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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
About Pismo (A Visa Company)
Visa’s Technology Organization is a global community of problem solvers and innovators reshaping the future of commerce. We operate the world’s most sophisticated payment networks, capable of handling tens of thousands of secure transactions per second across millions of merchants and financial institutions worldwide.
Pismo is a cloud‑native financial services platform operating as part of Visa. We design and deliver scalable banking and payment solutions used by some of the world’s largest financial institutions. Reliability, security, and scalability are foundational to everything we build.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Consultant, Site Reliability Engineering—a senior individual contributor who acts as a technical leader, architect, and force multiplier within Pismo.
This role is designed for engineers who operate with high autonomy, thrive in ambiguity, and take end‑to‑end ownership of complex systems. As a Senior Consultant, you will define technical direction, set engineering standards, and influence how reliability engineering is practiced across teams and products. While this role remains hands‑on, a significant portion of your impact will come from technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural decision‑making.
You will work across squads and domains, often where problems are not clearly defined, and success requires judgment, influence, and deep technical expertise.
What You'll Do
Technical Leadership & Architecture
End‑to‑End Ownership
Organizational Impact
Mentorship & Force Multiplication
Act as a mentor at scale, leveling up engineers through code reviews, design discussions, pairing, and technical guidance.
Engineering Culture & Talent
External Influence (Optional but Encouraged)
What You Bring
Experience & Mindset
Proven experience operating as a senior individual contributor on complex, distributed, cloud‑native systems.
Technical Expertise
Collaboration & Communication
Why Join Pismo
This is a remote position. A remote position does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a Visa office location. Remote positions may be required to be present at a Visa office with scheduled notice.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications • 8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 11+ years of relevant work experience. Preferred Qualifications • 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree 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 • Familiarity and experience with DevOps ways of working • Familiarity and experience building, managing, and operating CICD platforms • Familiarity and experience with GitOps technologies • Familiarity and experience with Azure cloud services • Experience leading teams of technical professionals
U.S. Applicants Only
The estimated salary range for this position is $152,200.00 to $ 243,700.00 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.Visa has been a proud sponsor of the Olympic Games since 1986. Sport unites people, communities and nations. It enriches people’s lives and creates economic development opportunities. In today’s world, where brand and trust mean so much, the Olympic Games reflect those equities found at Visa — worldwide acceptance, reliability, versatility and leadership. Sponsoring the Olympic Games makes good business sense for Visa and our clients.