Product Security Architecture – Cybersecurity Analyst Job Role! 🛡️

Product Security Architecture – Cybersecurity Analyst Job Role! 🛡️

Product Security Architecture lies at the core of this unique opportunity, designed for professionals eager to shape the security foundations of Visa’s cutting-edge payment technologies. Specifically, we are seeking a Product Security Architecture – Cybersecurity Analyst to join our team in London. If you are passionate about securing large-scale systems, APIs, cloud platforms, and GenAI-driven services, this full-time role offers a dynamic environment where you can truly grow and make a global impact.

About Visa

Visa stands as a global leader in payments and technology, securely powering over 259 billion transactions each year across more than 200 countries and territories. Our core mission, therefore, is to deliver the world’s most innovative, convenient, and secure payments network. Consequently, we uplift individuals, businesses, and economies everywhere. Discover a purpose-driven career and experience Life at Visa.

The Role: Strengthening Defenses

Cybersecurity is deeply embedded in Visa’s culture. As a result, our Security Architecture team is actively expanding, and we need a talented analyst to help strengthen our defenses against evolving threats.

You will work directly alongside experienced security architects. Your goal will be to review, design, and enhance security controls across Visa’s applications, APIs, cloud environments, and GenAI-based systems. Moreover, this role is highly hands-on, requiring strong coding abilities, modern cloud platform knowledge, and practical exposure to Generative AI (GenAI). You will participate actively in threat modeling, security reviews, and the adoption of security best practices throughout Visa’s technology ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

As a pivotal member of the team, you will:

• Architecture Support: Support architecture reviews for web, API, and backend applications in collaboration with senior architects.

• Assessment & Review: Assist in security assessments throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including scoping, threat modeling, and peer reviews.

• Control Implementation: Help integrate and implement robust security controls aligned with Visa’s stringent standards.

• Vulnerability Management: Contribute to identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security vulnerabilities in both on-premise and cloud environments.

• Automation & PoC: Use your coding expertise to review source code, build proof-of-concept tools, or automate critical security tasks.

• Monitoring: Assist in monitoring security advisories and conducting ongoing security evaluations.

• DevSecOps Exposure: Gain crucial hands-on exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies (like Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines.

• AI Security: Support security reviews for AI/ML and GenAI systems, emphasizing prompt injection prevention, data privacy, and model safeguards.

• Knowledge Growth: Stay current on emerging cybersecurity threats, tools, and AI-powered security solutions.

• Collaboration: Collaborate with distributed teams to ensure security requirements are fully understood and implemented.

• Documentation: Maintain and update essential security documentation, guidelines, and reference architectures.

Please note: This role operates under a Hybrid work model; office presence requirements will be determined by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

Basic Qualifications

We require candidates to possess:

• Strong coding skills in one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go).

• Practical, hands-on experience with GenAI or AI/ML systems.

• Working knowledge of major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Familiarity with application, cloud, and network security principles.

• An understanding of threat modelling and vulnerability assessment.

• An awareness of security frameworks like PCI-DSS, NIST, or ISO 27001.

Preferred Qualifications

The following experience would be highly beneficial:

• Exposure to GenAI/LLM specific security controls.

• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and container security.

• An understanding of DevOps and security automation practices.

• Experience utilizing vulnerability management tools.

• Awareness of industry compliance requirements (such as PCI or GDPR).

Why Join Visa?

Visa is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Consequently, we are deeply committed to diversity, inclusion, and fair hiring practices. All suitably qualified applicants—including those with previous criminal histories—will be considered for employment in alignment with EEOC and local guidelines.

🚀 Apply Now If you are ready to grow your cybersecurity career, contribute directly to global payment security, and work with pioneering technologies, apply now to join Visa’s Security Architecture team. Take the next step and submit your application today!