Director, Technology SME, Second Line Technology Risk

Mastercard
Toronto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeCAD 138,000 - 221,000Function: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Problem-solving","Executive communication","Independent prioritization"]

Provide independent Second Line oversight of technology risk by challenging architecture, engineering, and operational decisions to ensure security and resilience risks are identified, managed, and mitigated. Partner with CTOs, EVP/SVP program leaders, and First Line technology, engineering, and architecture teams to embed “shift-left” security and resiliency into products and platforms. Lead incident evaluation with strong root-cause rigor, improve risk management using engineering and process engineering, and strengthen enterprise risk culture using recognized control frameworks.

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Director, Technology SME, Second Line Technology Risk

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Job Summary

Provide independent Second Line oversight of technology risk by challenging architecture, engineering, and operational decisions to ensure security and resilience risks are identified, managed, and mitigated. Partner with CTOs, EVP/SVP program leaders, and First Line technology, engineering, and architecture teams to embed “shift-left” security and resiliency into products and platforms. Lead incident evaluation with strong root-cause rigor, improve risk management using engineering and process engineering, and strengthen enterprise risk culture using recognized control frameworks.
Location: Toronto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide independent Second Line oversight of technology risk with effective challenge on architecture, engineering, and operational decisions.
  • •Embed security and resiliency principles by applying engineering and architectural expertise across products and platforms.
  • •Influence senior technology and program priorities by engaging directly with CTOs and EVP/SVP-level leaders and shaping technology and risk outcomes.
  • •Evaluate technology and operational incidents with focus on response effectiveness, root cause rigor, and durability of corrective actions.
  • •Apply governance, risk, and compliance thinking to assess risks in business and technology decisions and drive initiatives from problem definition through execution.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 138,000 - 221,000
Perks:Annual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •Ability to independently manage multiple priorities, deliverables, and initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
  • •Experience with cloud-native architectures and patterns for scalable, resilient distributed systems.
  • •Strong technical foundation connecting architectural, operational, and engineering decisions to business and risk outcomes.
  • •Demonstrated ITSM experience leading incident investigations, change impact analysis, and problem management (root cause analysis, post-incident reviews, corrective actions).
  • •Knowledge of enterprise risk and control frameworks, including ISO, NIST CSF, COBIT, CRI, FAIR, or similar; and a degree in engineering, computer science, or related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
Education:Bachelor's in engineering, computer science or a similar discipline
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementProblem-solvingExecutive communicationIndependent prioritization
Tech Stack:Cloud-nativeDistributed systemsITSMGRCISONIST CSFCOBITCRIFAIR

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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