Senior Azure Data Platform Engineer

Mastercard Inc.; Blanchardstown; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to drive customer experience through innovative database solutions on Azure. You will design and optimize Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and PostgreSQL deployments, while ensuring security and compliance across the data estate.

The role emphasizes Infrastructure as Code, automation, and collaboration with development teams to support data modelling and query optimization. Hybrid or on-site arrangements may apply in Ireland.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Azure database services (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL).
• Strong proficiency in T-SQL and/or PL/pgSQL.
• Experience with performance tuning and query optimization.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps for database deployments.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).
• Understanding of data security, encryption, GDPR compliance.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Azure Monitor/Log Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Azure-based database solutions (Azure SQL DB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL).
• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of databases.
• Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor and troubleshoot database issues ensuring high availability and data integrity.
• Automate deployments with IaC tools (Terraform/Bicep).
• Collaborate with development teams on data modelling and query optimization.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy standards.
• Maintain documentation and share knowledge across teams.

Skills

Azure SQL

Cosmos DB

PostgreSQL

T-SQL/PLpgSQL

Query tuning

CI/CD for databases

Terraform/Bicep

GDPR security

Azure Monitor

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to drive customer experience through innovative database solutions on Azure. You will design and optimize Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and PostgreSQL deployments, while ensuring security and compliance across the data estate.

The role emphasizes Infrastructure as Code, automation, and collaboration with development teams to support data modelling and query optimization. Hybrid or on-site arrangements may apply in Ireland.