Senior Systems Architect

Visa; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Systems Architect, where you will drive integration execution for Visa's portfolio. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful system integration while maintaining security and reliability. This hybrid role offers the chance to influence senior leadership and shape the future of technology at Visa.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure components.
• Extensive experience in SSDLC practices and tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with M&A team to understand integration requirements.
• Lead integration approach for Visa Family of Companies.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Communication

Project Management

Tools

SDLC

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Company Description

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.

Job Description

As a Senior Systems Architect, you will support the integration execution for our portfolio of companies. You will help drive the design and execution of the Operations & Infrastructure Get to Target State program (G2TS) for our Visa Family of Companies (VFC).

Responsibilities

Collaborate within the M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) team and key stakeholders to understand the integration requirements focusing on both technology and process integrations of the target organization.

• Provide expert guidance and support to the Core team in aligning and migrating Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) tools and processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the migration and alignment of SSDLC tools across our VFCs and Visa.
• Bring knowledge and expertise in respect of SSDLC tools and processes critically on migration between
• Collaborate with internal IT teams, external vendors, and service providers to ensure successful integration of systems, networks, data centers, and other infrastructure components.
• Assess the technology infrastructure, systems, and operations of target companies to identify potential integration challenges, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead the integration approach for the respective Visa Family of Companies (VFCs) aligning with your peers to bring consistency and efficiencies.
• Maintain ongoing dialogue with internal global technology teams, keeping them informed of progress and representing the VFCs' interests and needs.
• Partner with extended Visa technology and acquired entities to execute the G2TS plan.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, including diagrams, technical specifications, and design guidelines to support the integration process.
• Ensure integration approaches maintain the highest level of security and reliability.
• Execute a comprehensive technology and process architecture strategy, roadmap, and plan for infrastructure and operations activities during M&A.
• Provide guidance and technical expertise to stakeholders, project teams, and IT staff on technology and process architecture matters.
• Work with extended Visa technology teams and VFC Operations & Infrastructure Leads to troubleshoot complex technical issues across various technical disciplines (Systems / Network / Storage).

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications
9 or more years of relevant work experience
• Strong understanding of infrastructure components.
• Extensive experience (5+ years) in SSDLC practices and tools.
• Proficiency in migrating and integrating SSDLC tools within large-scale development environments.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the migration and alignment of SSDLC tools across various entities.
• Confidence to create and present future target state and integration approaches, influencing senior leadership in both Visa and VFC organizations.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Prior knowledge and experience working with Visa processes and technology.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, with the aptitude to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong project management and leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.

Additional Information

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.