VP Platform Engineering & Cloud Transformation

Socket.dev; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 200,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Vice President of Platform Engineering in the U.S. to lead enterprise platform strategy, cloud infrastructure, and software delivery capabilities.

The role requires 12+ years of progressive engineering experience and 5+ years leading large teams, with a focus on security, reliability, and architectural excellence. You will drive modernization across AWS/Azure, establish CI/CD governance, and mentor senior technical leaders while partnering with Security, Architecture &

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership of engineering teams at scale.
• Proven ability to influence executives and drive enterprise tech initiatives.
• Deep expertise in platform engineering, cloud, automation, and software delivery platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute platform engineering strategy across software delivery and cloud infrastructure.
• Lead modernization initiatives for cloud-native capabilities across AWS/Azure and on-prem environments.
• Drive secure-by-default engineering practices and scalable CI/CD governance.
• Build and develop high-performing engineering teams and future leaders.
• Partner with Security, Architecture & Technology, product, and engineering to align roadmaps.

Skills

Platform engineering

DevOps

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Jenkins

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Vice President of Platform Engineering in the U.S. to lead enterprise platform strategy, cloud infrastructure, and software delivery capabilities.

The role requires 12+ years of progressive engineering experience and 5+ years leading large teams, with a focus on security, reliability, and architectural excellence. You will drive modernization across AWS/Azure, establish CI/CD governance, and mentor senior technical leaders while partnering with Security, Architecture &