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Title and Summary

Lead Software Engineer

Overview

• Corporate Security Engineering is a global Mastercard team that designs, builds and supports service platforms that provide cryptographic, key management and certificate management functions utilized by global Mastercard application teams.

• The Corporate Security Engineering team develops and supports shared security services to be leveraged across Enterprise by consuming application teams. Our inventory of shared services include cryptography, certificate management, code signing, and key management.

• This role is a technical leader on a team which will be responsible for the component design, development and integration of digital security technologies and solutions to be leveraged by the enterprise.

• This position includes partnering with project managers for implementation of technical solutions, detailing costs and time estimates for initiatives, mentoring junior team members through all phases of the software development lifecycle, and ensuring compliance of audit requirements proactively.

• Candidates must be able to obtain a deep technical understanding of the applications/systems that they are working on and must be willing to dig in and ask challenging questions to make sure that plans are executed efficiently.

• Candidates should have a strong interest in Corporate Security.

• Candidates must demonstrate strong technical leadership and ability to engage in out-of-the-box problem solving.

• Candidate will be responsible for researching alternative technical solutions for changing business needs.

Role

• Has ability to write secure code in multiple languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript).

• Execute and own the baseline architecture implementations and design activities collaborating with other engineers and engineering teams.

• Regularly communicate with management about risk analysis and design trade-offs.

• Work on Pre SDLC or Discovery activities owning and contributing to assigned activities related to technical feasibility & assessment, providing responses.

• Provide guidance to teams on development standards, automation and tools.

• Identify performance bottlenecks and come up with novel ways to solve them.

• Work to define feature requirements and deliver the product that materially impacts the business and improves the consumer experience.

All about you

• Experience in working with fast paced, modern architecture using JavaScript, Java, Spring boot, Kafka or similar technologies.

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• Proficiency in Software Development Best Practices (TDD/BDD, Unit test, Continuous Delivery, …)

• Very good analytical and problem solving skills.

• Desire to stay abreast of new development technologies and tools.

• Very good inter-personal skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.

• Strong communication skills, with an ability to express design ideas to a development team.

Nice to have

• Working experience in a continuous integration development environment, preferably Jenkins.

• Experience with Node JS

• Experience with cryptographic primitives, concepts, and protocols

• Good understanding of private or public cloud ecosystems.

• Experience in secure software development.

Mastercard is an 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. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com 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

O'Fallon, Missouri: $138,000 - $221,000 USD