Data Engineer - Sr. Consultant level- Core Data Assets

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in 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 while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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The Data and Artificial Intelligence Platform group is a key component of Visa Technology organization, providing the enabling technology and processes to handle Visa's data assets and deliver valuable information, products, and services to customers. Our team delivers secure, high-quality, and easy-to-use Visa core data assets as a service, along with reliable and scalable data platforms, enabling Visa and our partners to rapidly and efficiently innovate data-driven business products and services to lead the digital payment industry. Our application development is on the cutting edge of technology, and we are innovative leaders within our industry.

As a Data Engineer - Sr. Consultant level, you will play a key role in the innovation, design, and development of comprehensive Acquirer bundling and underwriting data pipeline solutions. These solutions will feed the data for feature built-in automated scoring models and customizable risk criteria, reporting, Data Analytics and Data delivery services for VISA's Customers.In this individual contributor role, you will be responsible for creating and executing a data strategy that leverages our data assets, including developing a synthetic data engine, to drive innovation through data engineering and GenAI solutions.

Essential Functions:

• Design, coding and testing of data models by mining and building data pipelines, ensuring data quality and integrity by implementing data validation, cleansing, and enrichment processes, Monitoring data pipelines, systems, and infrastructure to ensure they are running smoothly.
• Implement the set of services needed to release AI and data science models capable of working with terabytes of data. This includes model related features like one time and ongoing automatic model training, deploying, and monitoring models, as well as platform related features such as model repository, feature stores, secure data access layer, encryption, decryption etc..
• Design and develop fine-tune conceptual, logical, and physical data models to map our data requirements into database structures.
• Provide technical leadership for efforts around tooling and infrastructure that enable teams to efficiently complete and maintain data engineering projects.
• Work and partner with product delivery teams to fully implement the proof of concept and early product in Visa services and products.
• Champion innovation across organizations and industries as an expert in the subject, either by providing consulting or by contributing to technology talks and presentations.
• Present technical solutions, capabilities, considerations, and features in business terms. Effectively communicate status, issues, and risks in a detailed and timely manner.

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 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Basic Qualifications:

* 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor 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.

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

* Experience of coding with one more language of Java, Scala, Python etc. using GenAI, Tool and Techniques to enhance the productivity of team and organization.

* Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures.

* Expert level experience on Spark framework, Hive based technologies and BIG Data development.

* Practical experience with data modeling concepts for both relational and non-relational databases.

* Hands-on experience building and managing data pipelines that move data between systems reliably using tools like Apache Airflow.

* Knowledge and experience working SQL, and NoSQL databases like DB2, MySQL, Redis, RocksDB, TiDB etc.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel5-10% 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.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 174,500.00 to 253,200.00 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.