Synchrony

VP, Staff Cryptography Engineer

Synchrony$135K — $230K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years in Application Development, Information Security, Systems Engineering, or a related field; or High School Diploma/GED with 7+ years of experience
  • 3+ years in Cloud environments
  • 3+ years in Cryptography
  • 3+ years in DevSecOps
  • 3+ years in leadership roles, preferably as a Cryptography Engineer
  • 4+ years with regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ISO27001, NIST)
  • Hands-on expertise with a range of technologies including API development, AWS, Azure, GCP, and various programming languages.

Responsibilities

  • Promote engineering excellence through automation and collaboration
  • Collaborate with architecture to develop requirements and test solutions
  • Lead ongoing DevSecOps support for a global cryptography program
  • Manage technology gaps within the tech stack
  • Ensure business-as-usual processes are maintained for technology
  • Provide day-to-day administration for multi-cloud infrastructure
  • Serve as a leader and subject-matter expert on the Information Security team
  • Work independently to identify opportunities for performance improvement.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge multi-cloud technology
  • Role in shaping enterprise-wide cryptography strategy
  • Lead a team focused on innovative security solutions
  • Professional development and mentorship within the organization
  • Involvement in cross-functional collaboration and agile processes
Full Job Description

Role Summary/Purpose:

TheVP,StaffCryptographyEngineerwillserveas akey role in safeguardingenterprisemulti-cloudsystems, networks, and data.The positionisresponsiblefordesigning,developing,driving,implementing,leadingand managingmulti-cloudInformation SecurityEngineering activities for the Cryptographyprogram,includingtheunderlyingcapabilities/technologies.In addition, this role willbe responsible foracting as atrustedpeer and stakeholderadvisor within the organization, working closely withInformation Security Engineeringleadership to ensure delivery of the overall program roadmapagainst the Cryptography strategy and vision.

TheVP,StaffCryptography Engineeris part of the Synchrony Information Security Cryptography Team, serving as aPublic Key Infrastructure (PKI) lead while supporting other efforts, such asCloud Security, Cryptography, Information Security, Key/Secrets Management, Privacy, and Tokenization.The candidate would have an engineering position focused on delivering critical/key enterprise data protection controls, efficient supporting processes, & comprehensive automation capabilities to protect & enable Synchronys Information Security Engineering strategy at scale. The candidate is expected to have a strong understanding and technical work experience with Cloud Security, Cryptography,DevSecOps, Information Security, Key/Secrets Management, PKI (competency skills/work experience domains include automation, controls, governance, lifecycle management, operations, process engineering, and security standards development).

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Adopting and promoting engineering excellence byidentifyingefficiencies and synergies through means of automation, collaboration, and orchestration

  • Collaborates with architecture toidentifycapability gaps, develop requirements,identifysolutions to address,assistwith proof of concepts and testing of solutions

  • Implementation and technical lead responsibilities that include ongoingDevSecOps/Engineeringsupport for a global cryptography programthatleveragesa portfolio ofmulti-clouddata protection capabilities

  • Managing technology fromtheground up and understanding gaps within the tech stack, including overlap with other technology and/or coverage, capability gaps

  • Maintaining technology from a business as usual (BAU) aspect by ensuring the proper change management,disasterrecover,incident managementprocessesare occurring and current

  • Participate as one of several technical leads on team ofInformationSecurity engineers

  • Participate in authoring, editing, providing, or reviewing documentation (procedures, standards) to ensure a well-managed and mature security infrastructure

  • Partners with peerswithintheorganizationtoeffectively prioritize work by usingAgile processesand ensuring risks, impediments, and asks are brought to leadership ina timelyfashion

  • Plays a hands-on role in the engineering and implementation ofmulti-cloudsecurity measures that protectenterprise applications,computer systems,information, infrastructure, andnetworks

  • Plays a key role in designing and buildingmulti-cloudsolutionsthatsafeguard theorganizationsplatformsand systems

  • Proactivelyidentifiesproblems and clearlyarticulatessolutionsand recommendations

