Senior Manager -DevSecOps - job 5 of 9

As a Senior Manager - DevSecOps at Visa, you will lead a team focused on building solutions and capabilities that meet high engineering standards. Your responsibilities include partnering with internal and external stakeholders to understand business challenges, driving the adoption of engineering best practices, coaching team members, and improving overall DevSecOps maturity through automation and metrics. You will also oversee the design and development of scalable and fault-tolerant components for Open VisaNet, ensuring compliance with security protocols.

Candidates for the Senior Manager - DevSecOps role at Visa should possess significant experience in cloud-based platform development, ideally in both public and private cloud environments. A strong technology foundation with previous hands-on design and coding skills is crucial. Candidates must also exhibit a proactive attitude towards professional growth, security awareness, and practices in engineering that focus on reliability and performance enhancement.

In the Senior Manager - DevSecOps position at Visa, you will engage with a wide range of modern technologies essential for building scalable systems. This includes working with Go, Scala, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and many others. Your role will also involve adopting best-in-class CI/CD tools and enhancing automated deployment systems, all while promoting security measures for both applications and infrastructure.

The Senior Manager - DevSecOps role at Visa contributes significantly to our mission by enabling the development and maintenance of secure, efficient, and innovative payment processing solutions through Open VisaNet. By leading a skilled team and implementing best practices in DevSecOps, you will enhance overall system reliability and efficiency, while optimizing processes that facilitate the growth of digital payments and financial inclusion globally.

The team culture for the Senior Manager - DevSecOps at Visa is one that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. You'll be managing a diverse group of engineers who are passionate about technology and dedicated to problem-solving. We encourage open communication, celebrating achievements, and maintaining a high-energy environment where every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute to our mission of transforming commerce.

In responding to this question, emphasize your approach to collaboration, empowerment, and mentorship. Discuss how you foster an open environment where team members can voice their ideas and concerns, while also underlining your commitment to driving productivity and quality through structured processes.

When answering this, provide specific examples of how you've successfully integrated security measures throughout the development lifecycle. Discuss techniques like automated security testing, continuous monitoring, and ensuring security training for your team, illustrating your hands-on experience in promoting a security-first mindset.

Discuss specific cloud environments you've worked within, such as AWS or Azure, and describe the projects you've led that utilized cloud technologies. Highlight major accomplishments that showcase your technical acumen and successful project outcomes, making a connection to how you can apply that experience at Visa.

Describe your consistent learning habits, utilizing resources like tech blogs, online courses, seminars, or conferences. Share an example of how you’ve implemented a new technology or practice in previous roles and the impact it had on your team’s productivity or project outcomes.

Explain which metrics you prioritize, such as deployment frequency, mean time to recovery, and lead time for changes. Offer insight into how these metrics can help assess performance and guide areas for improvement in both development and security processes.

Share strategies for addressing conflicts, such as open communication, facilitating discussions, or employing conflict resolution techniques. Provide an example of a past situation where you successfully resolved a conflict by encouraging collaboration and understanding among team members.

Discuss various motivational techniques, such as recognizing accomplishments, setting clear goals, and encouraging professional development. Sharing personal success stories will demonstrate your ability to foster a positive team environment that maintains high levels of engagement.

Select a specific project where you faced significant challenges and outline the steps you took to overcome them. Emphasize your problem-solving skills and how you focused on collaboration, fostering team buy-in while driving the project toward successful completion.

Talk about the concept of Security by Design and how security must be integrated from the start of any project. Discuss practices such as regular security audits, automated security tests, and team training that help cultivate a culture of security awareness.

Share your hands-on experience by describing specific CI/CD tools you’ve used and how they enhanced your team’s productivity. Highlight project examples where implementing CI/CD practices resulted in tangible improvements in deployment speeds or error reduction.