Senior Technology Risk & Controls Strategist

Mastercard; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 142,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance (medical, dental, vision)

401k with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Principal, Technology Risk Analyst to advance risk, controls and compliance across the Payment Networks Core technology environment. You will design, implement, and optimize control practices embedded in product lifecycles, partnering with engineering and operations to drive resilient, compliant systems.

You will translate risk, regulatory, and compliance requirements into practical control solutions, leveraging data analytics and dashboards to monitor health and provide

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in technology risk, controls, and compliance across complex tech environments.
• Experience applying IT risk and control frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 1/2, PCI-DSS).
• Ability to translate risk requirements into scalable control solutions and testing programs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze end-to-end business processes and technology environments to identify operational, security, compliance, and technology risks and determine control strategies.
• Partner with engineering, product, and operations to assess control coverage and strengthen preventive/detective controls.
• Develop and execute risk-based control testing strategies and remediation plans to improve control maturity.
• Lead complex risk and controls initiatives, translating objectives into actionable assessments and recommendations.

Skills

Technology risk

Controls testing

Regulatory frameworks

NIST

ISO 27001

SOC 1

SOC 2

PCI-DSS

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Principal, Technology Risk Analyst to advance risk, controls and compliance across the Payment Networks Core technology environment. You will design, implement, and optimize control practices embedded in product lifecycles, partnering with engineering and operations to drive resilient, compliant systems.

You will translate risk, regulatory, and compliance requirements into practical control solutions, leveraging data analytics and dashboards to monitor health and provide