Lead, Platform Engineering, Sustainable Technology

Mastercard • O'fallon, MO

68d

About The Position

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. Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. The Sustainable Technology team is looking for a Lead, Platform Engineering, Sustainable Technology to help drive Mastercard’s sustainability strategy forward by innovating across our global technology infrastructure. This role is ideal for a technologist who is passionate about sustainable impact, highly motivated, intellectually curious, and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Scope 3 emissions reduction and sustainability outcomes across the technology stack in colocated data centers, public cloud, and supply-chain are key motivators for this team, and we are looking for someone who shares that vision.

Requirements

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of technology infrastructure operations and platforms; experience in the payments industry is a plus.
• Be skilled in global GHG (greenhouse gas) emission reduction programs and sustainability practices within the technology industry.
• Be capable of collecting and organizing data related to energy use and carbon emissions across the technology stack.
• Be proactive, engaged, and accountable, with a strong ability to build relationships across diverse teams and time zones.
• Be confident in influencing senior leadership through research, data analysis, and high-level communication.
• Be a strong communicator, able to clearly explain technical challenges and sustainability goals.
• Possess business planning, project management, and budget management skills.
• Hold a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and/or Environmental Science.
• Hold sustainability related professional credentials which may include: Accredited Sustainability Advisor (ASA); Certified Data Center Sustainability Professional (CDCSP); Green Software Practitioner; Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP); Certified Energy Manager (CEM), LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP)
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in sustainable technology, supporting technology infrastructure, colocated data center, and public cloud teams to reduce energy use and Scope 3 emissions across supply-chain.
• Lead cross-functional program management efforts to identify and implement energy, power, and emissions savings opportunities across infrastructure platforms in co-located and public cloud environment.
• Engage with application and infrastructure platform teams to align with sustainability-focused technology initiatives.
• Collaborate with data science teams to enable activity-based Scope 3 emissions accounting across the technology supply chain through data and process improvement.
• Streamline accurate regulatory reporting frameworks related to data center efficiency across colcated and cloud environments.
• Manage data improvement processes to enhance the accuracy of energy and carbon forecasting.

Benefits

• Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees