Network Engineer- Datacenter

About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating

transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government

entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting

everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. At Visa, you'll

have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges,

growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the

world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

As a Senior Network Engineer

specializing in Network Tools, you will be at the forefront of Visa’s technology

evolution by seamlessly blending the management of industry-leading vendor tools

with the adoption and integration of cutting-edge technologies. This role is

responsible for engineering, operating, and optimizing commercial, off-the-shelf

network monitoring, management, and automation solutions, while also leveraging

automation frameworks, cloud-native architectures, and Generative AI (GenAI) to

maximize operational uptime and efficiency. You will design and implement

enhancements that fuse commercial software with in-house automation, enabling

predictive analytics and automated incident response, as well as driving

efficiency gains. Your expertise will allow you to develop and refine workflows

that incorporate cloud scalability, AI-driven insights, and

infrastructure-as-code, ensuring our monitoring and fault management platforms

remain state-of-the-art. Collaboration is essential. You’ll partner closely with

internal architecture, engineering, operations, and business teams to translate

requirements into technical solutions that are both robust and innovative. Your

role will be pivotal in guiding the transformation of Visa’s network monitoring

and configuration management into highly automated and resilient

infrastructures. We support teams that operate 24x7x365. Our core objectives

include: Ensuring network reliability, performance, and security compliance

through robust tooling solutions. Automating network operations to minimize

manual intervention and reduce downtime. Providing actionable analytics and

reporting to inform network strategy and troubleshooting. Collaborating with

networking, security, and IT teams to address evolving infrastructure monitoring

needs. Reducing incident volume and mean time to resolution (MTTR) via automated

triage and event correlation. Integrating AI and GenAI into solutions to

accelerate automation and improve diagnostics This role will be responsible for:

Engineering and operating network monitoring and automation tools (e.g.,

NetBrain, SevOne, ITNM). Helping to design and implement enhancements that

integrate commercial software with in-house applications and automation.

Implementing predictive analytics and automated incident response. Reducing MTTR

and alert noise through event correlation. Supporting configuration audits and

compliance reporting. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office

will be confirmed by your hiring manager. Visa requires at least 3 days in

office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications 2+ years of relevant work experience and a
• Bachelors degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experience Preferred

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or
• more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA,
• JD, MD) Enterprise-level experience implementing LAN and WAN infrastructures
• using modern networking technologies. Strong expertise in IGP and EGP WAN IP
• technologies. Professional‑level engineering knowledge of Cisco, Juniper, and
• Arista hardware and software. Professional‑level engineering knowledge of
• routing protocols including ISIS, OSPF, BGP, and MPLS. Professional‑level
• engineering knowledge of encryption protocols such as IPSec, SSL, and MACSec.
• Hands-on expertise in programming and scripting using Python or similar
• languages, and automating workflows with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform,
• Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines. Proficiency in integrating monitoring solutions
• with cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP). Proven experience leveraging AI and GenAI
• technologies to improve efficiency Extensive experience engineering, deploying,
• and operating vendor-purchased, off-the-shelf network monitoring solutions
• (e.g., SevOne, Netscout, NetBrain, ThousandEyes). Strong skills in database
• management, including SQL and the integration of diverse data sources for
• comprehensive monitoring. Deep understanding of SNMP, syslog, and modern
• observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK), including their orchestration in
• hybrid on-prem/cloud environments. Track record of driving operational
• excellence by creating automated systems and integrations. Experience managing
• enterprise ITSM platforms for incident, request, and change management in 24x7
• environments. Exceptional communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to
• lead complex incident resolution and root cause analysis. If you’re passionate
• about innovating at the intersection of vendor solutions and emerging
• technologies, and are ready to help transform Visa’s monitoring ecosystem, we
• invite you to join our Global Network Engineering Tools team. U.S. Applicants
• Only The estimated salary range for this position is $110,700.00 to $ 171,800.00
• 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. If you
• thrive on rapid growth and enjoy working alongside positive, driven teammates,
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