Lead, Platform Engineering F/T

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, 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

Lead, Platform Engineering F/T

Overview

Manage network projects.

Role

• Develop detailed requirements for upgrading existing corporate and MasterCard networks, as well as re-architecting network segments in order to facilitate new requirements, technologies and growth.
• Resolve network communications and operations problems impacting customer or backbone access and performance globally.
• Participate in telecommunications-related initiatives.
• Research and develop innovative solutions around unified network solutions.
• Support assigned regional projects, which include responsibility for planning; time and cost control; resource utilization and implementation.
• Support Vendor management.
• Provide strategic technical direction on highly complex network systems projects or activities involving the selection and recommendation of design approach and systems software technology.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or Engineering, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or related and 5 years of progressively responsible experience in job offered or as a Programmer Analyst, Project Manager, Platform Engineer, Network Engineer, or related.
• Qualifying experience must include at least 3 years with each of the following: Networking, including LAN/WAN, Firewalls, wireless, Security and encryption technologies; TCP/IP protocol communications; Cisco’s product portfolio; Checkpoint and Palo Alto firewalls; Project Management methodology and best practices; Network diagnostics, BGP, SNMP, VPN, SSH, MPLS technologies.
• Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.
• To apply, please click the “Apply for job” link above, or send resume to recruiter Samuel Gaither, Samuel.Gaither@mastercard.com, 1 Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111. Ref MC44-2026.

Incentives offered through MasterCard’s Employee Referral Program Apply to this position. For more information, please visit our Employee Referral Site or see employee handbook.

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 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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more.

Mastercard benefits for interns generally include

56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri

$122,000 - $207,000 USD