Visa · 2 days ago
Director- Database Engineering – Distributed SQL, MySQL and Graph DB
Highlands Ranch, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $282K/yr
10+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions across more than 200 countries. As a Director in Database Engineering, you will lead a team specializing in MySQL, Distributed SQL, and Graph DB technologies, focusing on creating scalable and secure database solutions.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile PaymentsPayments
Responsibilities
Lead a global team of Database Engineers specializing in MySQL, Distributed SQL (e.g. StarRocks) and Graph DB (e.g. Neo4J) database technologies
Provides strategic vision for offering cost effective database solutions, optimizing database footprint and enabling product development teams with faster access to database services
Lead technical discussions and communicate regularly with senior leadership on technical issues, program status, and escalations
Act as a technical liaison between database vendors and various teams within Visa e.g. product development, database reliability engineering
Provides framework and expertise for presenting technical solutions, capabilities, and features to stakeholders demonstrating how solutions will support business strategy
Work closely with cross-functional groups including product development, other Infrastructure engineering teams, Cybersecurity and Operations
Mentor team members in skill development and career growth. Motivate them to push the boundaries and challenge status quo
Foster a team culture of trust, collaboration, accountability and integrity
Lead by example, demonstrating accountability, and by contributing to departmental procedures, best practices, and standards
Qualification
Required
10+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 13+ years of relevant work experience
10 years of experience in database engineering and architecture with 5 years of experience in leadership roles
Strong understanding of RDBMS, NoSQL and Distributed SQL database concepts and Architecture
Strong understanding of various data models e.g. relational, document, key-value, graph
Strong understanding of database physical and logical replications and various high availability solutions
Experience with public cloud services such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure and Infrastructure as code (IAC)
UNIX-Linux platform skills and understanding of operating system, network, storage and security
Understanding and experience with Virtualization and Containerization technologies and cloud-native Architecture
Exceptional collaboration and partnership skills with the ability to work in a global environment and drive consensus in cross-functional teams
Proven record of defining technology roadmap, executing defined technology strategies, and driving adoption across a large enterprise
Preferred
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401 (k)
FSA/HSA
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Wellness Program
Company
Visa
Visa is a multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
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TNB Financial Services
2016-09-10Post Ipo Equity
2008-03-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Suh
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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