Lead Systems Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure Engineering (Infrastructure Reliability Engineering)

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Essential Functions:

• Design, build and optimize cloud infrastructure to ensure the highest level of reliability and resilience.

• Develop strategies for application and data recovery in the event of any failure, ensuring business continuity.

• Implement best practices for cloud security and compliance, ensuring that all cloud solutions follow company protocols and government regulations.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their needs and ensure the reliability and resilience of the cloud solution.

• Work closely with the architecture and design team to develop technical reliability and resilience framework and guidelines for public cloud.

• Work with cloud service providers to understand their service level agreements (SLAs) and ensure they meet our requirements for uptime and latency.

• Monitor and manage cloud environments to identify and address any issues that could impact reliability and resilience.

• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and advancements in cloud computing and resilience strategies.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 13+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years working experience as a Cloud Architect or similar role in public cloud computing.
• Certifications in cloud computing such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services and cloud infrastructure including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
• Experience in designing and implementing resilient cloud-based solutions.
• Experience in designing Public and Hybrid network architectures, VPC, and security group management.
• Understanding of DevOps principles and tools for CI/CD
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Python and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to a non-technical audience.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 147,400.00 to 213,800.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.