Lead Security Engineer, Global Payments Guild

Mastercard; Bray (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to join the Business Security Enablement guild. You will guide security reviews, define standards, and lead large, global initiatives that protect web-based transactions and data across architectures.

The role requires deep security expertise, strategic thinking, and collaborative leadership to drive secure design across products and platforms. The ideal candidate brings 7–10 years in information security, strong cryptography knowledge, and hands-on

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in information security disciplines.
• CISSP or Industry recognized security certification desired.
• Advanced knowledge of security protocols and standards, experience with security frameworks, architecture and secure designs, especially for the implementation of web-based applications to secure on-line transactions.
• Knowledge or technical security experience in Cryptography.
• Working knowledge of symmetric and asymmetric encryption, Digital Certificates, SSL, VPN, IPSec, development of DMZ's and other security tools and processes such as privileged identity management, file integrity, audit, logging and IDS/IPS.
• Experience with automation and process improvement.
• Technical experience with Programming Languages.
• Intermediate to advanced hands‑on scripting experience.
• Moderate to extensive hands‑on administrative and security experience with Linux systems.

Responsibilities

• Advocate on behalf of the BSEG Guild, providing directions to program security engineers and market facing programs on the current security review processes and procedures ensuring established security policies and standards are observed on projects.
• Document enhancements to security standards and procedures.
• Prepare and present business/technical presentations.
• Apply knowledge of security principles, theories and concepts to business requests.
• Take a Lead Security Position in larger, more complex initiatives (e.g., global initiatives, cross functional/cross geographies).
• Provide and recommend optimal solutions to meet security and regulatory requirements in the design of new/enhanced systems.

Skills

Information security

Security architecture

Cryptography

Scripting

Programming languages

Linux administration

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to join the Business Security Enablement guild. You will guide security reviews, define standards, and lead large, global initiatives that protect web-based transactions and data across architectures.

The role requires deep security expertise, strategic thinking, and collaborative leadership to drive secure design across products and platforms. The ideal candidate brings 7–10 years in information security, strong cryptography knowledge, and hands-on