Lead Data & AI Security Engineer

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 Data & AI 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 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. 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 Mastercard’s Business Security Enablement (BSE) team is seeking a seasoned Lead Security Engineer (L6) – Data & AI to serve as the primary security advocate and advisor for our Data Commercialization and Artificial Intelligence initiatives. The BSE team is a worldwide group of information security experts focused on helping Mastercard achieve its goals by ensuring that security is at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you will collaborate with technology, engineering, and business teams to integrate strong security practices into Mastercard’s data-driven products and AI solutions. The ideal candidate possesses a high level of expertise in information security and secure engineering disciplines, enabling them to advise product and development teams on designing secure applications and services following industry best practices. You will apply deep knowledge of security principles, theories, and concepts throughout the business and development lifecycles. As an L6 Security Engineer, you are expected to take a lead security role in large, complex, global, cross-functional initiatives. You will work closely with developers and architects to evaluate business needs, determine feasibility, and recommend optimal security solutions that meet both security and regulatory requirements. Furthermore, you will champion a strong security risk culture across the organization, proactively managing risks in alignment with Mastercard’s risk appetite and ensuring data and AI innovations are secure by design. Role As the L6 Data & AI Security Engineer, you will be responsible for a variety of critical security engineering and business enablement activities: • Security Partnership & Advocacy: Serve as the primary security partner for Data Commercialization and AI programs. Provide security risk guidance from discovery through deployment, and advise product, engineering, and operations teams on secure design and delivery of data-driven and AI-powered solutions. • Security Engineering Enablement: Translate Corporate Security policies, standards, and controls into actionable guidance for Data & AI teams. Partner with security champions and deliver targeted training. Maintain security dashboards/documentation and ensure requirements (secure coding, data protection, IAM controls) are embedded in the SDLC. Ensure adherence to secur ... (truncated, view full listing at source)