Senior Information Security Engineer

Mastercard is hiring a Senior Information Security Engineer. Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

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Perform third-party software security evaluations and apply security principles to technology reviews.

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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 Information Security Engineer

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 realise 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.

Mission First, People Always
As Corporate Security, we are responsible for keeping Mastercard safe and secure from cyber and physical threats, and it is our people on the frontlines who make this happen every day.

By taking care of our people, their well-being, and career development, we provide them with the necessary tools and environment to ensure the success of our mission.

Overview
The Business Security Enablement Guild is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to join our team. This Guild is a worldwide team of information security experts focused on helping Mastercard achieve its goals by ensuring security is at the heart of everything we do. The ideal candidate is passionate about cybersecurity, is someone who has broad knowledge & experience on various security domains and has a creative mindset. In this role, you will:

• Engage with customers and help them achieve their business requirements securely by performing Third Party Software Security Evaluations.
• Use Artificial Intelligence to solve relevant business problems that bring efficiency.
• Apply knowledge of security principles, theories and concepts to technology reviews.
• Understand existing business processes and identify opportunities to make them more efficient.
• Consult with development and operational teams to securely design applications and services following industry best practices.
• Work independently on the review of larger, more complex initiatives with strategic importance (e.g., global initiatives, cross-functional/cross-geographies).
• Provide and recommend optimal solutions to meet security and regulatory requirements in the design of new/enhanced systems.
• Prepare and present business/technical presentations.

All About You
The ideal candidate for this position should have:

• Knowledge of information security, risk management, and data privacy within the domain of digital commerce, including relevant practical experience.
• Good understanding of identity management, user authentication and authorisation principles.
• Demonstrate a broad awareness of security engineering concepts and practices across all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience designing secure multi-domain Internet-facing applications.
• Experience providing security architecture advice for web-based network environments and secure communication between environments, including web services, web applications, and mobile applications.
• Demonstrate the ability to articulate and communicate effectively to diverse audiences and properly translate security and risk management terminology into business terms, and recommend alternative solutions to these stakeholders.
• Moderate hands-on experience in scripting or Vibe coding.
• Basic knowledge and experience in cryptography, including several of the following: encryption, hashing, key management, digital certificates, and TLS.
• Technical experience with Java or a similar enterprise programming language, especially related to secure coding best practices, is a plus.
• Experience in mobile security architecture concepts, design, and implementation, along with Android and iOS, is a plus.
• Working knowledge and technical security experience with Linux is a plus.

NICE Framework References
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) competency proficiency levels of proficient to advanced in the following areas:

• Information Assurance
• Information Management
• Information Technology Assessment
• Requirement Analysis
• Technology Awareness
• Threat Analysis
• Data Privacy and Protection
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving

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.

How we rate this

Senior Information Security Engineer at Mastercard rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Senior Information Security Engineer is an open job at Mastercard.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Vadodara, India.
The job was posted on October 14, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Mastercard. Apply on Mastercard

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Pay

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