Synchrony Financial Hiring for AVP – Abinitio Administrator (L 11) at Hyderabad, Telangana Full Time

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Job Description:
Role Summary/Purpose:
We are looking for a Ab Initio Administrator to be part of Abinitio CoE for the mission critical and low latency analytic environment leveraging Big Data technologies and transform the legacy systems.

This position is remote, where you have the option to work from home. On occasion we may request for you to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as team meetings, training and culture events. To ensure the safety of our colleagues and communities, we require employees who come together in-person to be fully vaccinated. We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility.

Essential Responsibilities:
Administer and maintain Ab Initio clusters in Hadoop environment across on-premise and cloud – production, DR and non-production.
Administer the following Ab Initio Products ( Co>Op system, Acquire>It, Control Center, Metadata Hub, Authentication Gateway) With Linux operating system.
Handle all Ab Initio environments, security, cluster setup, performance tuning and ongoing monitoring.
Perform Ab Initio cluster maintenance with patching, Co>Op upgrade, EME backup/recovery, user provisioning, automation of routine tasks, troubleshooting of failed jobs, configure and maintain security policies.
Upgrade Ab Initio cluster to latest version that includes all the bug fixes, security enhancements and new features
Integrate Ab Initio with various cloud components (S3 buckets, Redshift, EKS etc)
Work on support cases and resolve the user issues.
Identify product related issues and work with vendors to have them fixed
Identify infrastructure related issues such as disk failures and work with hosting teams to have it fixed
Work on new component exploration and proof of concepts
Support user requests
Build new scripts/logics for new monitoring
Automation of manual tasks through Ab Initio/shell scripts
Automating installations and environment builds on AWS using Ansible or Chef cookbooks
24X7 rotational support.

Qualifications/Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field with.8+ years of experience in Ab Initio administration with latest Co>Op system and Ab Initio products (like Express>It, Query>It, Acquire>It, Control Center, Metadata Hub, Authentication Gateway); OR in lieu of a degree, 10+ years of experience in Ab Initio administration with latest Co>Op system and Ab Initio products (like Express>It, Query>It, Acquire>It, Control Center, Metadata Hub, Authentication Gateway).
Experience with and knowledge of Big Data technologies such Hadoop, Hive, HDFS, different data file formats, NoSQL engines.
Knowledge of basic Linux Administration.
General operational expertise such as good troubleshooting skills, understanding of system’s capacity, bottlenecks, basics of memory, CPU, OS, storage, and networks. Day to day tasks
Knowledge and experience working in in-memory grid computing applications
Working experience on Postgres databases and able to resolve related issues
Good verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical information and provide advice to management.
Expert communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to present, explain, and advise senior management and/or external sponsors.
For Internal Applicants: Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying.
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Ensure that your Professional Profile is updated (fields such as Education, Prior experience, Other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)
Must not be any corrective action plan (First Formal/Final Formal, PIP)
Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.
Level 9+ employees can apply

Desired Characteristics:
Extensive experience working with data warehouses and big data platforms
Demonstrated experience building strong relationships with senior leaders
Ability to be a team player capable of high performance and flexibility in a dynamic working environment
Ability to take ownership and act with high sense of urgency
Outstanding written and verbal skills and the ability to influence and motivate teams

Grade/Level: 11

Job Family Group:
Information Technology