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This position will be part of Visa's Platform Product & Technology architecture team and will be reporting to VP of architecture.

You will apply enterprise architecture principles that support the continued growth and success of Visa with a robust and cohesive architecture. You will help develop and enhance data strategy, data governance guideline and best practice across the organization.

You deeply understand the challenges of persistent layer in a distributed environment and balance the demand of agility and data quality to build a long-term maintainable end to end data ecosystem with consistency, availability, and scalability.

You understand scalability challenges and can design and develop horizontally scalable, resilient systems. You have experience with the challenges of large volume OLTP applications, database partitioning and performance tuning.

You possess strong interpersonal and effective communication (both written and verbal) skills and the ability to present complex ideas in a clear, concise way and ability to influence and develop relationships with key partners. e.g. DBA, infrastructure team.

Required experience:

Experience with logical and physical RDBMS data modelling in a distributed and active-active data environment.
Familiar and experienced with Postgres or/and MySQL architecture, features and management.
Experience with data access layer and replication tool e.g. Golden Gate, pglogical.
Understand the issues and benefits of different replication approaches.
Experience with NoSQL databases is a big plus.
Experience with Hadoop ecosystem is a big plus.

Responsibilities:

Perform logical & physical data modeling using ERWin for RDBMS databases in a distributed and active-active environment.
Work with operation and engineering teams to help with persistent layer design and database, replication related issues.
Work with other Architects and product team or help with end-to-end data flow design using various ETL or near real time solutions.
Enhance and promote data architecture standards and best practices.
Research and POC new technology to provide more capabilities on the persistent layer.

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.

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$135000 / YEARLY (est.)

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What You Should Know About Systems Architect - Sr. Consultant level (Hybrid/Onsite), Visa

At Visa, we’re on the lookout for a talented Systems Architect - Sr. Consultant level to join our dynamic Platform Product & Technology architecture team right in the heart of Austin! This role offers the perfect blend of hybrid and onsite work, allowing you to collaborate effectively while also enjoying the flexibility of remote days. As a member of our architecture team, reporting directly to the VP of architecture, you will play a key role in applying enterprise architecture principles that help support Visa’s continued growth. Your expertise in creating robust, cohesive architectures will be essential as you develop and refine our data strategies and governance guidelines. Every day will bring new challenges as you tackle the persistent layer in a distributed environment, ensuring that we strike the optimal balance between agility and data quality. You’ll design resilient, scalable systems, especially for our high-volume OLTP applications. Your experience with Postgres, MySQL, or NoSQL databases will be vital, helping mitigate complex database partitioning and performance issues. In this role, your strong communication skills will shine as you collaborate with DBAs and infrastructure teams to craft innovative solutions. If you’re passionate about technology and looking to make an impactful difference at a leading company, we’d love to hear from you!

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What are the main responsibilities of a Systems Architect - Sr. Consultant at Visa?

At Visa, the Systems Architect - Sr. Consultant is responsible for performing logical and physical data modeling, working with various teams to address persistent layer designs, enhancing data architecture standards, and researching new technologies. This role plays a critical part in aligning technology solutions to meet both business needs and architectural standards.