Lead, Platform Engineering, Sustainable Technology

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
Lead, Platform Engineering, Sustainable Technology
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 Sustainable Technology team is looking for a Lead, Platform Engineering, Sustainable Technology to help drive Mastercard's sustainability strategy forward by innovating across our global technology infrastructure. This role is ideal for a technologist who is passionate about environmental impact, highly motivated, intellectually curious, and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Scope 2 emissions reduction and sustainability outcomes across the technology stack in data centers are key motivators for this team, and we are looking for someone who shares that vision.
Role
In this impact-driven position, you will:• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in sustainable technology, supporting technology infrastructure and data center teams to reduce energy use and Scope 2 emissions.• Lead cross-functional program management efforts to identify and implement energy and power savings opportunities.• Engage with application and infrastructure platform teams to align with sustainability-focused technology initiatives.• Collaborate with data science teams to define data requirements and processes that enable energy reduction, accountability, and execution by interdependent teams.• Monitor and report on progress against priority sustainability programs.• Manage data improvement processes to enhance the accuracy of energy and carbon forecasting.• Manage platform efficiency processes to enhance the ability to accelerate energy and carbon reduction efforts.
All About You
The ideal candidate for this position should:• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of technology infrastructure operations and platforms; experience in the payments industry is a plus.• Be skilled in global GHG (greenhouse gas) emission reduction programs and sustainability practices within the technology industry.• Be capable of collecting and organizing data related to energy use and carbon emissions across the technology stack.• Be proactive, engaged, and accountable, with a strong ability to build relationships across diverse teams and time zones.• Be confident in influencing senior leadership through research, data analysis, and high-level communication.• Be a strong communicator, able to clearly explain technical challenges and sustainability goals.• Possess business planning, project management, and budget management skills.• Hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and/or Environmental Science. • Hold sustainability related professional credentials: Accredited Sustainability Advisor (ASA); Certified Data Center Sustainability Professional (CDCSP); Green Software Practitioner; Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP); Certified Energy Manager (CEM), LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP)
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 come 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.
Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
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.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more.
Pay Ranges
O'Fallon, Missouri: $112,000 - $187,000 USD