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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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Job Summary:
Currencycloud, part of Visa, is a technology-driven company specialising in foreign exchange and cross-border payments. Our mission is to provide businesses with seamless and secure global payment solutions. We operate at the intersection of finance and technology, delivering scalable and innovative infrastructure that powers global transactions.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Currencycloud (a Visa company), you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure on AWS. This role is ideal for engineers with solid hands-on experience in infrastructure automation, cloud architecture, and DevOps practices who are ready to take ownership of complex systems and mentor junior team members.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure supports the needs of our global payment platform, while contributing to architectural decisions and driving improvements in reliability, performance, and security.

Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Infrastructure & Automation:

• Design, implement, and manage AWS infrastructure using services such as EC2, EKS, ECR, S3, KMS, VPC, and CloudWatch.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, including reusable modules and automation pipelines.
• Lead efforts to improve infrastructure automation, deployment workflows, and system reliability.

Containerisation & CI/CD:

• Manage containerised workloads using Kubernetes (EKS) and service mesh technologies like Istio.
• Maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines using tools like ArgoCD and Jenkins.
• Ensure efficient and secure deployment processes aligned with GitOps principles.

Monitoring, Observability & Security:

• Implement and maintain observability solutions using CloudWatch, Datadog, and logging frameworks.
• Drive improvements in monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
• Enforce security best practices across infrastructure, including IAM, encryption (KMS), and vulnerability management.

Collaboration & Mentorship:

• Collaborate with developers, data engineers, and product teams to support infrastructure needs.
• Mentor Associate and Infrastructure Engineers, promoting best practices and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to documentation of infrastructure processes, configurations, and troubleshooting guides.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify and implement improvements in infrastructure performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency. 
• Stay current with emerging technologies and propose relevant enhancements to the platform.

 
Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Terraform and infrastructure automation.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes, containerisation, and service mesh (e.g., Istio).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (ArgoCD, Jenkins) and GitOps workflows.
• Familiarity with observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog) and incident response.
• Good scripting skills (Python, Bash, or Shell)
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and cloud governance.

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Exposure to machine learning infrastructure (e.g., SageMaker).
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., fintech, financial services).
• Understanding of FinOps and cloud cost optimisation strategies.
• Familiarity with tools like Port and GitOps practices.

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive and self-driven with strong problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for mentoring and team development.
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong project management skills
   

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Basic Qualifications
5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications
6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
AWS certifications are a plus (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).

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.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 124,700.00 to 180,650.00 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.