Lead, Cryptographic Security Engineer

Mastercard•Arlington, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Mastercard is seeking candidates to join the global Enterprise Cryptography team! Mastercard is developing the next generation of applications and services to enable consumers and businesses to securely, efficiently, and intelligently conduct payment transactions, and is leveraging state-of-the-art cryptographic practices to protect its assets. Whether through traditional retail, mobile, or e-commerce, Mastercard innovation is leading the digital convergence of traditional and emerging payments technologies across a wide variety of new devices and services.

Requirements

Experience providing secure design advice for web-based environments and secure communication, including mobile applications, web applications and web services
Demonstrate a broad awareness of security engineering concepts and practices across all phases of the software development lifecycle
Strong understanding of information security, risk and data privacy within the domain of digital commerce including relevant practical experience
Knowledge of cryptography, including several of the following: encryption, hashing, key management, digital certificates, TLS, PKCS#11, HSMs
Demonstrate technical competency in security engineering based on hands-on experience or relevant qualifications
Working knowledge and technical security experience with UNIX, Linux, Solaris, AIX, or Windows.
Ability to perform analysis, review and design of custom systems, not just product implementation or operations.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrate the ability to articulate and communicate effectively to diverse audiences and properly translates security and risk management terminology into business terms and recommends alternative solutions to these stakeholders
Application security (in-depth knowledge)
Cryptography
Security engineering
Architecture and design

Nice To Haves

Application development (hands-on experience)
Cloud security
Experience with PKI systems and vendors
Experience with retail/payment HSM
Alteryx or equivalent ETL
PowerBI or equivalent
Security Engineering
Security Consultant
Application developer/architect with security experience/focus

Responsibilities

Contribute to the execution the Cryptographic roadmap for Mastercard –enhancing security posture and enforcing governance and compliance to the Cryptographic and Key Management standards
Analyze current cryptographic implementations and identify deviations from our standards
Provide technical design and architecture advice to internal teams on how to securely develop and build applications and supporting systems
Partner with application teams to determine path to compliance - articulate short, medium and long term plans when necessary
Define secure mechanisms for critical business functions, for both on-premises and in cloud environments
Assist in the strategy, standards, and architecture for the cryptography, PKI and key management aspects of the SDLC including application, mobile, web service, DevOps, cloud, and CI/CD efforts
Define security requirements and guidelines to ensure repeatable processes are followed globally
Assist in the strategy, standards, and architecture for the security aspects of key management and operation
Provide security advice in cryptography, including several of the following: encryption, hashing, key management, digital certificates, TLS
Build out next generation governance model with the intent of understanding our assets and protecting them with proper encryption practices
Design and implement data models and analytics framework into crypto inventory to aggregate, track, and maintain governance over cryptographic assets across the enterprise.
Develop automated processes and dashboards for cryptographic inventory management, enabling visibility into algorithm usage, key lifecycles, and adherence to organizational cryptographic policies.
Evaluate and integrate existing data sources to identify cryptographic-related information, ensuring data quality and relevance for inventory purposes.
Analyze and interpret complex datasets to pinpoint cryptographic data points such as algorithms, key lengths, certificates, and encryption methods across diverse systems.
Perform data completeness and accuracy assessments to validate cryptographic inventory coverage and identify gaps or inconsistencies.

Benefits

insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
flexible spending account and health savings account
16 weeks of new parent leave
up to 20 days of bereavement leave
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
25 days of vacation time
5 personal days
10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
401k with a best-in-class company match
deferred compensation for eligible roles
fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
eligibility for tuition reimbursement