Associate Network Analyst, (Entry Level)

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.

Job Description

As a member of Global Network Operations Centre (GNOC) team, the Associate Network Analyst is the in-shift detection, notification and escalation point for network issues. They have the primary responsibility for managing and responding to Network, Hardware and external client and circuit events which may result in impaired connectivity to our clients and internal business. The position requires an in-depth understanding of how logical and physical connectivity issues can affect transaction quality.

What we expect of you, day to day :

The preferred candidate will possess all of the following competencies :

Understanding of customer topology and potential work-around scenarios to mitigate client impact.

Modify and create work instructions or Recipes to prepare for similar impacting events and allow for a quicker response. Constantly review work instructions for accuracy and solicit improvements through second level support groups.

Ability to communicate effectively throughout the incident management process to ensure that all communications are timely and accurate, as per documented process.

Follow documented support procedures, managing each issue through resolution or turnover in order to maintain established service levels.

Track update and resolve all assigned incidents, changes and problem reports in the incident management system, ensuring that documentation is thorough, accurate and meets a standard of high quality.

Properly escalate incidents in a timely manner per support guidelines and procedures.

Proactively monitor, recognise, analyse, isolate and / or resolve documented hardware and software problems utilizing a variety of hardware and software testing tools and techniques.

Liaise with L2 support groups and / or development groups to collaborate on the resolution of incidents.

Support project schedules and changes.

Maintain and achieve new technical skills through participation in ongoing training.

Responsible for the internal and external communication of issues to management, other internal support groups, and the customers via pages, email broadcasts or phone.

Should have a strong understanding of transaction message flow and the different types of exceptions that can be encountered resulting in cardholder impact

Incident bridge stewardship in support of timely resolution of internal issues

As we reimagine work, it's important to find a balance between flexibility, collaboration and ensuring best-in-class availability for our Global Operations team. To that end, GO shift employees will have up to 3 flex shifts per month, pending scheduling and manager discretion. This is an on-site position. An on-site position must be consistently performed at an assigned Visa office location and require daily commute to the office location.

• Shift-Based Schedule : 6 : 00 AM - 4 : 00 PM
• TwoWeek Rotation :
• Week 1 : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
• Week 2 : Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
• Additional Coverage : Overtime, weekend, and holiday work

Visa will accept applications for this role until at least December 8, 2025.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree, OR 3+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications :

Basic knowledge of TCP, switching and routing, data-centre, WAN, tunnelling, Ethernet carrier transports and Wifi

Basic load balancer knowledge

Knowledge of Solarwinds, NetCool or similar fault monitoring toolsets

Knowledge of ServiceNow or other incident and change management tools

Previous experience as an Operations Support Analyst, or equivalent Network experience.

Ability to work 12hr rotating shifts

Excellent verbal / written communication, organisational skills, ability to prioritise a constantly changing work load. Interpersonal skills and ability to excel as part of a team.

Uses sound judgement in determining priorities and enlisting support of other internal groups to prevent any compromise to Visa business or client service level agreements. Proper escalation to support groups based on criticality and exposure.

MS Office suite proficiency

Preferred : Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred : ITIL certification

Preferred : Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or studying in progress towards a CCNA or equivalent qualification

Desirable : Any experience of network automation especially toolsets such as Python or Ansible

Additional Information

Work Hours : Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements : This position requires travel5-10% 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 66,600.00 to 94,150.00 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.