Mastercard
PrincipalDataEngineer
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“Principal Data Engineer at Mastercard. Skills: Data Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Databricks, Snowflake. Design and develop cloud BI/analytics architecture. Drive multi-cloud architecture patterns”
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven experience designing cloud analytics / BI architectures, Hands-on expertise across Databricks + Snowflake + AWS, Working knowledge of Azure architectures and patterns, Architecture and engineering leadership, Experience operating in enterprise governance/security constraints
Nice to Have
Familiarity with open table formats and interoperability patterns, Experience building or operating platform automation
What You'll Do.
Design and develop cloud BI/analytics architecture
Drive multi-cloud architecture patterns
Extend DCP capabilities into Azure
Lead cross-platform interoperability
Ensure seamless end-user experiences
Ensure consistent security controls
Participate in architecture reviews
Participate in iteration planning
Participate in feature sizing
Shape platform roadmaps
Shape execution plans
Define service-level procedures
Deliver platform solutions
Improve speed-to-onboard
Improve operational excellence
Identify improvement opportunities
Introduce new technologies
Introduce new architectures
Own requirements management
Own project planning/control
Ensure operational readiness
Enable automation patterns
Support BI enablement
Drive governed self-service analytics adoption
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Technical partners; Cross-platform interoperability
Process & Methodology
Project planning, Project control, Delivery coordination
Full Job Description
**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** ### Principal Data Engineer ### Role Summary Join the Data Commercialization Platform (DCP) engineering team to design and build cloud-based architectures for Business Intelligence and analytics, leveraging Databricks and Snowflake on AWS, with multi-cloud extension patterns into Azure. You will lead platform-grade solutions that are governed, scalable, and interoperable, using open data standards and enterprise security controls. What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities) • Design and develop cloud BI/analytics architecture on AWS Databricks and Snowflake, enabling governed analytics, ML, and data engineering workloads at scale. • Drive multi-cloud architecture patterns by extending DCP capabilities into Azure, including Azure Databricks (ADB) and ADLS Gen2, while maintaining an engine-agnostic posture. • Lead cross-platform interoperability across Databricks, Snowflake, and AWS data services (e.g., catalog federation and governed access patterns), ensuring seamless end-user experiences and consistent security controls • Participate in architecture reviews, iteration planning, and feature sizing with technical partners across Mastercard, shaping platform roadmaps and execution plans. • Define and deliver service-level procedures and platform solutions (automation, provisioning, repeatability), improving reliability, speed-to-onboard, and operational excellence. • Build roadmaps and identify improvement opportunities for primary platform servic
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