Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist with exploring, defining, and mapping data fields in multiple data warehouses.

• Review all Synchrony credit application systems and data fields and map to data warehouse location and definitions.

• Leverage machine learning and statistical modelling to build high fidelity detection, including tasks such as problem definition, data acquisition, data exploration, feature engineering, testing, and researching approaches and finally the building of production-quality code for implementation and deployment

• Leverage Automation and analytics to develop fraud hunting capabilities to detect ring activity

• Assist in developing the efforts to create, test, and implement use cases in Splunk

• Interface with fellow team members, colleagues in fraud, physical security, business partners, management, vendors, and external parties on best practices

• Ensure Information Security tools and processes meet regulatory requirements

• Engage with external and internal parties to understand data from different sources

• Present results of analysis to team and other parties (external and internal)

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

• Must be an undergraduate student enrolled in an accredited college or university and have completed your sophomore or junior year

• Demonstrable interest and capabilities in computer science, information systems, software engineering, electrical engineering or information assurance —technical majors as well as mathematics, economics, and liberal arts are applicable

• Excellent academic record – Minimum overall 3.0 GPA or higher

• Experience with APIs, risk mitigation, data science and data engineering is desirable

• Must be able to work 40 hours per week for 10-12 consecutive weeks from June - August 2022.

Desired Characteristics:

• Splunk, Elasticsearch or SIEM/Log based tool experience

• Ability to perform logical problem solving.

• Possess basic understanding of enterprise grade technologies including operating systems, databases and web applications.

• Ability to read and understand basic system data including data warehouse fields, system logs, application logs, and device logs.

• Possess personal and professional integrity.

• Good oral and written communication skills.

• Basic network infrastructure knowledge (e.g. router, switch, firewall).

• Security best practices configuration knowledge.

• Programming experience (SAS, Python, Ruby, etc)

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 24 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.

Reasonable Accommodation Notice:

• Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

• If you need special accommodations, please call our Career Support Line so that we can discuss your specific situation. We can be reached at 1-866-301-5627. Representatives are available from 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday, Central Standard Time.

Grade/Level: 07