Technical Support Analyst

  • Full-time
  • Job Family Group: Technology and Operations

Company Description

About Visa:

Common Purpose, Uncommon Opportunity. Everyone at Visa works with one goal in mind – making sure that Visa is the best way to pay and be paid, for everyone everywhere. This is our global vision and the common purpose that unites the entire Visa team. As a global payments technology company, tech is at the heart of what we do. CyberSource, a Visa company, has been and continues to be a pioneer within the e-Commerce Payment Management world. Our VisaNet network is capable of handling over 65,000 transaction messages per second for people and businesses around the world, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks.

We are also global advocates for financial inclusion, working with partners around the world to help those who lack access to financial services join the global economy. Visa’s sponsorships, including the Olympics and FIFA™ World Cup, celebrate teamwork, diversity, and excellence throughout the world. If you have a passion to make a difference in the lives of people around the world, Visa offers an uncommon opportunity to build a strong, thriving career. Visa is fueled by our team of talented employees who continuously raise the bar on delivering the convenience and security of digital currency to people all over the world. Join our team and find out how Visa is everywhere you want to be.

“Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.”

Job Description

The desired candidate will work in the Visa Command Center monitoring real-time Visa services. The candidate shall possess strong work ethic, with leadership skills, excellent judgment and good time management in prioritizing work, and the ability to work in fast paced, team oriented environment.

  • Monitor VisaNet transactions and document and communicate critical milestones/progress of ongoing incidents timely and accurately.
  • Demonstrate technical leadership skills in day-to-day work; take ownership of critical issues where appropriate, drive incidents to resolution in a timely manner as dictated by the impact and severity of the problem.
  • Provide an Operations and Support perspective in the adoption of new technologies and the implementation of new software;
  • Working with the appropriate groups to, administer and maintain policies and procedures to ensure a standard approach is adopted in the implementation of system changes; mentor team members on these policies and procedures
  • Will understand and adhere to the current escalation and critical situation management process within the Global Operations Command Center
  • Maintain technical skills through participation in ongoing training.
  • Responsible for the internal and external communication of issues to users, other internal support groups and the customers via pages, email broadcasts or phone.
  • Must develop an in-depth understanding of transaction message flow and the different types of exceptions that can be encountered resulting in cardholder impact
  • Review and approve new procedures and prepare training material for the staff.
  • Quickly and accurately assess the impact of a major system or application outage and communicate the impact to management.
  • Use verbal and written communication skills to ensure that management is well informed of ongoing incidents. Craft written responses based on the target audience.
  • Act as a single point of contact for the team during a crisis and direct staff to communicate the impact to technical teams and management.
  • Bridge Stewardship in support of timely resolution of internal issues
  • Effective professional verbal and written communication skills along with solid presentation skills
  • Excellent team player
  • Understands basic networking
  • Strong reporting and documentation skills
  • Lead by example
  • ITIL v3 certification
  • Minimum of 5 to 8 years of experience
  • Bachelor's degree, or equivalent industry experience
  • Three to five years of Service Desk experience with a demonstrated pattern of increased responsibility.
  • 5+ years of technical support experience on servers, systems and network.
  • Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation Certificate (ITIL) V3
  • The position is permanent day 12 hours shift schedule
  • Ability to speak Spanish would be beneficial to support LAC market.

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or MIS strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 2 years Technical Helpdesk Experience.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Must have strong troubleshooting/debugging skills and a passion for problem solving and investigation.
  • Ability to multi-task, continually re-prioritize cases and work under pressure.
  • Intermediate-level knowledge of multiple programming languages. (ASP, PHP, xml, etc.)
  • Intermediate-level knowledge of Network protocols, infrastructure, and topologies.
  • Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users.
  • Ability to support users at various levels of technical competency.
  • Effectively manages difficult or volatile customer situations.
  • Problem Solving skills.
  • Ability to effectively perform problem isolation and resolution in order to have the least amount of impact and downtime.
  • Ability to schedule and prioritize.
  • Able to read and understand technical manuals, procedural documentation, and OEM guides.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to assess, analyze and research technical situations and provide viable alternatives.
  • Ability to learn new technologies and procedures quickly.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with wide variety of users and other technical teams.

Other Required Characteristics

  • Results-oriented/self-motivated.
  • People-oriented/Team Player.
  • Strong interpersonal abilities – must project credibility and integrity.
  • Flexible with hours.
  • Goal seeker.
  • Ability to multitask.
  • Inquisitive.
  • Creative.
  • Detail oriented.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

“Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.”

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