Lead Platform Engineer

Mastercard is hiring a Lead Platform Engineer in Pune.

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 Engineer

Preferred qualifications

Experience within financial services, payments, or other high-volume transaction processing environments. Knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, and cloud-native platform technologies. Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and platform modernization initiatives. AWS, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or related cloud certifications. Experience driving automation, self-service platforms, and AI-assisted operational capabilities.

Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organization. Every person working for or on behalf of Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard security policies and practices. Protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Report security incidents, vulnerabilities, or policy violations. Complete all required security and compliance training. This position offers the opportunity to shape the future of Mastercard's database and cloud platforms while driving innovation, automation, and operational excellence at global scale.

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;

About Mastercard

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. The Database & Platform Engineering team is responsible for building and operating secure, scalable, highly available, and automated database platforms that support Mastercard's mission-critical payment systems. We are seeking a Lead Platform