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.

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Visa Technology & Operations LLC, a Visa Inc. company, needs a Sr. Systems Engineer (multiple openings) in Austin, TX to

• Perform and guide teams in designing, building, testing, and deploying changes to existing software.
• Identify manual processes that can be automated and proactively automate those.
• Develop and maintain configuration and release scripts.
• Provide release planning services and installation script development for new applications where necessary.
• Develop automated build jobs using continuous integration platforms.
• Develop and improve automated deployment jobs using common scripting languages.
• Develop and improve and deploy source code branching methodologies and associated automation.
• Develop and improve release process improvements and update release standards documentation.
• Peer review change tickets to ensure accuracy of application change activities and mitigate risk.
• Work on improving and automating our processes to streamline operational work and monitor the systems in place and anticipate and mitigate potential issues.
• Motivate changes in accordance with our change management practices.
• Participate in implementation teams to integrate new designs into production with minimal impact to operations.
• Develop written procedures and standards and directly interface and coordinate with other internal business groups and external partners.
• Develop, enhance, and fix programs for securing and enhancing Visa's critical Clearing and Settlement systems using Java and Windows based application.
• Automate security tools and processes ensuring innovation and advancement strategies that keep pace in the areas of access control, security-in-depth, secure transaction processing, secure coding practices for web and mobile applications.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Application Teams, PenTest Teams and technical staff to design and secure applications with appropriate solutions.
• Identify and analyze system and application-level vulnerabilities to provide recommended counter measures or mitigating controls that reduce risk to an acceptable and manageable level.
• Monitor vulnerability and threat prevention systems.
• Evaluate options and provide recommendation on scope and scale of effort required to develop solutions.
• Participate and maintain the implementation of an effective Information Security Program.
• Contribute during technical security engagements to ensure VISA’s compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across disciplines to provide superior product support.
• Suggest and cultivate ideas on the extension of the current systems to new products and services.
• Identify opportunities for further enhancements and refinements to standards, processes, and systems.
• Work with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
• Position reports to the Austin, TX office and may allow for partial telecommuting.

Basic Qualifications:

• Employer will accept a Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• CI/CD and Groovy
• Working on shell scripts, middleware components, log rotations, and automation scripts
• MYSQL, Java, Node, pm2, and/or Angular services
• Working on code releases
• Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure
• Automating and improving release process
• Linux and/or Unix
• Kubernetes, Kafka, and/or Docker.

Worksite: Austin, TX

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.

Travel Requirements:  Position does not require travel.

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.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $102,300.00 to $158,600.00 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.