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: Our VisaNet network processes over 13,000 transactions 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.

This is a Network Support Engineer position in the Global Network Planning team within Visa’s Global Network Engineering organization. The Global Network Planning team’s mission is to design, provision, and manage implementation across all of Visa’s global networks as well as to analyze network performance
trends to ensure that the network is highly available to meet forecasted demand requirements and network interruptions. The selected candidate will be a part of a high-performing team, and will be focused on the Commercial client network connectivity for Visa’s issuers/banks and merchants/acquirers, a fast-paced and high growth area for Visa.The selected individual will:

• Work with a geographically diverse set of technical teams to design and implement
  telecommunications solutions for Commercial client network connectivity for Visa’s
  issuers/banks and merchants/acquirers

• Serve as liaison between Visa’s Global Network Engineering team and Visa’s Client
  Services (account teams) regarding technical design requirements and circuit
  delivery status

• Manage end-to-end circuit provisioning process with the telecommunications carriers,
  including the project management of service delivery

• Responsible for assuring quality, timeliness, best-cost, and path diversity for all sites

• Serve as an internal consultant within the Network Engineering and Operations
  organization to collaborate with engineers and architects to analyze
  opportunities to improve network availability, service delivery timelines, and
  cost across the WAN

• Experience in infrastructure/network environments and designing, planning, documenting,
  and implementing networks using latest technology

• Master’s degree preferably in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or
  graduate degree in similar technical field

• Solid understanding of network WAN technologies (MPLS, Ethernet, TDM) and have
  experience with the telco circuit provisioning process and service delivery
  life-cycle

• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working for/with
  telecommunications carriers in a circuit design/delivery role

• Strong project management skills (PMP is a plus)

• Solid engineering knowledge of network hardware, specifically Cisco routers and
  switches, with a strong focus on data center technology

• Understanding of TCP/IP network protocols, including common application protocols

• Experience in high-availability networks in load-balanced, n-tier application environments

• CCNA or CCNP Routing and Switching certification preferred

• ITIL certification preferred

• Self-sufficient with the ability to make engineering decisions within the documented
  configuration requirements and control processes

• This position will need to be able to communicate and work effectively with
  implementation teams, customer relations, and internal/external customers to
  engineer solutions to meet the needs of all stakeholders

• Advanced process orientation and exhibited planning, organizational, and problem solving
  skills

• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and leadership skills along with effective
  communication (both written and verbal in English) skills

The Following are not required but considered a plus:

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

• CCIE Certification

• Network Security experience

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.