Systems Engineer, Integration Architecture

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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The M&A Technology Integration Systems Engineer is entrusted with providing strategic leadership and oversight for the integration of technology platforms and processes across newly Acquired Entities. This role is pivotal in ensuring seamless assimilation of the target company’s applications and services into the broader Visa architecture, delivering operational resiliency and availability, whilst supporting delivering against defined business objectives.

• Comprehensive technical due diligence to evaluate and document the target organization’s technology stack, including infrastructure, networks, applications, data platforms, and other relevant components.
• Identify and articulate integration dependencies, risks, and opportunities, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Support defining the scope of integration, establishing clear milestones, and set measurable success criteria in collaboration with executive stakeholders.

• Help architect and govern the development of a robust integration roadmap, encompassing identity management, network connectivity, cloud and on-premises environments, data migration, and security compliance.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of comprehensive architecture documentation, including technical specifications, design guidelines, and operational runbooks.
• Help formulate and validate cutover and rollback strategies, ensuring business resilience and continuity.

• Lead cross functional delivery, including, but not limited to, Operations, Cybersecurity, and external partners across both Visa and the Acquired Entity.
• Ensure adherence to agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Champion change management initiatives, ensuring all integration activities comply with enterprise security and reliability standards.
• Monitor progress, proactively address challenges, and report integration status to executive leadership.

• Serve as the liaison between the acquired entity and internal stakeholders, facilitating technical workshops and decision forums.
• Communicate complex technical concepts and integration strategies with clarity and precision to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Conduct all integration activities, stakeholder engagements, and documentation fluently in both Spanish and English, ensuring effective communication across diverse teams and geographies.

• Identify and implement opportunities for automation and process optimization, leveraging advanced technologies, including the use of GenAI to enhance integration efficiency.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, integrating lessons learned into future M&A integration initiatives.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

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.

• 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.
• Experience in leading technology integration for mergers and acquisitions or large-scale technology transformation programs.
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