Lead the development of scalable, secure, and reusable Java/J2EE-based services that serve as foundational platforms for multiple product teams.
Act as a lead generalist, contributing across application architecture, infrastructure, security, and scalability to ensure shared services are enterprise-grade and future-ready.
Collaborate cross-functionally to create architecture and design artifacts and deliver best-in-class software solutions used across Visa’s technical offerings.
Drive continuous improvements in product quality, platform reliability, and operational excellence across shared services.
Develop robust, highly available systems serving diverse use cases, including consumer-facing products, B2B platforms, and business-to-government solutions.
Leverage modern technologies to build the next generation of Payment Services, Transaction Platforms, Real-Time Payments, and Buy Now Pay Later capabilities.
Contribute to team and organizational growth through mentorship, technical leadership, and continuous learning initiatives.
Essential Functions
Provide deep technical leadership within Shared Services Product Development, with a strong understanding of how shared platforms enable downstream product innovation.
Lead discovery and design sessions with product partners to translate business requirements into scalable, secure shared-service architectures.
Define and formalize best practices and standards for Java/J2EE development, API design, security, and service scalability.
Lead planning, piloting, and integration of new platform capabilities, including infrastructure enhancements, security controls, and AI-enabled tooling.
Design and implement cloud-native, containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and elastic scalability.
Partner closely with Security teams to implement secure API gateways, authentication and authorization mechanisms, and compliance-driven architectures.
Analyze systemic patterns across defects, incidents, and performance metrics, driving long-term platform improvements.
- This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
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Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
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
- 13+ years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
- 8–10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree, or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD.
- Proven ability to define technical needs, develop execution plans, coordinate resources, and deliver results across multiple initiatives.
- Demonstrated success leading multiple projects simultaneously and resolving priority or scheduling conflicts.
- Strong understanding of container-based cloud architectures, including Kubernetes and Docker.
- Experience with cloud migration and multi-cloud strategies.
- Experience designing elastic, scalable architectural patterns for high-traffic web applications.
- Solid understanding of Service and IT Operations Management and DevOps operating models, including deployment and capacity planning.
- Strong experience with enterprise integration, including RESTful web services and API-first architectures.
- Deep understanding of security requirements, industry standards, and modern security threats and mitigation strategies.
- Experience designing and implementing secure API gateway solutions with dynamic security standards.
Information for US Applicants For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $192,300.00 to $ 307,600.00 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.
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 protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
