Database Engineer - Sr. Consultant level

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 Database Engineer – Sr. Consultant level (multiple openings) in Austin, TX to

• Responsible for providing architecture guidance and technical expertise for the various platform components like database and middleware products in public cloud environments.
• Collaborate with diverse teams such as Infrastructure, Platform, Cyber Security, and Product Development, among others, to establish public and hybrid cloud solutions.
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture frameworks, including cloudnative solutions for the organization.
• Design and implement cloud-based infrastructure solutions and platform components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Design and provide guidance on database and middleware solutions, including selecting appropriate database and middleware technologies.
• Evaluate and recommend whether to use managed services or build your own, taking into account factors such as cost, availability, scalability, and security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop and implement cloud-based solutions to meet the organization’s business requirements.
• Use cloud-native mindset to create greenfield solutions based on business goals, objectives, and requirements, while understanding integration with legacy solutions.
• Define and document standard designs and processes and maintain documentation across all updates or changes.
• Stay up to date with latest cloud technologies and best practices and suggest improvements to organization’s cloud deployment.
• Position reports to the Austin, TX office and may allow for partial telecommuting.

Basic Qualifications:

• Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology or related field followed by 8 years of progressive, postbaccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a related Database Engineer or Systems/Software Engineer occupation.
• Alternatively, employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology or related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a related Database Engineer or Systems/Software Engineer occupation.
• Position requires experience in the following skills:
• Cloud platforms, such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure, or AWS;
• Developing and maintaining cloud architecture frameworks, including cloud-native solutions;
• Designing and implementing cloud-based infrastructure solutions and platform components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, like Terraform or CloudFormation;
• Database technologies, including traditional RDBMS (Oracle and MySQL and PostgreSQL), NoSQL (MongoDB and DynamoDB), and AWS's cloud-native solutions (RDS, Aurora and DocumentDB);
• Implementing continuous availability architecture to provide uninterrupted service;
• DevOps practices and tools;
• Database design and architecture, performance optimization & monitoring, migration & modernization, and data security & disaster recovery;
• Database management and migration across on-premises and cloud environments;
• Ensuring high availability, scalability, and robust data protection for enterprise-grade database systems;
• Leading successful migrations from on-premises to cloud platforms, minimizing downtime and preserving data integrity;
• Scripting languages like Shell and Python;
• Database technologies in a containerized environment, utilizing container orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes or similar platform; and
• Methodologies and techniques for large-scale application transition to the cloud.

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: Domestic travel required 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.  

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $170,498.00 to $229,300.00 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 an annual bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position is eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Program, FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time off and Wellness Programs.