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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
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Lead Software Integration Engineer (Release Management) – HR Platforms is a technical leadership role focused on enabling reliable, secure, and scalable integrations across HR platforms, including Workday, and enterprise systems. You will manage end-to-end release governance, coordinate complex cross-team dependencies, and oversee the software development lifecycle to ensure high-quality production releases. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing integration testing, coordinating change management activities for CAB reviews, and participating in architecture discussions to align platform upgrades with enterprise standards. You will work with API-based services, web services, and cloud or on-premises environments while utilizing tools like Jira and Confluence. The role addresses the technical challenge of maintaining stable data flows and system integrity during large-scale modernization initiatives within a complex HR ecosystem, ensuring that all infrastructure changes maintain operational stability and meet rigorous governance requirements.
Manage end-to-end release planning, coordination, and execution across multiple teams and enterprise HR platforms.
Identify and resolve cross-platform dependencies and conflicts to ensure seamless integration of system updates.
Coordinate change management activities including preparation for CAB reviews and governance approvals.
Lead the design and maintenance of API-based integrations while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
Oversee integration testing cycles to validate data transformations, workflows, and production readiness.
Conduct root-cause analysis to resolve complex integration issues and improve system reliability.
Drive continuous improvement for release governance, change management processes, and platform modernization initiatives.
What we're looking for
8–12 years of experience in software engineering, release management, or technical program delivery.
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and enterprise production release processes.
Proven ability to manage dependencies and trade-offs across multiple parallel initiatives and platform upgrades.
Experience participating in technology governance, architecture discussions, or design reviews.
Experience with release governance, change management processes, and CAB approvals.
Strong technical background for collaboration with engineering and architecture teams.
Strong communication skills to align diverse stakeholders on release plans and technical trade-offs.
Experience working in a Scaled Agile/SAFe environment (preferred); Workday functional knowledge (preferred); experience supporting HR platforms or modernization initiatives (preferred).