Senior Software Engineer; AWS Platform

Position: Senior Software Engineer (AWS Platform)
** 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**### Senior Software Engineer (AWS Platform)### We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join Mastercard's AWS Platform Engineering Team. This role is critical in designing, building, and maintaining a scalable, secure, and highly available cloud platform on AWS. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal platform performance, cost efficiency, and alignment with best practices.
The ideal candidate is expected to have a strong understanding of AWS Platform & Services, Software Engineering, Dev Ops practices, and Problem solving skills.

The Role  
• Design, implement, and maintain a scalable multi-account AWS platform, leveraging services like AWS Organizations, VPC, IAM, EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, etc.

• Develop and manage infrastructure using tools like AWS CDK and Cloud formation.  
• Manage secure connectivity using technologies like AWS Private Link, Transit Gateway, and Direct Connect.  
• Implement and maintain secure access controls and guardrails using AWS Control Tower, Service Control Policies (SCPs), and IAM.  
• Engage and improve the lifecycle of the AWS 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.  
• Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortem.
All About You   
• 3+ years of experience in AWS cloud engineering or similar roles.  
• Hands-on experience with AWS services like Lambda, EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, Route 53, etc.  
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (AWS CDK).  
• Strong knowledge of networking in AWS (VPC, Direct Connect, Private Link, Transit Gateway, etc.).  
• Experience with CI/CD tools like AWS Code Pipeline, Jenkins, Bit Bucket/Git Hub, Artifactory, Sonarqube, etc.  
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and experience applying them in languages like Python or Java.  
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages.  
• Strong knowledge of the best practices around Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting solutions.  
• Experience with software deployment and configuration automation.  
• Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale systems.  
• Ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.  
• Systematic problem-solving approach, with effective communication skills and a sense of drive.

Preferred Qualifications  
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Sys Ops Administrator, or Dev Ops Engineer.  
• Familiarity with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.  
• Hands-on experience with AWS Control Tower, including setting up guardrails, managing Service Control Policies (SCPs), and configuring Landing Zones.  
• Knowledge of security best practices and frameworks.### Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting.

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