Sr. Staff SW Engineer (REF3377N)
- Full-time
- Job Family Group: Technology and Operations
Job Description
The Strategic Initiatives Department is part of the Transaction Services Client Information Clearing and Settlement (CICAS) organization. We are responsible for system infrastructure and delivering solutions for business critical high visibility projects. These systems clear, settle and deliver transactions to issuer and acquirer financial institutions globally. The successful candidate will work as an individual contributor and become a recognized expert within Visa responsible for contributing to the development and functional strategy for clearing and settlement applications. This position is responsible for solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with business units and technical staff to understand business requirements for
use in designing appropriate solutions Evaluate options and provide recommendation on scope and scale of effort required to
implement final requirementsAnalyze, document, design, code, unit test and implement solutions for system
enhancements, and production fixesBuild and maintain effective relationships across functional areas in order to
provide superior product supportCultivate and suggest ideas for the extension of current systems to new products and
servicesIdentify opportunities for further enhancements and refinements to standards, processes
and systemsProvide rotational 24x7 on call support for problem analysis and resolution as
scheduledEnsure on-schedule delivery of a high quality product that meets business and
technical requirementsParticipate in design and code review sessions as appropriate to ensure the quality of work
delivered by teammates is in accordance with development standards Cultivate
and suggest ideas for the extension of current systems to new products and
services
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree is required, advanced degree a plus
Strong oral and written communications skills are required
10+ Years of software design and development experience
Strong interpersonal, facilitation and leadership skills
Experience with designing and developing solutions for highly scalable, highly available
complex systems, preferably in the payment systems or other financial services
industryStrong working knowledge of C/C++ and Object Oriented Development (preferably on
mainframe)Able to resolve critical issues for complex systems under tight timeframes using
dumps and other tools that may be availableExperience leading projects from inception through implementation
Ability to understand large scale systems from the "big picture"
enterprise-level to the low level technical viewMust be able to write technical design and build documentation for all aspects of a
projectAbility to multi task and handle multiple competing priorities with minimal direction
from managementMust work well within a team in a fast-paced high performance organization
Mainframe experience is required
Exposure to one of more of the following technologies would be beneficial: Fileaid,
Assembler language, Rational Clear Case, DB/2, SQL
Additional Information
This position is available in Foster City , California or Austin, Texas.