Director, Software Engineering

2 days ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Mastercard Full time

Overview
The Director, Software Engineering role is in Mastercard's Transfer Solutions group, focusing on building and operating the Cross-Border payments platform in the Treasury Management domain.
This role designs and builds software that can be deployed on private or public cloud, scales to global markets, and enables secure, seamless, and highly available cross-border payments.
This is an engineering leadership role with a global team.
Responsibilities
Define and drive the engineering strategy in alignment with company objectives.
Lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable software products on time and within budget.
Champion engineering best practices, including DevOps, CI/CD, and agile methodologies.
Identify and mitigate technical and delivery risks across programs and initiatives.
Own the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, from requirements through release and support.
Continuously improve engineering processes, tools, and metrics to optimize team performance and product quality.
Ensure operational readiness, including incident response, monitoring, and service reliability.
Partner with Product, Operations, and Business stakeholders to define scope, priorities, and roadmaps.
Communicate technical vision and progress to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
Represent engineering in strategic planning and budgeting discussions.
Skills & Qualifications
Experience building and operating scalable global platforms with high throughput and 5 nines availability.
In-depth knowledge of Java, Spring framework, persistence and messaging technologies, and testing methodologies and tools.
In-depth knowledge of Public Cloud platforms, containers, and container orchestration.
Good working knowledge of cryptography functions and PKI infrastructure.
All About You
Hands-on technical leader who demonstrates leadership, builds trust, and focuses on talent development.
High-energy, detail-oriented and proactive with the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment.
Passion for continuous learning and challenging opportunities.
Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire and influence across all levels of the organization.
Experience presenting to executive audiences and driving alignment across diverse stakeholders.
Drives outcomes through timely delivery of key objectives and strong decision-making.
Strong grasp of software operations, including monitoring, incident management, and performance tuning.
Experience managing budgets, forecasting, and resource planning.
Corporate Security Responsibility
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.
Complete periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
Job Details
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, Technology, Information and Internet
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