Systems Engineer, New College Grad - 2026, Ashburn

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, and they are seeking a Systems Engineer, New College Grad to join their Infrastructure Reliability Engineering Team. This role involves providing technical coordination, oversight, and leadership for complex network systems while ensuring the reliability and availability of Visa's credit and debit commercial networks.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical coordination, oversight, and leadership for staff and serve as escalation point for complex technical issues
• Plan and implement continuous support of high complexity network systems in extranet, commercial, and corporate environments to meet business needs
• Design appropriate solutions based on environment, create detailed network designs, assess and test new and evolving technologies for performance and cost benefits
• Provide second-level technical support to Visa client institutions and internal technical teams to resolve network issues and support the implementation of new network solutions
• Build and maintain relationships with global and virtual teams, as well as third parties, on network development or support issues
• Lead development, testing, and QA functions to ensure that projects are delivered securely and fulfill expectations
• Provide the highest level of technical consultancy to ensure problem resolution is achieved in the shortest possible timeframe
• Develop processes and procedures for use by the Network team and third parties in the management of network environments
• Position solutions and create a roadmap to effectively gain buy-in from all stakeholders
• Deliver recommendations to management team to increase effectiveness of organization and technology solutions

Skills

• Less than 6 months of relevant work experience with either Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, graduating May 2025 - August 2026
• Comfortability with automation and scripting (Python, Ansible, APIs)
• Experience working in a hybrid cloud environment (AWS, GCP, Azure, and/or Kubernetes with networking focus preferred)
• Exposure to various network tools such as SevOne, Netscout, Netbrain, or SDN technologies such as Versa SD-WAN
• Experience developing and leading AI initiatives to enhance network automation, predictive analytics, and intelligent incident response
• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and leadership skills along with effective written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with high-availability networks in load-balanced, n-tier application environments
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex systems and network environment issues
• Eagerness to work in a complex organization to determine business and customer needs, providing the most tailored solutions possible
• ITIL certification preferred with good understanding of change, incident, and problem management processes

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401 (k)
• FSA/HSA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program

Company Overview