LeadSoftwareArchitect–PaymentsNetwork

**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 Software Architect – Payments Network ### Mastercard’s 'Network Products' team is a group of thought leaders with an uncanny bias for action and an unrelenting focus on growth. The Product Architecture unit (within 'Network Products'), owns the product's architectural vision and has responsibility to deliver product architectural solutions, that drive growth story of our 'Switching' and 'Network Services' capabilities. Software/Product Architects work closely with Product Managers, Regional Solutions to understand business goals and functional requirements, and put up high level System Design(aka Architectural Blueprint). This is an "Individual Contributor" role demanding strong technical, design, communication and negotiation skills. Role As a Product Architect – Network Products, you will be responsible for shaping the end‑to‑end product architecture of Mastercard’s switching and network services. You will work across the full product lifecycle—from ideation and discovery through execution and retrospection—to ensure that product architectures remain aligned with evolving business needs and technology landscapes.This is an "Individual Contributor" role. You will play a critical role in defining architectural direction, validating technical feasibility of ideas, driving innovation, and ensuring that product designs support scalability, resilience, performance, and security at network scale. Responsibilities: -Collaborate with Pro