Principal Platform Architect

About the role

Mastercard is seeking a Principal Platform Architect to join its Infrastructure Design Services team. You will lead the design of secure, scalable, and highly available internet infrastructure that supports Mastercard’s global payment ecosystem.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with application teams and stakeholders to gather high‑level requirements and ensure they are complete, consistent, and operationally defined.
• Produce Technical Architecture Documents (TAD) and Reference Architecture Diagrams (RAD) that capture the end‑to‑end infrastructure design.
• Maintain architectural artifacts up to date and prevent obsolescence.
• Resolve internet architectural and operational issues affecting infrastructure performance and reliability.
• Guide the implementation of cloud, automation, and resiliency strategies across public and private environments.

Required profile

• Extensive experience with internet fundamentals, including web servers, application servers, and internet security.
• Strong knowledge of routing, resiliency strategies, and cloud platforms (public and private).
• Proven ability to design and deliver end‑to‑end infrastructure solutions.
• Experience interfacing with multiple stakeholder groups to translate evolving needs into architectural designs.

Required skills

• Web servers
• Application servers
• Internet security
• Routing
• Resiliency strategies
• Public cloud
• Private cloud
• Infrastructure automation
• Microsoft Visio

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape the infrastructure foundation for a global payments leader.
• Collaborative environment with top‑tier technology architects and engineers.
• Access to Mastercard’s extensive resources and innovation ecosystem.