Vice President Platform Engineering

Mastercard

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Work type
On-site
Location
O Fallon, MO
Salary
$200,000–$330,000 / yr
Posted
42 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $168,750–$215,700 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $265k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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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 162 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,000–$207,000 across 152 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Vice President Platform Engineering

The Vice President Platform Engineering joins the MSBX team to define and execute the enterprise platform engineering strategy for over 11,000 engineers. This leader will build and develop high-performing engineering teams to modernize platform capabilities, accelerate cloud-native adoption, and improve developer productivity. Key responsibilities include establishing standards for CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and container platforms while driving software delivery excellence through automated security controls like SAST and SCA. The role requires deep expertise in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and distributed systems, alongside proficiency in Java, C#, Go, or Python. The position solves the complex business problem of providing a secure, resilient, and scalable platform ecosystem that enables rapid innovation while maintaining strict reliability, security, and compliance standards across the entire enterprise software delivery lifecycle.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the enterprise platform engineering strategy for cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and developer productivity.
  • Establish enterprise standards for Infrastructure as Code, container platforms, and secure-by-default engineering practices.
  • Lead platform modernization initiatives to advance cloud-native capabilities across AWS and Azure environments.
  • Automate enterprise CI/CD guardrails to enforce security, compliance, and architectural standards throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
  • Champion AI-assisted engineering by establishing governance frameworks, adoption strategies, and measurable quality outcomes.
  • Build and develop high-performing engineering teams while mentoring future technical leaders.
  • Partner with Security and Architecture leaders to prioritize investments and influence enterprise technology decisions.
  • Monitor platform KPIs including reliability, security posture, and developer productivity metrics.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of progressive engineering experience.
  • 5+ years of experience leading engineering organizations at enterprise scale.
  • Experience managing managers and senior technical leaders within complex organizations.
  • Deep expertise in Platform Engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, automation, and enterprise software delivery platforms.
  • Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale CI/CD ecosystems and pipeline-as-code frameworks.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure engineering across AWS, Azure, or comparable enterprise cloud environments.
  • Expertise with Kubernetes, container platforms, workload orchestration, and cloud-native platform operations.
  • Proficiency with modern programming languages such as Java, C#, Go, Python, or equivalent technologies.

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