Senior Platform Engineer, Mastercard
Open Banking
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
- Strong programming skills in Golang and Python, with hands-on experience building and maintaining complex microservices applications
- 5+ years of experience in cloud architecture and infrastructure management, with a deep focus on cloud cost optimization
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), with advanced knowledge in cloud cost management and FinOps practices
- Strong ability to analyze large datasets, identify cost inefficiencies, and present data through dashboards and visualizations
- Proven experience in cloud cost management, FinOps practices, and scalable architecture design
- Proficiency in traversing and analyzing large datasets, with expertise in tools like SQL, Python, or other data processing, query languages
- Expertise in developing dashboards and visualizations using tools like AWS Quicksight, Tableau, Power BI, or cloud-native solutions (e.g Kubecost/Opencost)
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Kubernetes), and automation frameworks
- Experience in system and application design with a focus on efficiency and reliability
- A broad technical background with experience across development and infrastructure tools
- Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical and financial concepts clearly
- Passion for driving system efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance improvements
- Strong financial modeling and budgeting skills
- Certification in AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus
What the job involves
- The Open Banking platform engineering team is looking for a senior platform engineer that has significant FinOps experience to help advance our platform, and help drive cost optimization, efficiency and data-driven decision making across our cloud infrastructure
- The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, financial acumen, and a strong ability to present data in clear, actionable ways
- This role is critical to ensuring our platforms are scalable, cost-effective, and aligned with business objectives
- Design, implement, and maintain cost-efficient cloud infrastructure across multiple clouds
- Architect and optimize scalable systems and applications with a focus on performance and reliability
- Traverse and analyze large datasets to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization
- Develop and maintain intuitive dashboards and visualizations to present insights on cloud costs, resource utilization, and performance metrics
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure financial and technical goals align, providing actionable insights to support decision-making
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and reporting using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and cloud-native solutions
- Build tools and processes for efficient cost forecasting, monitoring, and accountability
- Advocate for FinOps best practices across the organization, educating teams on cost implications of design and operational decisions
Application process
- Candidates go through a thorough screening and interview process. There is no need to include all preferred skills in the job description
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
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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Leadership
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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