AVP Integration Engineer – OnePay

Overview

Role Summary/

Purpose:

Synchrony is seeking a skilled and motivated Integration Engineer to join our integration team dedicated to supporting One Pay, a Synchrony partner serving millions of customers in a new, first-of-its-kind credit card program for Walmart. This role offers an opportunity to step into technical leadership within an agile environment and deepen expertise in fintech integrations.

• Serve as a technical leader within the One Pay Integration Agile team for development, deployment, and support of APIs and partner system interfaces.
• Lead the team’s efforts in designing and implementing reliable, scalable integration solutions that align with architectural principles and enterprise standards.
• Drive technical delivery deadlines and ensure high-quality outcomes across all integration projects and releases.
• Collaborate with product managers, senior architects, and external partners (One Pay) to translate business requirements into well-defined technical tasks.
• Promote best practices around API development, security, error handling, and performance tuning within the agile team.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to engineers on the Integration team, facilitating knowledge sharing, skill development, and team growth.
• Take ownership of continuous improvement initiatives by identifying and championing innovations in integration architectures, tooling, and development processes.
• Participate in defining and refining CI/CD pipelines, code repository management, and testing automation to enhance delivery velocity and quality.
• Proactively monitor and address API reliability and availability issues, driving root cause analysis, preventive measures, and operational excellence.
• Help evolve integration patterns and tools to improve system interoperability and partner collaboration.
• Document architectural decisions, integration flows, and technical designs to support ongoing team operations and knowledge retention.
• Contribute actively to Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) to ensure aligned, high-performing teamwork.
• Perform other duties or special projects as assigned by the AVP, Solution Architect, or Agile leadership.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field AND at least 4 years’ experience across multiple IT areas OR 8 years’ experience across multiple IT areas (in lieu of degree)
• Proven experience developing, deploying, and supporting RESTful APIs and microservices with Java Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks.
• Hands-on expertise with testing tools and frameworks such as JUnit, Postman, or JMeter.
• Familiarity with front-end JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React JS, Angular JS) is advantageous.
• Practical experience with cloud platforms and PaaS environments like AWS or Pivotal Cloud Foundry.
• Working knowledge of API management tools such as Apigee or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated understanding of secure API design principles and scalable, resilient architectures.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum or Kanban teams, and comfortable playing a technical leadership role within the team.
• Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required

• Exposure to fintech or payment systems integration, particularly related to credit card or consumer financing products.
• Strong problem-solving abilities combined with a proactive and solution-focused mindset.
• Ability to mentor and uplift the capabilities of peers in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Familiarity with API gateways and best practices for secure, scalable & reliable API deployments
• Critical thinking, creativity, and a solution-driven mindset
• Eagerness to stay current on emerging technologies and industry trends relevant to API integrations and cloud solutions.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and message-based integrations is a plus.

Grade/Level: 10

The salary range for this position is  -  USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation…