Mastercard is a leading global technology company in the payments industry, dedicated to connecting and empowering an inclusive digital economy for everyone. We strive to make transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible worldwide. Our commitment extends to building a sustainable economy where all can prosper, leveraging our technology, innovation, and partnerships.

As a Senior Platform Architect within our Infrastructure Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in designing and enhancing secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise infrastructure platforms. These platforms are crucial for powering Mastercard's vital business services. We are seeking a strategic technology leader with extensive experience in enterprise architecture, infrastructure engineering, and cloud technologies. The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem-solver, intellectually curious, and passionate about driving innovation and operational excellence in platform modernization. You will excel in partnering across engineering, security, and product teams to deliver solutions that support business growth and exceptional customer experiences.

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of highly available, scalable, and secure enterprise infrastructure solutions across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. Collaborate closely with Engineering, Network, Security, Cloud, Database, Middleware, Product, and Program Management teams to develop infrastructure strategies that align with business objectives.

Drive infrastructure solution delivery from initial business engagement through architecture reviews, financial approvals, procurement, implementation, and production deployment. Design robust networking, application delivery, and security architectures using advanced enterprise technologies, including load balancing, web application firewalls, API gateways, and distributed infrastructure platforms.

Spearhead infrastructure modernization initiatives focused on automation, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), platform standardization, performance optimization, resiliency, and operational excellence. Develop enterprise architecture standards, technical roadmaps, and comprehensive infrastructure documentation, while also mentoring engineering teams and promoting best practices. Ensure all infrastructure solutions meet stringent requirements for security, compliance, availability, scalability, disaster recovery, and performance for mission-critical platforms.

Possess deep expertise in enterprise infrastructure architecture, encompassing data center, hybrid cloud, and distributed computing environments. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of enterprise networking, application delivery, and infrastructure security, including Zero Trust principles and modern network architectures.

Showcase experience in designing and supporting enterprise platforms utilizing VMware, cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), load balancing, web application firewalls, API gateways, and distributed infrastructure. Exhibit strong expertise in infrastructure automation, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible), CI/CD integration, and configuration management using tools like Git, Bitbucket, and Jenkins.

Provide evidence of architecting and delivering highly available, resilient, and secure infrastructure solutions, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional engineering and business teams. Exhibit excellent communication and presentation skills, with the capacity to influence both technical and executive stakeholders. Desirable capabilities include expertise in infrastructure performance engineering, advanced technical documentation creation, executive presentations, and experience supporting mission-critical financial services platforms with rigorous compliance requirements.