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As Director of Storage Infrastructure Reliability Engineering (IRE), your primary responsibility will be to lead a diverse global team responsible for the management, support, and implement/drive improvements to Visa’s global storage environment from the ITIL framework. This will involve managing a US team of engineers in Highlands Ranch, CO and Ashburn, VA and working with the Directors of Storage Services in the AP and UK locations and peers across the world. You will work closely with the leadership teams from Network and Compute Services, Storage Engineering, and other cross-functional teams who are managing systems and applications, to drive efficiency and improvements in supporting/managing the storage environment, review/enhancement of processes and implementing new technologies. This position is within Infrastructure Reliability Engineering (IRE) team that operates Visa’s global storage and backup infrastructure. The IRE team is centered around hiring and developing diverse talents who are passionate about building and operating best-in-the-breed infrastructure through technology and innovation.

Essential Functions

• Drive bottoms-up improvements for Storage Infrastructure Reliability Engineering (including Level-1 & Level-2 Incident management, Change management and Problem management)
• Lead crisis/incident event management incidents
• Customer/partner engagements to represent operational concerns/needs
• Mentor technical staff and drive programs to improve effectiveness and efficiency
• Establish best-practice methodologies for problem resolution in a global, 24 x 7, high volume, high availability, critical production environment, based on metrics-based KPIs.
• Lead the development of innovative storage operations processes and tools from concept to delivery with a focus on new technologies, particularly SDS, hybrid-cloud, and big data analytics.
• Provide leadership to manage demands from projects and technology upgrades including recommendations for vendor tools/solutions and global alignment of storage infrastructure.
• Mentor, manage and motivate a high-performing team of senior professionals and set clear priorities to achieve department goals and KPIs.
• Manage oversight of complex storage and data protection operations processes based on a combination of vendors, custom solutions, and internal resources.
• Decision making authority is broad and can have significant material impact on cost, business planning and success of Visa's core business.
• Support adoption of new technologies and tools, recommend capability improvements to Storage Engineering, and assist in lab deployments for technology trials.
• Ensure that information security and risk management are embedded within the culture requiring continuous improvement to a complex set of functions to coordinate security and compliance risks related to information systems and assets.
• Drive coordination, consensus and execution to mitigate cyber risk issues and emerging threats in such a dynamic environment.
• Direct the continuous and secure operation, administration and maintenance of the corporate computing and networking infrastructure, including development of Risk Management, Identity/Access Management, Information Security and Privacy, and Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans.
• Lead development of innovation and strategic direction in application of theories and concepts in storage and data protection design, configuration, administration, maintenance and/or support.
• Assist in the development of a strategic roadmap to ensure IRE Storage goals are met.
• Work closely with the leadership teams from Network and Compute Services, Storage Engineering, and other cross-functional teams who are managing systems and applications to drive efficiency and improvements in supporting/managing the storage environment, review/enhancement of processes and implementing new technologies; and to proactively ensure storage operations capabilities are capable of handling emerging and future business requirements.
• Ensure service level targets are met and address all service-level complaints.
• Ensure storage operations are conducted according to corporate standards, and in compliance with external standards as defined in company objectives (e.g., ITIL, ISO27001/27002 and similar).
• Participate in disaster recovery/business continuity activities, as needed.
• Comfort in working through corporate culture with purpose and energy to promote unified approach.
• Establish standards and governance in future acquisitions to mitigate risk and maximize storage environment stability.
• Provide subject matter expertise in interactions with partners and customers, program manage collaboration projects externally and internally.
• Lead a culture of achieving network security, stability, and performance through automation and SRE practices.

Basic Qualifications

• 10 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Current or held advanced storage technical certification.
• Experience or background with automation using Ansible and/or Python would be desired.
• Experience leading a large Software/Tools Development team or Storage Engineering / Operations team.
• Experience leading a storage operations team for an enterprise that has heavy consumer facing infrastructure and large B2B interactions.
• Proven track record of driving change and transformation in storage operations processes, tools and technologies through metrics driven, KPI based methodologies, and an evidence based operational improvement and decision-making approach to best meet business objectives and priorities.
• Prior experience in driving and leading enterprise technology and cultural transformation programs.
• Experience working with highly effective engineering teams through major technology transitions.
• Demonstrated understanding of tools and technologies in storage and data protection operations ecosystem.
• Prior experience in a dedicated role around defining storage operations strategic planning.
• Demonstrated consistent and steady growth in career.
• Prior experience in multi-vendor storage technologies.
• Hands-on experience in deploying large scale storage technologies.
• Great communicator and able to drive consensus across diverse/global technology teams.
• Track record in developing next generation leaders.
• Demonstrated experience of metrics driven management with accountability.

Additional requirements

·        Travel Requirements

·        This position requires the incumbent to travel up to 10% of the time.

·        Work Hours

·        Incumbent must make themselves available during core business hours.

·        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, reach with hands and arms, and bend or lift up to 25 pounds.

·        Additional Information

·        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.

Travel Requirements

This position requires the incumbent to travel up to 10% of the time.

Work Hours

Incumbent must make themselves available during core business hours.

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, reach with hands and arms, and bend or lift up to 25 pounds.

Additional Information

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.