Lead Cryptographic Security Engineer — Secure by Design

Mastercard; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Cryptographic Security Engineer to drive the cryptographic roadmap, governance, and secure design across on‑premises and cloud environments. You will advise internal teams, evaluate implementations, and champion data protection through encryption, hashing, and key management.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional partners to translate security requirements into practical, scalable solutions, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices in a

Qualifications

• Experience providing secure design advice for web-based environments and secure communication.
• Broad awareness of security engineering concepts across the software development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of cryptography including encryption, hashing, key management, TLS.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Cryptographic roadmap for Mastercard and enforce governance and standards.
• Analyze current cryptographic implementations and identify deviations from standards.
• Provide design and architecture guidance to teams for secure development.
• Define secure mechanisms for on-premises and cloud environments.

Skills

Application security

Cryptography

Security engineering

Architecture and design

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Cryptographic Security Engineer to drive the cryptographic roadmap, governance, and secure design across on‑premises and cloud environments. You will advise internal teams, evaluate implementations, and champion data protection through encryption, hashing, and key management.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional partners to translate security requirements into practical, scalable solutions, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices in a