Associate Cybersecurity Engineer

Company Description 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 Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader Join us today and experience Life at Visa The Identity and Access Management IAM team is responsible for securing employee access to our core applications in the most efficient compliant and user-friendly manner leveraging the latest industry standards and tools Visa s IAM eco-system includes a highly customized feature-rich Identity Management platform The team has successfully implemented many core components and as the security landscape evolves we continuously explore new processes and technology to expand security coverage and enhance the end-user experience With new features and broader coverage comes increased complexity criticality and dependency on the environment We are seeking a motivated Cybersecurity professional - whether an aspiring IAM Specialist or an experienced IAM Engineer with development background - to join our Global team of IAM experts In this role you will contribute to the ongoing development operations and support of our IAM environment while collaborating with IT teams and Cybersecurity stakeholders across Visa As one of the leaders in AI adoption we are particularly interested in talent who can harness advanced technologies for automation and process optimization The ideal candidate will have An understanding of Identity and Access Management and core security concepts Hands-on experience with at least one programming language The ability to develop integrated solutions and troubleshoot challenging issues A proactive mindset and a willingness to take on complex challenges Essential Functions The Associate Cybersecurity Engineer will Take ownership of assigned initiatives assessing existing solutions eliciting and refining requirements and contributing to technical design discussions to promote best-practice architectures Design develop and implement new capabilities using appropriate technologies and tools following Scrum Agile methodologies to meet project milestones and deliverables Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities execute disaster-recovery protocols and maintain high solution availability in accordance with SLAs Apply Generative AI capabilities to Automate log analysis and detect anomalies in access events Generate and optimize system code for performance and security Create AI-assisted documentation and troubleshooting guides for faster onboarding and support Enable natural language interfaces for administrative tooling to simplify complex operational tasks Collaborate with global service teams to capture business needs and ensure alignment with agreed design strategies Partner with Platform and Quality Assurance teams throughout the implementation life cycle to enable efficient timely rollouts Coordinate with team leads and international colleagues to keep projects on schedule and achieve defined business objectives Remain self-driven and eager to learn the IAM technology stack adapting quickly to new tools and approaches Champion the use of data-science and AI techniques to innovate automate and streamline processes reducing manual effort for end users This is a hybrid position Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager Qualifications Basic Qualifications Minimum of 6 months of work experience or a Bachelor s Degree Preferred Qualifications 2 or more years of work experience 1 years of hands-on programming experience in C Python Java and or Go solid computer-science fundamentals including data structures algorithms and operating system concepts Knowledge of Linux ecosystem and experience with bash scripting Familiarity with privileged access management concepts e g sudo role-based access control Exposure to AI ML techniques and GenAI-assisted development platforms e g GitHub Copilot OpenAI models with an interest in applying AI to code generation log analysis anomaly detection and security automation Understanding of security principles including zero trust architecture and system hardening Familiarity with web-service technologies SOAP REST JavaScript frameworks and SQL relational databases Experience troubleshooting applications and services in complex distributed network environments strong analytical skills for diagnosing and resolving multifaceted technical issues Working knowledge of Agile delivery DevOps practices and test automation experience with tools such as Jira Git GitHub CI CD pipelines and Linux-based monitoring logging solutions e g Splunk Demonstrated aptitude for quickly learning new programming languages security tools and infrastructure technologies with a keen interest in emerging fields such as AI ML and cybersecurity automation Additional Information 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