5-7 years of IT engineering experience in regulated environments, preferably financial services.
Hands-on experience with enterprise communications archiving platforms like Smarsh or Proofpoint.
Proficient in Microsoft Azure and Terraform for infrastructure management.
Strong scripting skills in PowerShell and/or Python for automation tasks.
Solid understanding of SMTP fundamentals and messaging technologies.
Responsibilities
Engineer and support solutions for electronic communications capture and archiving.
Integrate messaging platforms with enterprise archiving solutions.
Troubleshoot issues related to message delivery and connectivity across platforms.
Design and maintain infrastructure services within Microsoft Azure.
Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for automation and consistency.
Create scripts for operational support and monitoring using PowerShell/Python.
Collaborate with Compliance teams to translate regulatory requirements into technical solutions.
Benefits
Highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
Opportunity to work in a multinational organization with global offices.
10 days of paid annual leave plus sick leave and national holidays.
Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, and vision.
Retirement savings plans and higher education certification policy.
Extensive training opportunities and access to over 5000 courses on Udemy for Business.
Full Job Description
Our challenge
We are seeking an experienced Senior Compliance Technology Engineer to support the engineering, implementation, integration, and operational management of technology used for regulatory electronic communications archiving and supervision. The ideal candidate will combine strong infrastructure and automation skills with practical experience supporting electronic communications in a regulated environment. This role requires hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, Terraform, PowerShell and/or Python, Windows, messaging technologies such as Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Teams, and SMTP fundamentals.
Additional Information*
The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Charlotte, NC is $95k - $100k/year & benefits (see below).
The Role
Responsibilities:
Engineer, implement, configure, and support solutions used for electronic communications capture, archiving, and supervision in a regulated environment.
Support integration of messaging and collaboration platforms with enterprise communications archiving solutions.
Work with Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Teams and other electronic communication technologies to support compliant capture and archiving.
Troubleshoot message delivery, routing, journaling/capture, connectivity, and integration issues across messaging and archival platforms.
Apply strong knowledge of SMTP fundamentals, including mail flow, routing, relays, headers, and troubleshooting.
Design, deploy, and maintain infrastructure and services within Microsoft Azure.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to improve consistency, repeatability, and automation.
Develop PowerShell and/or Python scripts for automation, monitoring, deployment, validation, troubleshooting, and operational support.
Support Windows-based infrastructure and applications, including troubleshooting at the operating system and application layers.
Partner with Compliance and technology stakeholders to translate regulatory and business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Participate in production support, incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, upgrades, migrations, and remediation activities.
Develop technical documentation, operational procedures, architecture documentation, and support materials.
Identify opportunities to improve automation, resiliency, monitoring, operational efficiency, and controls across the communications compliance environment.
Requirements:
Strong IT engineering experience, preferably within a regulated financial services or similarly regulated environment.
Hands-on experience with an enterprise communications archiving platform such as Smarsh, Proofpoint, or a comparable solution.
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
Experience building and maintaining infrastructure using Terraform.
Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell and/or Python.
Strong experience administering and troubleshooting Microsoft Windows environments.
Experience with enterprise messaging and collaboration technologies, including by not limited to Microsoft Exchange On-premise, Exchange Online and Microsoft Teams, Bloomberg email, IM, and Symphony.
Strong understanding of SMTP, mail flow, message routing, and related messaging concepts.
Strong troubleshooting skills across applications, infrastructure, networking, messaging, and cloud services.
Ability to work across engineering, infrastructure, messaging, cybersecurity, operations, and Compliance teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document complex technical environments clearly.
Preferred, but not required:
Experience supporting Linux environments.
Experience with multiple electronic communications archiving or supervision platforms.
Experience integrating communication platforms with compliance capture and archival systems.
Experience with large-scale cloud migrations or modernization initiatives.
Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, reconciliation, or automated validation of communications capture.
Understanding of electronic communications retention, recordkeeping, supervision, eDiscovery, legal hold, and audit requirements in regulated environments.
Experience implementing automated infrastructure deployment and configuration management practices.
Familiarity with APIs and integration technologies used to connect messaging, collaboration, and archival platforms.
We offer:
A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
A multinational organization with 58 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
Maternity & paternity leave plans.
A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
Retirement savings plans.
A higher education certification policy.
Commuter benefits (varies by region).
Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
Cutting edge projects at the world's leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
A flat and approachable organization.
A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.
About Synechron
Synechron is a digital consulting firm that provides technology solutions to financial services companies. The company's services include digital, business consulting, technology, and data analytics. Synechron serves customers in the banking, capital markets, insurance, and asset management industries. The company has offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
