Security Engineer

Mastercard; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 71,000 - 92,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Growth track

Mentor program

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. in Chattanooga, TN seeks a contract Security Engineer to own time-sensitive security initiatives and help scale trusted systems.

You will architect fault-tolerant distributed services, conduct secure code reviews, and mentor peers while delivering high-impact CEH services for a Chattanooga pilot and beyond. The role offers a $71,000–$92,000 yearly range, full benefits, and a growth track with mentorship opportunities, plus flexible hours aligned to Chattanooga life.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Ability to defend recommendations to stakeholders.
• Familiarity with the Chattanooga market and local tech landscape.

Responsibilities

• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems with Secure Code Review and Nmap.
• Mentor mid-level engineers through their first on-call Adaptability at Mastercard.
• Scale CEH services from Chattanooga pilot to TN-wide rollout.
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with CEH.
• Ship incremental improvements to Mastercard's Chattanooga platform on a regular cadence.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt.

Skills

US work authorization

Defend recommendations

Attention to detail

Chattanooga market knowledge

Job description

This contract Security Engineer role at Mastercard suits the engineer who reads the changelog before upgrading and the docs before asking. Join Mastercard as a contract Security Engineer and take real ownership of Goal Setting work while earning $71,000 - $92,000 and growing your craft.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Secure Code Review and Nmap
• Mentor the mid-level cohort through their first real Adaptability on-call at Mastercard
• Scale Mastercard's CEH services from Chattanooga pilot to TN-wide rollout
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with CEH
• Ship incremental improvements to Mastercard's Chattanooga platform on a regular cadence
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time

What You'll Bring

• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• An eye for the relentlessly-kind detail that separates fine from finished
• Familiarity with the Chattanooga market and local technology landscape

For technology teams who've been burned before, Mastercard is the deeply technical Chattanooga, TN partner that finally keeps its promises. Collaboration over heroics is our default, and we'd rather win as a group than burn anyone out.

Lead with the number, $71,000 - $92,000, then add a growth track, a mentor, full benefits, and hours that bend toward your Chattanooga life.

We are prioritizing Kubernetes Security talent right now and reviewing resumes as they arrive.