What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Security Software Engineer position at Visa?
Company Description
Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.
Job Description
This position is for a Security Engineer in the Application Development team who will assist in modeling, implementation, maintenance, documenting and supporting consumer facing applications.
Essential Functions
- Oversee security requirements and support the design and implementations of Application platforms.
- Design, propose and review new solutions & implementation, and provide functional and technical support for program, project and core needs
- Evaluates current global and technology specific processes to determine process improvements, and how best to gain more effectiveness and efficiency
- Takes a leadership role with data protection use, implementation and delivery
- Proactively drives team collaboration
- Mentor team on learning new technologies, uses cases and implementations.
- Review, update and create encryption policies, procedures and technical security requirements in collaboration with the Security Architecture teams
- Takes a leadership role with coordinating internal / external industry audits in collaboration with Visa internal teams
- Takes a leadership role in Reporting & implementing changes needed for industry compliance
- Takes a leadership role in Reporting to management industry trends and recommendations
- Lead and participate in projects to deploy new Data Protection applications and services
- Ability to support and work non-traditional work hours, not limited to weekends, and evenings
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office two days a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% of the time based on business needs.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
• 8 or more 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
• Understanding of encryption technologies for data at rest, Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) and implementations for private and shared data centers
as well as various cloud platforms
• Understanding of PCI and Payment industry requirements
Preferred Qualifications
• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s 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
• Automation: Bash, Batch, and Powershell Scripting
• Security Tools: Kali Linux, Burpe Suite, Fortify, ZAP
Nice to Have
• Static Code Analysis using Checkmarx and Fortify
• Information Security Management
COLORADO APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position in Colorado is 114,500 USD to 148,800 USD. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position is eligible for annual bonus and equity.
Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position is eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
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.
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
