Synchrony Hiring VP, Cloud Engineer (L12) in Hyderabad

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), a leading consumer financing company and a Great Place to Work, is hiring a VP, Cloud Engineer (L12) to join the Cloud & Platform group within the CTO organization. This role bridges software development and operations by creating an efficient environment for development, testing, and deployment of software across the enterprise public cloud platform.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with infrastructure, platform, and operations teams to improve Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development and deployment processes
• Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters in on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments to support containerized applications
• Implement version control strategies and best practices to ensure code and configuration consistency
• Set up monitoring and alerting systems such as Prometheus and Grafana for Kubernetes clusters and applications
• Implement and advocate for security best practices for Kubernetes and containerized environments, including RBAC, network policies, and image scanning
• Optimize cloud environments for performance, scalability, and resource utilization
• Automate repetitive tasks using Terraform IaC, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements
• Monitor and optimize system performance and capacity
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies
• Assist the 24x7 Service Desk, delivering high levels of customer satisfaction with measurable KPIs
• Govern health, performance, capacity, and costs of cloud resources while ensuring adherence to service levels

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with a minimum of 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud architecture; 10+ years of experience in lieu of a degree
• Proven expertise designing, implementing, and securing network environments across business centers and physical/virtual data centers, including infrastructure, networking, and storage services
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Terraform Enterprise, with expertise in creating and maintaining pipelines
• Proficiency with AWS cloud platform and the ability to deploy, manage, and optimize Kubernetes clusters
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes security, including RBAC, network policies, and image scanning
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
• Availability between 06:00 AM and 11:30 AM Eastern Time for meetings with Asia and US teams, with remaining hours flexible (Enhanced Flexibility)
• Recommended AWS certifications: AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate or AWS Certified DevOps Administrator - Professional

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