AVP Senior Data Engineer

Synchrony

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Closes tomorrow

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Stamford, CTChicago, ILAtlanta
Salary
$100,000–$170,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 20, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $169k
This role $135k
$87k most similar roles pay here $218k

This role pays less than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $135,737–$203,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $135k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Synchrony

Synchrony is a premier consumer financial services company and one of the nation’s largest providers of private-label and co-branded credit cards, alongside promotional financing and FDIC-insured savings products.

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At a glance

TL;DR · AVP Senior Data Engineer

As an AVP, Senior Data Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for building and enhancing on-premises data warehouse solutions while accelerating migration to AWS and Amazon Redshift. You will manage the data needs of a specific business vertical by designing and implementing scalable, fault-tolerant data applications that process terabytes of information from various upstream sources. Your daily responsibilities include overseeing design, development, testing, and production implementation in collaboration with architects, data scientists, and product management within a Scaled Agile framework. You will utilize Ab Initio, SQL, and AWS cloud technologies to build batch and real-time data pipelines in a DevOps environment. The role focuses on solving complex data engineering challenges within the consumer banking industry, specifically managing sensitive data in highly regulated environments while promoting automation to eliminate redundancy across technical systems.

What does a Data Engineer earn?

Median $177300 from 230 postings across 57 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable, fault-tolerant data applications on both on-premises and AWS platforms.
  • Lead the migration of data warehouse solutions from on-premise systems to Amazon Redshift.
  • Develop and manage batch and real-time data pipelines within a DevOps environment.
  • Oversee the design, development, testing, and production implementation of RDBMS and Ab Initio solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership to the engineering team to ensure data solutions meet specific business goals.
  • Manage stakeholder requirements by evaluating business processes and ensuring compliance with data management policies.
  • Automate repetitive tasks using innovative frameworks to eliminate redundancy in data processing.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience in consumer banking technology, or a High School Diploma/GED and 6 years of experience in technology.
  • Experience with large scale relational databases and public cloud environments (AWS preferred).
  • Strong engineering skills in on-prem RDBMS platforms, Ab Initio (GDE/Co-Operating System), advanced SQL, and AWS including Amazon Redshift.
  • Deep understanding of ETL, data warehousing, Cloud technologies (AWS), and analytics concepts.
  • Experience with batch and real-time data pipelines in a DevOps environment.
  • Ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with Technology and Business Stakeholders.
  • Prior work experience in Credit card, Banking, or Fin tech companies (preferred).
  • Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau, APIs/Microservices, or handling sensitive data in regulated environments (preferred).

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