Principal Security Engineer

Mastercard
Pune
Full timeFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 7-10 yearsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Security risk analysis","Secure engineering judgment","Technical presentation"]

Join the Business Security Enablement ONE team to provide information security risk advisory for Mastercard’s operations and employee digital experiences, including AI-enabled platforms. Partner with application development and platform teams to improve security across the SDLC, embed security-first and responsible AI practices, and lead large initiatives spanning DevOps, CI/CD, IaaS/PaaS, cloud, and AI. Recommend secure design patterns for data protection, identity, and privileged access.

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1 month ago

Principal Security Engineer

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Job Summary

Join the Business Security Enablement ONE team to provide information security risk advisory for Mastercard’s operations and employee digital experiences, including AI-enabled platforms. Partner with application development and platform teams to improve security across the SDLC, embed security-first and responsible AI practices, and lead large initiatives spanning DevOps, CI/CD, IaaS/PaaS, cloud, and AI. Recommend secure design patterns for data protection, identity, and privileged access.
Location: Pune
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide information security risk advisory and consultation to the ONE program, covering traditional applications and AI-enabled platforms.
  • •Proactively identify, manage, control, mitigate, and remediate security risks aligned to Mastercard’s risk appetite, including risks from data usage and third-party AI services.
  • •Partner with application development and platform teams to improve security of application code, AI integrations, and system architectures early in the SDLC.
  • •Drive security-first and risk-aware culture, promoting security and responsible AI awareness across Product and Technology organizations.
  • •Lead security in complex initiatives involving DevOps, CI/CD, IaaS/PaaS, cloud, and AI platforms; evaluate secure design patterns for data protection, identity, and privileged access.

Key Requirements

  • •7–10 years of progressive experience across multiple information security disciplines with depth in secure engineering and architecture.
  • •CISSP or an industry-recognized security certification strongly preferred.
  • •Expert knowledge of security protocols, standards, enterprise security design patterns, and secure architectures.
  • •Proven experience designing and securing cloud native and hybrid environments, including containerized technologies and IaaS/PaaS security controls.
  • •Advanced hands-on knowledge of cryptography and enterprise security controls (e.g., symmetric/asymmetric encryption, SSL/TLS, VPN/IPSec, privileged identity management, IDS/IPS).
Experience:7-10 yearsInformation securityCloud nativeHybrid environmentsAI-enabled platformsDevOpsCI/CDIaaS/PaaS
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementSecurity risk analysisSecure engineering judgmentTechnical presentation
Certifications:CISSP
Tech Stack:DevOpsCI/CDIaaS/PaaSCloudCloud nativeContainersAIEncryptionCryptographySSL/TLSVPNIPSecIDS/IPSLinuxScriptingAutomationPrivileged identity managementLoggingAuditFile integrity monitoring

Company Brief

Mastercard
Mastercard is a global payments and technology company that processes transactions, provides fraud prevention and data services, and builds payment infrastructure for consumers, businesses, merchants and governments across 200+ countries.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Purchase, New York, United States
Founded: 1966
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