SR Azure Database 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

SR Azure Database 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.
Overview
The Database Engineering team is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to drive our customer experience strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving. The ideal candidate is passionate about the customer experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset

Role
Key Responsibilities
• Design and implement Azure-based database solutions using services such as Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Cache for Redis, and Azure Data Factory.
• Optimize database performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Implement and manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor and troubleshoot database issues, ensuring high availability and data integrity.
• Automate database deployments and updates using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Bicep.
• Collaborate with development teams to support data modelling, schema design, and query optimization.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy standards.
• Maintain documentation and provide knowledge sharing across teams.

All About You
Required Skills & Experience
• Proven experience with Azure database services (e.g., Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL).
• Strong proficiency in T-SQL, PL/pgSQL, or equivalent.
• Experience with performance tuning and query optimization.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for database deployments.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).
• Understanding of data security, encryption, and compliance (e.g., GDPR).
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Log Analytics).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or equivalent.
• Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments.
• Familiarity with data warehousing and ETL processes.
• Experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python).

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.