Software Developer - Senior Consultant level

Visa Consolidated Support Services India; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Continuous learning environment

Job summary

Visa Consolidated Support Services India is seeking a skilled Software Developer for the Middleware Reliability Engineering team. This role involves enhancing observability across middleware systems, ensuring high availability for critical payment systems.

You will be involved in migrating to advanced monitoring solutions and integrating AI ML frameworks. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience, a passion for automation, and excels in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience with observability solutions.
• Strong Python coding experience for automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enhancement of observability strategy for middleware.
• Develop integrations with internal AI ML frameworks.
• Design observability strategies for cloud-deployed middleware.

Skills

Observability solutions

Python coding

Middleware products

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Problem-solving

Automation mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree (or advanced degree)

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

ELK Stack

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a skilled Software Developer to join our Middleware Reliability Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for enhancing our observability strategy across our middleware infrastructure, helping us maintain Always On availability for critical payment systems. You'll work with a global team to implement modern monitoring solutions, integrate with AI ML frameworks, and drive automation initiatives that ensure exceptional reliability and performance of our middleware services.

What You'll Do

• Observability Transformation: Lead the review and enhancement of our observability strategy for the middleware portfolio, integrating with Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk to ensure comprehensive coverage and effectiveness.
• Migration Support: Play a key role in our migration from Splunk to ELK stack, ensuring seamless transition and improved functionality.
• AI ML Integration: Develop and maintain integrations with internal AI ML frameworks to enhance operational support and incident response.
• OTEL Implementation: Evaluate opportunities and implement OpenTelemetry (OTEL) across our middleware stack.
• Cloud Observability: Design and implement observability strategies for middleware products deployed on public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Technology Mastery: Develop deep expertise in our middleware technologies, including webservers, application servers, Hazelcast, and IBM DataPower.
• Automation Development: Identify and implement automation opportunities using Python to streamline operations and enhance reliability.
• 24x7 Support: Participate in on‑call rotations to provide critical support for middleware infrastructure, troubleshooting complex issues in production environments.

Why You'll Love It

• Impact: Your work will directly contribute to the reliability of systems processing billions of transactions globally.
• Innovation: Opportunity to implement cutting‑edge observability solutions and AI ML integrations.
• Growth: Continuous learning environment with exposure to diverse technologies and cloud platforms.
• Collaboration: Work with talented engineers in a collaborative, inclusive team environment.
• Hybrid work model with a balance of remote and office‑based collaboration; expectation of days in office to be confirmed by hiring manager.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 8 years of experience with an advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6 years of work experience with a PhD, or 10+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK).
• Strong Python coding experience for developing automation tools and integrations.
• Working knowledge of middleware products (e.g., Tomcat, Apache, JBoss, Hazelcast, IBM DataPower).
• Experience with monitoring and logging infrastructure design and implementation.
• Familiarity with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their monitoring capabilities.
• Understanding of infrastructure‑as‑code principles using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and practices.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry (OTEL) implementation.
• Knowledge of AI ML integration for operational tooling.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Background in Site Reliability Engineering or similar operational roles.
• Experience with middleware performance tuning and optimization.
• Understanding of security best practices for middleware components.

The Skills You Bring

• Problem‑Solving Excellence: Exceptional analytical abilities to quickly identify and resolve complex technical issues, with a focus on root cause analysis and permanent solutions.
• Automation Mindset: Passionate about automating repetitive tasks and creating scalable solutions.
• Continuous Learning: Thrive on learning new technologies and transferring knowledge to others.
• Collaborative Approach: Work effectively with cross‑functional teams and communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Operational Focus: Understand the importance of reliability and performance in production environments.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and can prioritize multiple tasks effectively.