Sr. Manager - Observability Engineering

Overview Join to apply for the Sr. Manager - Observability Engineering role at Visa 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. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager. The Work Design, develop and implement observability solution that is a critical part of Visa’s operational system, while influencing Visa’s internal standards for scalability, security, and reusability Collaborate multi-functionally to create design artifacts and develop best-in-class observability solutions for multiple Visa technical offerings Work with key stakeholders in product development, infrastructure and operation teams to provide the best quality and high reliability observability solutions that fit their business needs Leverage innovative technologies to build the next generation of tracing and cloud observability solution Lead a team of system and software engineers. Provide coaching and support to achieve highest quality of work Essential Functions Works with key stakeholders to gather and refine requirements for tracing and cloud observability solution Develops and designs advanced cloud observability and tracing solutions that are robust and scalable, considering integrations with other solutions across the internal technical ecosystem Provides domain expertise on the development of user documentation of solutions and implements standard processes in user documentation Plays a significant role in the development and delivery of new features within a product from end-to-end The Skills You Bring Energy and Experience: A growth mindset that is curious and passionate about technologies and enjoys challenging projects on a global scale Challenge the Status Quo: Comfort in pushing the boundaries, ‘hacking’ beyond traditional solutions Builder: Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability Learner: Constant drive to learn new technologies such as Angular, React, Kubernetes, Docker, etc. Partnership: Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams We do not expect that any single candidate would fulfill all of these characteristics. For instance, we have exciting team members who are really focused on building scalable systems but didn’t work with payments technology or web applications before joining Visa. Qualifications Basic Qualifications 8+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 11+ years of relevant work experience Preferred Qualifications 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical field or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD 2-3 years experience leading teams. Number of years of relevant experience is flexible if you have an excellent track record Expertise with one of the development languages, like Python, Java System level knowledge, Linux, Windows, etc Good understanding of public cloud (AWS, GCP or Azure) Good understanding of popular tracing solutions, like OTEL Proven experience delivering highly scalable and available production systems Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills Strong business acumen, ability to grasp big picture and explain to team in simple terms Track record of hiring and managing world-class software/system engineers Experience with Agile methodologies, leading scrum ceremonies and software development lifecycle principles Understanding of architecture and operations of highly available and scalable transactional systems Ability to manage multiple competing top priorities in a fast-paced environment Experience working with diverse teams and stakeholders Additional Information 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 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 152,200.00 to 220,850.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Visa