Senior Data Engineer
Core
Design, build, and scale high-performance, cloud-enabled data pipelines and analytical ecosystems for Mastercard's enterprise data warehouse and Lakehouse environments.
Role type
Senior IC Data Engineer (Cloud & Big Data)
Builds
Enterprise data warehouse, Data Lake, and Lakehouse architectures supporting global payment processing platforms.
Domain
Financial Services / Big Data Engineering
Required skills
Apache Spark, Java/Scala, Hadoop ecosystem, Cloud-native object storage, Data orchestration (Airflow/NiFi), SQL (Relational & NoSQL), Cloud migration (On-prem to Cloud), Data lineage & quality, Technical leadership
Preferred skills
AWS (S3, EMR, Glue), Mentorship, Cross-functional collaboration (via careerplan.io/jobs/R-291931-senior-data-engineer-at-mastercard)
Technologies
Apache Spark, Java, Scala, Hadoop, Apache Airflow, Apache NiFi, Amazon S3, Amazon EMR, AWS Glue, Oracle, SQL Server, Cassandra, DynamoDB
Responsibilities
Design and deploy scalable data pipelines; Build batch and near-real-time processing frameworks; Develop reusable engineering components and design patterns; Implement data governance (lineage, cataloging, quality); Lead cloud modernization initiatives; Mentor engineers and drive technical standards.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities