Senior Information Security Engineer
Mastercard · Posted Oct 14
Global technology company connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, and businesses through secure payment processing and digital commerce solutions
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About the role
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, and its Corporate Security organization and Business Security Enablement Guild form a worldwide team of information security experts responsible for keeping Mastercard safe from cyber and physical threats. The guild helps the company achieve its goals by ensuring security is at the heart of everything it does, with a focus on digital commerce security, secure application design, identity and cryptography. This Senior Security Engineer role performs Third Party Software Security Evaluations, applies Artificial Intelligence to security and business problems, consults with development and operational teams on secure design, and provides security and regulatory guidance for new and enhanced systems.
What you will do
- Engage with customers and help them achieve their business requirements securely by performing Third Party Software Security Evaluations.
- Use Artificial Intelligence to solve relevant business problems that bring efficiency.
- Apply knowledge of security principles, theories and concepts to technology reviews.
- Understand existing business processes and identify opportunities to make them more efficient.
- Consult with development and operational teams to securely design applications and services following industry best practices.
- Work independently on the review of larger, more complex initiatives with strategic importance (e.g., global initiatives, cross-functional/cross-geographies).
- Provide and recommend optimal solutions to meet security and regulatory requirements in the design of new/enhanced systems.
- Prepare and present business/technical presentations.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Knowledge of information security, risk management, and data privacy within the domain of digital commerce, including relevant practical experience.
- Good understanding of identity management, user authentication and authorisation principles.
- Demonstrate a broad awareness of security engineering concepts and practices across all phases of the software development lifecycle.
- Demonstrated experience designing secure multi-domain Internet-facing applications.
- Experience providing security architecture advice for web-based network environments and secure communication between environments, including web services, web applications, and mobile applications.
- Demonstrate the ability to articulate and communicate effectively to diverse audiences and properly translate security and risk management terminology into business terms, and recommend alternative solutions to these stakeholders.
- Moderate hands-on experience in scripting or Vibe coding.
- Basic knowledge and experience in cryptography, including several of the following: encryption, hashing, key management, digital certificates, and TLS.
Preferred qualifications
- Technical experience with Java or a similar enterprise programming language, especially related to secure coding best practices, is a plus.
- Experience in mobile security architecture concepts, design, and implementation, along with Android and iOS, is a plus.
- Working knowledge and technical security experience with Linux is a plus.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, and businesses worldwide. It operates a fast and secure payment processing network that spans more than 200 countries and territories. Through innovative products and solutions in credit, debit, digital assets, and security, Mastercard makes commerce safer, simpler, and more accessible.
- Industry
- Payments
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 1966
- Location
- Purchase, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $115M raised
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Business Officer
President & Chief Technology Officer
Chief People Officer
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