10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with strong depth across backend, frontend, APIs, and integrations.
Strong experience with modern application development and distributed systems.
Experience evaluating and recommending technology stacks in collaboration with engineering, security, and platform teams.
Proven experience building and supporting production systems in cloud environments
High school diploma or GED required.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience.
Practical experience applying AI or AI-assisted tools in engineering or platform workflows (formal ML background not required).
Comfort working with security and compliance teams on approvals and production readiness.
Ability to work across both modern and legacy systems

AVP, Unix IAM Senior Engineer

Synchrony Financial

Chicago, IL 60695

You must be 18 years or older
Minimum of 3 years of experience in the development & operational support of Unix Identity and Access Management platforms or equivalent Information Security experience.
You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
High degree of expertise in Unix and Linux, scripting and automating Unix and Linux, and familiarity and comfort working in Unix and Linux environments
5 years of IT experience
Minimum of 2 years of experience working with agile methodologies on a product team
Minimum of 2 years of experience in automating deployments using DevOps & CI/CD best practices
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.
Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required
You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process