Platform Architect II: Global Infra & Security

Mastercard; Dublin; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard in Ireland is seeking a Platform Architect 2 to join Infrastructure Design Engineering. You will define infrastructure architecture aligned with security, scalability and availability standards, and produce technical documents and models for ongoing governance.

The role involves collaborating with application teams and global partners, designing middleware infrastructure, and leading efforts in high‑level requirements, system stability and performance across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required or equivalent
• Experience designing infrastructure for large-scale platforms and services
• Knowledge of internet infrastructure, security principles and best practices

Responsibilities

• Generate requirements with cross-functional teams to ensure high level needs are met
• Create artefacts like TADs, technical documents and models to keep parties aligned
• Maintain architectural artifacts in current state and prevent obsolescence
• Troubleshoot internet architecture and operations impacting availability
• Research and evaluate new technologies for deployment
• Lead regional projects including planning, scheduling and cost control
• Implement, manage and support internet infrastructure components
• Perform problem diagnosis, capacity planning and configuration management
• Monitor production to assure system stability and future compatibility

Skills

Platform architecture

Networking fundamentals

Cloud concepts

Middleware knowledge

Security concepts

Zero Trust

YAML deployments

Documentation skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Visio/DrawIO

F5 Load Balancers

DNS tooling

Job description

Mastercard in Ireland is seeking a Platform Architect 2 to join Infrastructure Design Engineering. You will define infrastructure architecture aligned with security, scalability and availability standards, and produce technical documents and models for ongoing governance.

The role involves collaborating with application teams and global partners, designing middleware infrastructure, and leading efforts in high‑level requirements, system stability and performance across platforms.