Mastercard
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PrincipalPlatformEngineer
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“Principal Platform Engineer at Mastercard. Skills: Azure Platform Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Programming (Python, Java, Go, Bash), DevOps Tools (ADO, Jenkins, etc.), System Design and Architecture, Large-scale Systems Troubleshooting. Implement solutions to manage Mastercard’s Azure infrastructure via code. Engage and improve the lifecycle of the Azure platform and services -- from development to deployment, operation, and refinement”
What You'll Achieve.
Provide automated cloud infrastructure to software engineering and operation teams; Improve reliability and velocity of systems; Ensure adherence to Azure cloud best practices and standards
Industry & Context.
Systematic problem-solving approach; Troubleshoot issues and provide solutions to complex problems; Analyze large-scale systems; Debug code
Abide by Mastercard’s security policies, Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information, Report any suspected information security violation or breach, Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience in the fields of Computer Science or Software Engineering, Experience in Azure infrastructure provisioning through automation tools Terraform, Experience programming in at least one of the following languages: Python, Java, Go, Bash, etc., Experience using DevOps tools such as ADO, Jenkins, BitBucket, Artifactory, SonarQube, etc., Having an understanding of best practices for Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting solutions, Experience with software deployment and configuration automation, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field involving programming, Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale systems, Ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks, Systematic problem-solving approach, Understanding of Windows/Linux operating systems, Implement solutions to manage Mastercard’s Azure infrastructure via code, Engage and improve the lifecycle of the Azure platform and services - from development to deployment, operation, and refinement, Design, develop, and implement software systems and applications on Azure platform, Establish and ensure adherence to Azure cloud best practices and standards, Troubleshoot issues and provide solutions to complex problems, Stay updated with the latest Azure updates, features, and capabilities, Contribute to design, architecture, process, and development discussions, Assist in the deployment, scaling, and performance tuning of applications on Azure
What You'll Do.
Implement solutions to manage Mastercard’s Azure infrastructure via code
Engage and improve the lifecycle of the Azure platform and services -- from development to deployment
Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation
Evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity
Design and Develop scalable platform solutions
Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortem
and implement software systems and applications on Azure platform
Establish and ensure adherence to Azure cloud best practices and standards
Troubleshoot issues and provide solutions to complex problems
Stay updated with the latest Azure updates
and development discussions
Assist in the deployment
and performance tuning of applications on Azure
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Engage with application development teams; Collaborate with software engineering and operation teams; Contribute to design, architecture, process, and development discussions
Communication Scope
Effective communication skills
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 Platform Engineer ### ABOUT MASTERCARD Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. At Mastercard, our industry expertise is enhanced by our commitment to being a force for good in the world. We do well by doing good. Our core values of trust, partnership, agility, and thoughtful risk taking are displayed in everything we do. Our culture of collaboration and inclusion makes our company the place where the best people choose to be. OVERVIEW On the Cloud Platform team, you will be working with Mastercard’s Azure Platform Engineering team. The team is responsible for developing the best of breed Azure Platform capabilities to application development teams such that automated cloud infrastructure can be provided to software engineering and operation teams. The Role • Implement solutions to manage Mastercard’s Azure infrastructure via code. • Engage and improve the lifecycle of the Azure platform and services -- from development to deployment, operation, and refinement. • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity. • Design and Develop scalable platform solutions • Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortem. All About You • Experien
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