  • Provide day-to-day administration and support formulti-cloudinfrastructure related to API, application security, firewalls, encryption, intrusion detection systems, PKI, secrets management, vulnerability scanning, security monitoring tools, penetration testing, authentication, web filtering, identity management, or access control systems, and their associated logs and processes

  • Providingengineering/operationssupport formulti-cloudtechnology and processes, ensuring superior customer service is being met, andidentifyingprocess improvements

  • Serving as aleader,mentor, andsubject-matter expert (SME) to other InformationSecurityteam members and/or stakeholders throughout the organization

  • Serving as aSAFeProduct Owner for cryptographic technologies, accountable fordefining/leading/maintainingthe team backlog and product roadmap

  • Supporting a you build it you own it modelmeaning the technology built byEngineering is also supported from a wing-to-wing operations aspect

  • Works closely with Information Security program manager, scrum master, and architects to convey technical impacts todevelopment/engineeringtimeline and risks

  • Work independently inidentifyingopportunities to improve engineering or other performance for Information Security/Technology & other functions across Synchrony

  • Work withEnterprise andInformation Security/Technologyapplication owners, architects, developers,engineers, and governance teamsto drive program delivery

  • Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Bachelordegree with a minimum of 5years experiencein Application Development, Information Security, Systems Engineering or related field; in lieu of a degree, a High School Diploma/GEDand minimum 7 years equivalent work experience

  • Minimum3+ years of experience in Cloud

  • Minimum3+yearsof experience in Cryptography

  • Minimum3+yearsof experience inDevSecOps

  • Minimum3+ years of experience in leadership roles (as Cryptography Engineer is preferred)

  • Minimum4+ years of experience with regulatory compliance and information security management frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ISO27001, NIST, etc.)

  • Proficient hands-on technical/workingexpertise with APIdevelopment, API security, AWS(Certificate Manager, KMS, Private CA,Secrets Manager),Azure(Key Vault),big data,CI/CD pipelines,Cloudbees/Jenkins,Cloudera, containers,cryptography methodologies,data encryption,databases,GCP (Cloud KMS, Secret Manager)Git/Github, Go,HashiCorpVault,Java,key/secrets management,Linux, Perl, PKI, Python,storage security,Terraform,tokenization

  • Excellent oral communication and writing skills. Adept and presenting complex topics,influencingand executing withtimely/ actionable follow-through

Desired Characteristics:

  • Ability to work under pressure and sustain productivity with multiple simultaneous projectsacross cross-functional engineering and operational information security teams

  • Certifications in audit, big data, cloud, cybersecurity, governance, information security, PCI, privacy, risk; AWS, Azure, CSA, GCP, GIAC, IAPP, ISC2, ISACA, PCI

  • Cloud Security experience, especially around designing, building, managing solutionswith the following vendors:

  • AWS(Primary)

  • Azure

  • GCP

  • Creativity and individual thinking, the ability to work both independently & with teams

  • Cyber Security experience, especially around designing, building, managing solutions

  • Demonstrate technicalexpertisein existing Information Technology/Security systems with the ability to keep pace with evolving security and technologies

  • Demonstrate an understanding of business needs and commitment to deliveringconsistent,efficient, high quality, reliable and responsive service to the business

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of emerging business and end-user technologies have on Information Security architecture/engineering requirements

  • Demonstrated experience communicating complex and technical issues to diverse audiences (verbally and in writing), in an actionable and easy to understand manner

  • Demonstrated team focused mentality with proven experience to work effectively with diverse stakeholders

  • Experience with Agile, Scaled Agile (SAFe

About Synchrony

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a leading consumer financing company at the heart of American commerce and opportunity. From health to home, auto to retail, our Synchrony products have been serving the needs of people and businesses for nearly 100 years. We provide responsible access to credit and banking products to support healthier financial lives for tens of millions of people, enabling them to access the things that matter to them. Additionally, through our innovative products and experiences, we support the growth and operations of some of the country's most respected brands, as well as more than 400,000 small and midsize businesses and health and wellness providers that Americans rely on. Synchrony is proud to be ranked as the country's #2 Best Company to Work For® by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work®.
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18,000 employees
Market Cap
$14.4 billion
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Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1993
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