Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

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.

Job Summary

Leads software engineering projects and creates the development and delivery of enhanced software solutions. Researches alternative technical solutions for changing business needs. Responsible for assuring the daily activities of the team meet the requirements of SLAs.

Major Accountabilities

• Successfully lead major projects and complex assignments with broad scope and long-term business implications.
• Create solutions with a high level of innovation, cost-effectiveness, high quality, and faster time to market.
• Lead day-to-day system development and maintenance activities of the team to meet service level agreements (SLAs).
• Collaborate with business and technical partners to identify and scope opportunities, outline potential value and ROI, identify risks, benefits, and constraints.
• Contribute to the overall strategy and manage complex issues within the functional area of expertise.
• Develop overall strategic technical plans and create architecture proposals based on identified solution gaps.
• As a recognized subject matter expert, lead planning, design, and implementation of technical solutions.
• Create solution definitions and solution architectures.
• Assist Management in Business Case Development and Scenario Planning leading to effective decision-making processes.
• Make presentations to Management, Business Owners, and other Stakeholders.
• Assist in examining commercially available and forthcoming industry technologies related to the area of expertise.
• Research current and upcoming technologies and application-appropriate frameworks and provide recommendations to Management.
• Perform PoCs (Proof of Concept) and help the Department in the selection of Technology.
• Proactively create and maintain solution and technology roadmaps.
• Partner with Project Managers in the implementation of processes per the evolving needs of the team and the solutions.
• Create detailed cost and time estimates for implementing business solutions, define technical scope and requirements of the project, and assist the project manager with managing scope during the lifecycle of the project.
• Identify Quality methodology and define Quality Metrics for the Team.
• Define and Lead Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes in the department.
• Assist in vendor selection and RFI/RFP processes.
• Lead Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes in the department. Ensure adequate test coverage in Unit Testing, System Testing/Integration Testing, and Performance Testing.
• Perform Quality Inspections and Walkthroughs throughout the SDLC, including Requirements Review, Architecture Review, Design Review, Code Review, and Security Review to ensure compliance with MasterCard standards.
• Coordinate offshore development and manage day-to-day activities. Support collection and reporting of project and software metrics.
• Actively look for opportunities to enhance standards and improve process efficiency.
• Mentor and guide other team members during all phases of the SDLC.
• Lead and guide the team through all phases of the SDLC of an application.
• Successfully lead production incident and problem management, identification of root cause, and remediation of problems.
• Mentor, coach, and assist project team members.
• Provide Brownbag sessions on new and upcoming technologies, methodologies, and frameworks.
• Provide technical training to the team.
• Assist with the selection of technical resources for projects.
• Ensure compliance with defined standards.
• Actively look for opportunities to modify and enhance standards per the needs of the department.
• Develop documentation templates, lead and enforce the development of documentation throughout the development lifecycle of the solution.
• Ensure compliance with Audit Requirements by proactively educating the team on Compliance Requirements and Integrating Compliance Requirements in SDLC.
• Represent the team during Compliance Audits.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.

Knowledge / Experience

5 to 8 years of experience in a related field, including 5 to 8 years of experience in delivering secure solutions in the Financial Services Sector is preferred. Advanced knowledge and understanding of Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies is required. Demonstrate MC Core Competencies.

Skills/ Abilities

• Ability to be high-energy, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to function under pressure in an independent environment along with a high degree of initiative and self-motivation to drive results.
• Strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaboration skills, and organizational skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies, frameworks, and tools, support multiple concurrent activities, and interface with external/internal resources, working as a member of a matrix-based diverse and geographically distributed project team.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come 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.

Key skills/competency

• Software Engineering Leadership
• Project Management
• Solution Architecture
• Financial Services
• Agile Methodologies
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Management
• Technology Roadmaps
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Mentoring and Coaching