access, firewalling, remote site connectivity, DNS, CDN capabilities, and network automation, ensuring consistent connectivity, strong security controls, and scalable operations across the enterprise
Purpose:
We are seeking a VP, Network Connectivity Architect to join our Connectivity Engineering team. This role will provide technical leadership across multiple teams, leading the design, implementation, optimization, and operational support of enterprise connectivity solutions spanning physical and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment with engineering and development teams, as well as partner across business areas of the enterprise. This individual will help drive end-to-end target state architecture for applications within the cloud footprint and work with engineering teams to migrate and build cloud capabilities.
This position requires broad expertise in connectivity and cloud-based networking technologies, including Software-Defined Networking (SDN), firewalls, load balancing, core routing, and switching. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of evaluating, introducing, and delivering new connectivity technologies into production, while executing initiatives on time, within budget, and with minimal business impact. Strong project management and Agile experience are also critical.
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Work Timings: 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM IST
This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility 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)
We are proud to offer flexibility at Synchrony. Our way of working allows you the option to work from home or workspaces in our Regional Engagement Hubs—Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, or Delhi/NCR.
Occasionally you may be required to commute or travel to Hyderabad or one of the Regional Engagement Hubs for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, trainings, and culture events.
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L10+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible to apply for this opportunity
Grade/Level: 12
Job Family Group:
Information Technology
At Synchrony, our driving force is to be essential to people's everyday lives by making it easier for the many millions of people who rely on us to access their essential needs and everyday wants with consumer financing that works for them – from their first credit card to a lifetime of flexibility. We do this by helping people make informed, smart credit choices so they can live healthier financial lives and by connecting them to Synchrony's ecosystem of hundreds of thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses and health and wellness providers that are the backbone of the U.S. economy.
