Job Description:

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• BS/BA in Computer Science / other technical degree or Business Management and 7 years of IT experience or in lieu of degree High School Diploma/GED and 10 years of IT experience
• 5+ years of experience in planning, designing, building, & managing hybrid enterprise Active Directory & Entra environments.
• 3+ years of experience working with agile methodologies on a product team
• 3+ years of experience with DevOps, CI/CD, automation, or scripting in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of identity and access management principles and best practices in modern IDP’s, directories, and authentication systems.
• Experience planning, building, & managing integrations with operational resiliency solutions such as Splunk, NewRelic, and Rubrik for IDP and user directory technology platforms.
• Experience with secure architectures, security posture hardening, vulnerability management, and security operations integrations.
• Experience working with agile methodologies as a Product Owner and/or Tech Lead on a product team
• Experience automating deployments using DevOps & CI/CD best practices

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• You must be 18 years or older
• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).
  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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

ROLE SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

The VP, Microsoft Identity Lead Engineer will be a key team member supporting the design, engineering, and roadmap execution for Synchrony’s Microsoft Identity Platforms. This is a lead engineering position reporting into the Authentication & Security Services division within the broader IAM and InfoSec organization. Lead engineers will typically support all areas within the function, while also leading a particular subject-matter, product, or service (ie: Active Directory, Entra, etc.), and may operate as an agile product owner. This role will work across organizational boundaries to understand the technology ecosystem and design solutions to drive operational excellence, governance, & oversight of critical enterprise services.
Additionally, this individual will help support and advance the Authentication & Security Services strategy & roadmap for enabling the business.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the design, engineering, and deployment of solutions for Microsoft Identity Platforms such as Active Directory and Entra ID.
• Develop and execute product roadmaps for Active Directory or Entra ID. Applying technical knowledge, industry expertise, and insights, while working with IAM leadership to define and prioritize features.
• Oversee day-to-day management of Active Directory and/or Entra platform configurations required to support new and existing business requirements, application integrations, workloads, regulatory compliance, and all other platform efforts or deliverables.
• Maintain system documentation, including architecture diagrams, configurations, and deployment plans.
• Champion secure-by-design principles, while maintaining strong governance, technical excellence, operational processes, and risk management of the platforms.
• Apply specialized knowledge to implement and enhance security, performance, and availability metrics.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders and technical teams, including architects & engineers, product teams, information security, and risk management functions.
• Collaborate with various groups and individuals to troubleshoot and resolve escalated production issues.
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentorship to junior team members to continuously improve the technical knowledge and continuous learning culture across the team.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.