Principal DevOps Engineer – Real-Time Decision Platform

Mastercard; Malahide; Sur place; EUR 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mastercard is seeking a DevOps Principal Engineer for the Decision Management Platform, driving deployment and management of high‑volume, low‑latency financial systems across public and private clouds. You will shape infrastructure, enable fast delivery, and collaborate with global engineering teams to ensure reliability.

The role requires hands‑on coding, IaC practices, and strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and observability tools.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering and DevOps roles, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership capacity.
• Strong Linux systems administration background.
• Deep familiarity with AWS cloud environments.
• Proven experience with container orchestration and tooling (Kubernetes, Helm, Docker Compose).
• Hands‑on experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, XLR etc.).
• Proficient in scripting and programming (Bash, Python, Java).
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Druid, Splunk, Loki).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Developers, QE, Operations and support teams.

Responsabilités

• Architect, provision, and manage public and on-prem cloud infrastructure, including containerized and virtualized systems.
• Design, build, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, safe, and repeatable delivery of complex distributed systems across a global network of data centres.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D teams to design scalable systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and support new product initiatives.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code principles using tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Drive observability and reliability through monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Prometheus, Grafana, Druid, Splunk etc.).
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement, adopting new tools and practices to increase efficiency, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Contribute to hands‑on coding and automation efforts when needed — lead by example.
• Partner with stakeholders to align DevOps initiatives with business objectives, including uptime, deployment velocity, and cost efficiency.

Connaissances

Linux administration

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Scripting (Bash, Python, Java)

Monitoring/Observability

Communication

Outils

Docker Compose

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Loki

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Description du poste

Mastercard is seeking a DevOps Principal Engineer for the Decision Management Platform, driving deployment and management of high‑volume, low‑latency financial systems across public and private clouds. You will shape infrastructure, enable fast delivery, and collaborate with global engineering teams to ensure reliability.

The role requires hands‑on coding, IaC practices, and strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and observability tools.