Principal Software Architect, Mastercard
Global payments technology company
Open for applications
Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or Management Information Systems or equivalent work experience
- Thorough knowledge and experience applying software engineering concepts and methodologies
- A high degree of initiative and self-motivation with a willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying Java webservices using a mix of relational and non-relational persistence
- Strong communication skills to effectively communicate complicated subjects to both technical and non-technical audiences
Desirable
- Familiarity with the payments industry and payment processing
- Experience designing for standard and regulatory compliance (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR, etc.)
- Familiarity with agile development practices, in particular Scaled Agile Framework
What the job involves
- The Principal Architect will be responsible for creating technical solutions and leading initiatives for our business
- You will provide technical leadership and expertise to bring together all of our technology assets to create new and innovative products to build our capabilities and our products. These could be new capabilities for our gateway product
- The scope for the Architect will be broad, and may include infrastructure, software architecture and security domain engineering as well designing high-level end-to-end solutions
- You will partner with other architects, developers, and analysts, as well as other teams across Mastercard to create new capabilities, define our technical strategy, and support software development
- The Principal Software Architect provides technical leadership for the gateway across one or more functional domains
- This role operates as part of the global Mastercard Gateway Solution Architecture and Engineering team to define and execute the strategic technical roadmap for our platforms
- This involves providing guidance to internal development teams through every step of the Software Development Lifecycle, from requirements analysis and technical design to working with teams to develop and deliver capabilities, as well as collaborating with technical teams in Mastercard outside of Gateways to bring our platforms into alignment with Mastercard best practices
- Design secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for globally distributed payment systems
- Define, plan, and support execution of the technology strategy for one or more functional domains within the Mastercard Gateway
- Collaborate closely with the global Solution Architecture & Engineering team to define principles and best practices
- Engage with wider Mastercard Architecture & Technology teams to ensure the Mastercard Gateway aligns with the wider technical strategies and policies within Mastercard
- Support development teams and work with stakeholders, promoting agile development
- Create a culture of technical excellence and ceaseless improvement
- Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for the business needs using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks
Our take
Mastercard is in the global payments business, and operates the world's fastest payments processing network. Its products and solutions have become central to everyday commerce across the world, in activities ranging from shopping and travelling to running businesses.
As the economy has become more and more digitised, Mastercard has been a leading player in helping businesses and individuals across the globe embrace card payments and digital banking. One of the world's largest companies, its revenue has seen consistent gain in the last 20 years.
The challenge for modern payments companies is that payments are always changing, as seen in the astronomical rise of contactless payments over the last decade. Mastercard's acquisition of blockchain systems, and an overall focus on leveraging its technology towards a digital economy, has placed the company in good stead to keep up to date with current trends, like cryptocurrency, in the digitised payments world.
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Company benefits
- Gym membership
- Share purchase options
- Extra holiday purchase optional
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company values
- Trust - integrity, respect, openness
- Agility - urgency and value through innovation
- Partnership - working as one team for the benefit of all
- Initiative - taking bold and thoughtful actions
Company HQ
Purchase, Harrison, NY
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Founders
Michael Miebach
(CEO, not founder)Has served in a variety of roles at the company, including President and CPO. Currently Board Member at IBM, Accion, the World Resources Institute, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and the Metropolitan Opera. They are also a Trustee of USCIB.
People progressing
Joined as VP in 2008, promoted 4 times in 11 years to their current position of Executive Vice President.
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