Principal, Platform Engineer

MasterCard; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

MasterCard is seeking a Principal, Platform Engineer in Boston, responsible for leading cloud initiatives related to mergers and acquisitions. This role involves architectural design, collaboration across teams, and mentoring, requiring extensive experience in cloud technology and security practices. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits aligned with leading standards, fostering a culture of innovation and development.

Benefits

Health insurance

Flexible spending account

Paid parental leave

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Personal days off

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading global teams in technology.
• Expertise in implementing security and service standards.
• Capable of conducting architecture and risk analysis for cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Influences complex decisions and designs across organizations.
• Designs architecture from proof of concept to operational functionality.
• Provides consultative advice on cloud infrastructure issues.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Leadership

Security Standards

AWS

GCP/Azure

Process Improvement

Job description

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Principal, Platform Engineer

Apply locations Boston, Massachusetts (225 Franklin St) time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago time left to apply End Date: July 5, 2025 (14 days left to apply) job requisition id R-243322

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build asustainableeconomy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactionssecure, 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, Platform EngineerOverview
Principal Cloud Platform Architect/Engineer responsible for the helping define, implement and maintain several Mastercard Cloud initiatives focusing on Merger & Acquisition activities. Initiatives include items such as helping define Strategy, Principles, Patterns, Standards, Designs, and Integration approaches which will aid in enabling current and future Entities join Mastercard.

Special Note: Travel to Mastercard Office and/or M&A Entity location is expected. This travel may be international as Mastercard is a Global company.

Responsibilities:
• Works across multi-organizations inside Mastercard and the M&A entity to influence complex decision and designs, driving outcome-based activities, advocating, and gaining trust through leadership and delivery
• Communicates organizational vision and infuses external industry standards and best practices into new and innovative strategic changes. Consult across teams/organizations to identify synergies, risks, dependencies, and re-use opportunities
• Designs architecture from proof of concept to an operationally functional application and collaborates with peers, engineers, application team(s) and user(s) to determine that all the high-level requirements have been met
• Formulates recommendations to optimize the existing cloud platform architecture including developing creative solutions to drive innovation and enhance customer experience
• Tracks and manages architecture issues and their corresponding exceptions or corrective action plans to ensure best practices are implemented and adhered to. Ensures exceptions are properly recorded and mitigated, explaining trade-offs when required
• Supports process improvement efforts to identify and test opportunities for automation and/or reduction in time to deployment
• Provides consultative advice and remediation to architectural and operational problems impacting cloud infrastructure, services & product availability and performance globally, and evaluates new technology for possible deployment in Mastercard’s overall infrastructure.
• Contributes to technology guild initiatives by engaging and mentoring all levels to improve craftsmanship and conducting architect training. Actively participate and contribute to the Mastercard Guild community and Review Boards
• Creates and contributes to approved and reusable Cloud-based Patterns and Standards
• Mentors and coaches team members by providing training to develop technical skills and capabilities across the organization

Experiences:
• Extensive experience leading domestic and/or global teams across technology domains as a technical expert, selecting, implementing and evaluating new technology to drive architectural solutions
• Extensive Experience ensuring security and service standards are implemented to drive technology performance and experience
• Extensive experience leading large cross-functional technology initiatives, demonstrating a strong ability to anticipate and resolve design architectural challenges
• AWS experience is a must, GCP/Azure experience a plus.
• Collaborating with leaders in the technical community to evaluate new solutions and recommend future technology requirements
• Acting as a global thought leader and active participant in global technical communities of practice (e.g., Tech Leadership Network, Architect Guild, Cloud), including driving efforts to develop new innovative designs and/or processes to be applied to project work and initiatives
• Possessing skills to evaluate existing practices, metrics, and roles to continually optimize SDLC methodologies and automate processes to improve lead time
• Possessing skills to perform architecture, costs and technology risk analysis for internal, hybrid, and public cloud solutions
• Driving trade-off discussions to set right development capacity based on various value drivers (e.g. regulatory, security, new business, market parity, technical debt)

***Remote work may be available but NOT guaranteed***Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• 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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

Boston, Massachusetts: $166,000 - $276,000 USD

About Us

Everyone wants easier ways to pay;

we invent them.

Checkout lines are slow;

we speed them along.

Merchants want more sales;

we give them data and insights.

People need financial access;

we connect them.

Corporate purchasing is complicated;

we make it simple.

Commuters are busy;

we speed them on their way.

we help create them.

Small businesses are virtual;

we give them access to a world of buyers.