Principal DevOps Engineer - Decision Management Platform

Mastercard; Bray (OK); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer for the Decision Management Platform. You will architect and operate high-volume, low-latency infra across public cloud and on‑prem environments, drive CI/CD pipelines, and lead cross-functional initiatives to improve reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.

The role requires deep Kubernetes expertise, Terraform/CloudFormation, and strong scripting skills. You will collaborate with global teams and contribute hands-on to automation efforts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Software Engineering and DevOps roles, with leadership experience.
• 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).
• Proficient in scripting and programming (Bash, Python, Java).
• Experience with monitoring/observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Loki).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Experience with FinOps or cloud cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Architect, provision, and manage cloud and on-prem infrastructure for high-volume systems.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines for fast, safe delivery across global data centers.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to design scalable, reliable systems.
• Champion infrastructure as code principles with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Drive observability and reliability through monitoring and logging tools.
• Lead and mentor teams while hands-on coding and automation remain a focus.
• Align DevOps initiatives with uptime, deployment velocity, and cost efficiency.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Linux administration

AWS cloud

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting Bash/Python

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Eng

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

Docker Compose

Terraform

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Loki

Job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Principal DevOps Engineer - Decision Management Platform

Overview

Join Mastercard's Services Technology organization as a DevOps Principal Engineer for the Decision Management Program (DMP)-a patented, real-time decisioning platform that powers fraud prevention, risk scoring, and identity verification across the global payments network. The platform processes billions of transactions each month, consistently delivering results in milliseconds to support mission critical business solutions.

Role

In this role you will design systems to enable deployment and management of critical high-volume, low-latency financial systems into public and private cloud environments. You will work with global engineering teams to drive DevOps initiatives across the platform utilizing a highly scalable architecture leveraging In-Memory data grids and real time processing technologies.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of Mastercard's decisioning ecosystem-advancing innovative, high‑performance solutions and driving engineering and operational excellence across a critical real‑time platform

• 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.

All About You

• 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.
• Experience with FinOps or cost optimization in cloud environments
• Demonstrated ownership mindset, prioritization skills, and ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, multi‑tasking environment.

Corporate Security Responsibility

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.