Software/Solutions Architect – AI & Software Architecture, Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) — Tech Practice
Visa2 days ago
Mexico City, MexicoSenior
Responsibilities
- Assess client technology landscapes, software platforms, integration architectures, and operating models.
- Design scalable target-state architectures for digital products, enterprise platforms, cloud modernization initiatives, and payment-related solutions.
- Define architecture principles, technology standards, integration strategies, and implementation roadmaps.
- Lead solution architecture activities from discovery and assessment through implementation guidance.
- Produce solution blueprints, application architecture diagrams, integration specifications, and technical recommendations.
- Advise clients on cloud adoption, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and modernization strategies.
- Provide technical leadership across transformation programs involving multiple vendors and technology partners.
- Facilitate architecture governance, design reviews, risk assessments, and technical decision-making.
- Design enterprise AI architectures using LLMs, retrieval systems, agentic workflows, AI orchestration platforms, and automation capabilities.
- Define patterns for generative AI applications, RAG solutions, knowledge management, workflow automation, and AI-assisted experiences.
- Guide AI platform selection, model integration, governance, observability, security, and responsible AI practices.
- Collaborate with AI engineers and developers to translate architecture designs into production-ready solutions and support prototypes or proofs of concept.
- Act as a trusted advisor to client executives, business stakeholders, technology leaders, and internal teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- At least 6 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture.
- Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale software solutions in enterprise environments.
- Strong software development background with hands-on experience in modern application development practices.
- Expertise in software architecture patterns, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, integration architectures, and cloud-native solutions.
- Experience with at least one public cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Understanding of AI and generative AI architectures, including LLM-based applications, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, agentic AI architectures, vector databases, AI orchestration frameworks, and AI security and governance.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
- Strong consulting, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
- Bilingual English and Spanish proficiency.
- Preferred experience in payments, banking, fintech, digital commerce, or financial services.
- Preferred experience designing enterprise AI platforms or AI Centers of Excellence.
- Familiarity with AI evaluation frameworks, observability, monitoring, model governance, enterprise integration patterns, modernization programs, security, privacy, compliance, and responsible AI practices.
- Experience leading architecture workstreams in consulting or client-facing environments.
Benefits
- Visa requires at least 3 days in the office, with the specific expectations confirmed by the Hiring Manager.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Visa
Visa builds and operates a global digital payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments. It earns fees for processing card transactions and offering risk, data, and value‑added services through VisaNet and products like tokenization and tap‑to‑pay. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Foster City, California, Visa is a public company (NYSE: V) serving clients in more than 200 countries and territories.