Senior Engineer Cryptography

Overview

Millions of cardholders. Billions of transactions. All automated and supported 24/7/365. You design and create the platforms to run these applications by joining our Tech & Ops team as a Java Development Lead.

Role Summary/

Purpose:

As a Senior Engineer Cryptography, you’ll be in a vital role leading the team with design, architecture and implementing solutions for the products that help our clients/partners manage their finances on the go. Using the latest state‑of‑the‑art technology, tools and practices, you’ll collaborate with an evolving company that respects both the work you do and the life you lead.

It’s the ideal time to come aboard — we’re focused on the future, continuing to evolve as a company and help define the financial technology industry.

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in-person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

• Are comfortable tackling new challenges and ways of working; are ready to learn new technologies and apply them based on project needs
• Are committed to helping us build technology products that can scale and perform at high speed
• Have tactical experience building out and engineering high‑quality software products; are ready to define your career path
• Are comfortable challenging your peers and leadership team
• Are committed toward maintaining production systems without much disruption
• Can prove yourself quickly and decisively

• Lead the design and architecture of solutions that meet business requirements to deliver value by enabling rapid innovation through modern software development practices and product delivery
• Provide in‑depth knowledge of data encryption/decryption algorithms, tokenization/de-tokenization techniques
• Apply secure data handling practices leveraging industry‑standard security patterns to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and protection throughout the product lifecycle
• Design and implement CI/CD processes to deliver applications to production, fostering continuous process improvement
• Experience with scheduling algorithms and related techniques; establish and optimize CI/CD pipelines to streamline secure delivery
• Conduct technology assessments and develop proofs‑of‑concepts to evaluate new approaches and technologies as needed
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to product teams, ensuring adherence to security standards and best practices
• Collaborate with Product Management and Platform Engineering throughout the lifecycle, from development to iteration
• Work with internal teams and external vendors to troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues
• Maintain up‑to‑date expertise in modern software development trends, particularly in secure and cloud‑native environments
• Support daily cloud‑native development activities, including automation scripting, build pipeline management, and cloud service integration
• Partner with geographically distributed team members to design, architect, and implement robust, secure solutions
• Perform additional duties and participate in special projects as assigned

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 5 years of experience in Information Technology OR, in lieu of a Bachelor's, a High School diploma and minimum 8 years of experience in Information Technology and hands‑on technical role
• Minimum 5 years of experience in software development (Java/Spring, encryption/tokenization frameworks, React
  
  JS, RDBMS and No
  
  SQL)
• Demonstrated expertise in architecting and developing products that safeguard sensitive data using advanced encryption techniques
• Hands‑on experience designing and implementing custom tokenization and de‑tokenization algorithms
• Proven expertise in cryptographic algorithms (ECC, RSA, AES) and secure software systems
• Experience with scheduling algorithms and optimization techniques
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading teams performing systems automation and integration in Agile/Lean…