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This role pays less than
62%
of similar roles. Most pay
$148,356–$214,000
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$164k
versus about
$181k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, processing transactions between financial institutions and merchants using its extensive network of credit, debit, and prepaid card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services
Mastercard currently has
150 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$122,000–$207,000
across 143 roles with salary data.
The Lead Chef Automation Engineer joins the platform engineering team to design and build scalable automation solutions for large, hybrid infrastructure environments. This technical leadership role focuses on creating reusable automation frameworks, standardizing infrastructure configuration, and delivering self-service capabilities. The engineer will develop and maintain Chef cookbooks, recipes, Policyfiles, and automation libraries while integrating these with CI/CD pipelines and secrets management. Key responsibilities include building Chef Automate capabilities for compliance and fleet management, as well as developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM/Bicep. Required skills include deep experience with Chef Infra, Ruby, Python, Bash, and PowerShell, alongside proficiency in Linux, AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role solves complex problems regarding configuration management, security hardening, and automated remediation across diverse cloud and on-premises environments.