Principal Architect Software Engineering

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Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Job Title

Principal Architect Software Engineering

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview

• The Application Security Program consists of a global Mastercard team that
  
  

designs, builds and supports service platforms that provide cryptographic,

key management and EMV certificate management functions utilized by

global Mastercard application teams.

• Application Security has roadmap plans to re-architect legacy platforms and
  
  

build new service-oriented platforms that are scalable, highly available, and

built with continuous delivery implementations.

• The Principal will work as Platform Architect within the Application Security
  
  

team and will be responsible for the architecture and design of new

platforms, as well as collaborate on the future roadmap of solutions and

enhancements.

Role

• Proven ability to architect and design complex security solutions that are
  
  

enterprise grade – highly available, resilient, scalable and “always on”

• Experience designing for existing and new enterprise shared security services
  
  

in the Cloud environment

• Technical leadership of software development engineering feature teams
  
  

located globally including mentoring resources in junior level and technical

lead roles within the feature teams

• Technical oversight for complex development tasks, including the ability to
  
  

perform code reviews and complex code development

• Provide escalated technical support for issues to the software development
  
  

engineering and operations teams for all owned shared security services

platforms

• Drive the creation and maintenance of the strategic technical roadmaps for
  
  

all owned shared security service platforms

• Ability to quickly learn and understand current platforms and environments to
  
  

effectively architect and design new replacement solutions that meet

business and technical requirements

• Experience designing and implementing security solutions with industry
  
  

standard cryptographic algorithms - knowing where, how, when to apply them

• Ability to partner and collaborate with other team architects on solution
  
  

designs

• Ability to work independently and self-directed
• Ability to jump in and help with development tasks as needed. It’s important
  
  

to be both a leader and a contributor.

All About You

Essential Skills

• Service Oriented Architecture and Processes - Expert
• Architecture and Design methodology - Expert
• Java/Spring - Expert
• Relational Database (RDBMS) Design - Expert
• Expert problem solving and analytical skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Detailed-oriented and solid attention to detail
• Experienced technical leader for software engineering teams
  
  

Desired Skills

• JavaScript, Node.js, React JS – Experienced
• C++ - Experienced
• Microsoft SQL Server - Experienced.
• NoSQL database design – MongoDB
• Cloud technology - Pivotal Cloud Foundry
• Knowledgeable in security concepts including cryptography, key management
  
  

and certificate management – PKCS#11, X.509, PKI, EMV

• Experience integrating with Hardware Security Modules (HSM) to implement
  
  

cryptographic operations

COVID-19 Considerations

We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we’re all in this together. In many locations, which may change over time, we’ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by video or phone. In addition, in some locations, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated will be permitted inside Mastercard offices until further notice.

About Mastercard

Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

Responsibilities

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.