Senior Software Engineer - File Transfer Services

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

Senior Software Engineer - File Transfer Services

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview

The File Transfer Services team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to drive our customer connectivity strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving. The ideal candidate is passionate about the customer experience, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.

Role

In This Key Position, You Will:

• Design and develop high-performing Java and running on Linux. Ability to work on COBOL and mainframe (z/OS) technologies is a plus.
• Participate in team prioritization discussions with product/business stakeholders.
• Automate build, operation, and run aspects of software.
• Ensure scalability, security, and reliability of applications on Linux-based and mainframe-based infrastructures.
• Translate complex technical solutions into business impacts for non-technical audiences.
• Lead mainframe modernization efforts, bridging legacy COBOL, JCL, DB2 systems with Linux and Java applications.
• Perform demos/acceptance discussions in interaction with product owners.
• Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and uphold coding standards.
• Work closely with DevOps to automate deployments, and with BizOps to troubleshoot and resolve application, performance, and reliability issues.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies.
  
  
  

All About You

The ideal candidate for this position should possess:

• 5+ years of software development experience in Java/Linux with strong shell scripting and Linux command line skills. Expereince working on Mainframe technologies is a plus.
• 2+ years of experience with file transfer applications like Connect Direct, and file transfer protocols like SFTP, FTPS, etc..
• 2+ years of experience writing, optimizing, and automating tasks using Linux shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with IBM mainframe technologies, including COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, and z/OS.
• Expert in SQL queries and relational databases (DB2, Oracle, PostgreSQL)
• Familiar with secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT) and vulnerability management.
• Awareness of security standards and RFC’s such as X.509 Certificates, SSH Keys, PGP encryption.
• Has skills to orchestrate release workflows and pipelines and apply standardized pipelines via APIs to achieve CI and CD objectives using industry standard tools (e.g., Jenkins, XL Release, others).
• Understands how to build robust tests to minimize defect leakage by performing regression, performance, deployment verification, and release testing.
• Good knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
  
  
  

Corporate Security Responsibility

Every Person Working For, Or On Behalf Of, Mastercard Is Responsible For Information Security. All Activities Involving Access To Mastercard Assets, Information, And Networks Comes With An Inherent Risk To The Organization And Therefore, It Is Expected That The Successful Candidate For This Position 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.
  
  
  

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.

---