Lead Platform Engineer – AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer

Lead Platform Engineer – AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer Location: Dublin, Ireland 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 Lead Platform Engineer – AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer Overview Mastercard’s Database Platform Engineering Team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Lead Software Engineer to spearhead the development of a robust AWS DevOps capability. This role is pivotal in enabling full lifecycle CI/CD for the database products in AWS Environment, and in launching self-service datastore offerings via the AWS Forge Marketplace. You will work closely with platform engineers, database engineers, and architects to design, build, and maintain a scalable, secure, and highly available cloud platform. Your contributions will directly impact Mastercard’s ability to deliver database products efficiently and securely across AWS and Azure environments. Key Responsibilities • Knowledge of a multi-account AWS platform using services such as EKS, EC2, RDS, Glue, EMR, MSK, S3, IAM, VPC, Transit Gateway, and Control Tower. • Build and manage infrastructure using CloudFormation/CDK(TypeScript), with fluency in Python. • Develop CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, BitBucket/GitHub, Artifactory, and Sonarqube. • Drive platform reliability and scalability through automation, observability (Splunk, Dynatrace), and incident response. • Collaborate across teams to support deployment pipelines and troubleshoot integration issues. • Mentor junior engineers and lead architecture discussions and code reviews. • Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Required Qualifications • 7+ years of experience in DevOps with a strong focus on AWS. • Proven expertise in infrastructure automation and cloud-native development. • Deep understanding of CI/CD practices and cloud security frameworks. • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug and optimize complex systems. • Strong understanding of major SQL and NoSQL databases, including Oracle, PostgreSQL,DocumentDB and related AWS RDS services. • Experience with Azure and hybrid cloud environments is a plus. Nice to Have • AWS certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, SysOps, Database Engineer. • Experience with PCI auditing and CIS benchmarking in cloud environments. Corporate Security Responsibility Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.