Principle Infrastructure Design Architect

Our Purpose 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 Title and Summary Principle Infrastructure Design Architect Summary Overview Infrastructure Design Services is a team of Technology Architects and Engineers responsible for the analysis and design of the infrastructure framework to fit the application platform or system needs in-line with MasterCard s operational standards and principles Infrastructure Design Services is engaged from the beginning of the analysis and design phase to work with the application team s and other critical teams within Mastercard to ensure that the completed infrastructure and application architecture aligns with MasterCard s security scalability and availability standards Infrastructure Design Services primary deliverable is the TAD Technical Architecture Document which details the infrastructure design for the application platform or system This job requires experience in internet fundamentals related to web servers application servers internet security and other internet technologies This job actively performs designing and delivering internet infrastructure solutions that satisfy member product service and backbone requirements Have you ever worked with Microsoft Visio to design middleware infrastructure from the ground up Can you interface with the user s application team s etc and all other stakeholders in order to determine their evolving needs and requirements Can you generate the highest level of system requirements based on the given requirements and other constraints Can you design solutions for on-prem that integrate seamlessly with off-prem cloud solutions Can you ensure that this set of high level requirements is consistent complete correct and operationally defined Role Generating requirements together with other architects engineers application team s and user s to determine that all of the high level requirements have been met Generating products such as TADs technical documents logical flows and models to keep the user s architects and the engineers constantly up to date and in agreement on the application system or platform to be provided as it is evolving Ensuring that all architectural products and products with architectural input are maintained in the most current state and never allowed to become obsolete Resolve internet architectural and operational problems impacting infrastructure and product availability and performance globally Research and evaluate new technology for possible deployment in MasterCard s internet infrastructure May assume lead and total accountability for ongoing regional projects as assigned including responsibility for planning time and cost control resource utilization and implementation Implement manage and support internet infrastructure components while leveraging current standards and best practices Perform problem diagnosis performance tuning capacity planning and configuration management for MasterCard internet components Assure system stability and future compatibility by monitoring production execution of all relevant systems All About You Thorough knowledge and understanding of network operating system principles and web middleware Thorough knowledge in one or more core functions related to internet infrastructure design and or web administration Thorough knowledge of cloud technologies and migration strategies to move from on-prem to cloud Must be passionate about automation and always be looking for ways to improve existing systems and processes Must be high-energy proactive detail-oriented and able to function under pressure in an independent environment Must have a high degree of initiative and self-motivation and demonstrate the ability to drive results Strong communication skills both verbal and written and strong relationship and collaborative skills and organizational skills with the ability to work as a member of matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities is critical Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets information and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore it is expected that every person working for or on behalf of Mastercard is responsible for information security and must 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