Director, Information Security Engineering

Mastercard Inc.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. searches for a Director - Information Security Engineer to lead security architecture and governance for Core Payments. The role focuses on shaping technical direction, policy, and secure design across multiple programs while balancing risk tolerance.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with engineers, product teams and leadership to implement scalable controls, cloud security, encryption, and identity management within a complex enterprise.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of information security, risk and data privacy in digital commerce.
• Broad awareness of security operations across delivery lifecycle.
• Experience providing security architecture for web and mobile environments.
• Knowledge of ISO27001, PCI-DSS, NIST SP800-53, COBIT.
• Experience with cryptography: encryption, hashing, key management, TLS.
• Experience with CI/CD and security in automated workflows.
• Strong in Security Operations and Enterprise integration.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical design and architecture guidance to internal teams.
• Proactively find scalable solutions aligned with business risk tolerance.
• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders including business owners and leadership.
• Leverage security experience within security operations and technology.
• Define security requirements and guidelines for global teams.
• Assist strategy, standards, and architecture for security programs.

Skills

Information security

Risk management

Cloud security

Security architecture

Security governance

Encryption/cryptography

Web/mobile security

Job description

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary Director, Information Security Engineering

The Business Security Enablement Guild is looking for a Director - Information Security Engineer to join our team in support of Core Payments. The ideal candidate is passionate about cybersecurity policies and governance, highly motivated, analytical, experienced in cybersecurity, and knowledgeable in cloud service deployment.

In this role, you will:

• Provide technical design and architecture advice to internal teams
• Proactively work to find solutions that align with business needs while operating within Mastercard’s risk tolerance that are scalable and can be applied across multiple programs and platforms.
• Cultivate and maintain working relationships with variety of internal stakeholders, including business owners, end-users, customers, project managers, engineers, and senior leadership
• Leverage security experience and knowledge within the security operations and technology
• Define security requirements and guidelines to ensure repeatable processes are followed by global teams
• Assist in the strategy, standards, and architecture for the security aspects of the Security operation, architecture, and program health

All About You

The ideal candidate for this position should have:

• Strong understanding of information security, risk and data privacy within the domain of digital commerce including relevant practical experience, integration of different security technologies, and designing secure multi-domain solutions
• Demonstrate a broad awareness of security operations concepts and practices across all phases of the delivery lifecycle
• Experience providing security architecture advice for web-based network environments and secure communication, including mobile applications, web applications and web services
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards and guidelines such as ISO27001, PCI-DSS, NIST SP800-53, COBIT
• Knowledge and technical security experience in cryptography, including several of the following: encryption, hashing, key management, digital certificates, TLS
• Experience of continuous delivery/continuous integration processes and procedures including critical security considerations in automated workflows
• Strong knowledge of Security Operations and Integration in an enterprise environment

NICE Framework References

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) competency proficiency levels of advanced to expert in the following areas (recommended no more than 6):

• Data Analysis
• Encryption
• Identity Management
• Intelligence Analysis
• Software Development
• Threat Analysis

Corporate Security Responsibility

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.

Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.