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Lead Architect

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_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 Architect
Overview:
Mastercard Open Banking empowers customers to securely share their financial data to access smart, simple, and safe financial experiences. It supports financial institutions and third parties with real-time, enriched data for developing innovative solutions in financial services. The Lead Architect, Open Banking Software Engineering will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering software solutions with high customer focus and an enterprise mindset. This role plays a key part in building next-generation open banking solutions for a global audience.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the ideation, design, and implementation of technical solutions for global customers (both internal and external).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams across development, product, business, design, and operations from initial product conceptualization to release and ongoing product maintenance.
Define, develop, and deliver major cross-department initiatives with broad scope and long-term business implications.
Guide the team to deliver quality, value-driven product enhancements.
Actively seek opportunities for innovation and creative problem-solving. Define blueprints and perform POCs to assess technologies for adoption.
Create technology roadmaps and reference architecture that align with the overall department strategy and vision.
Communicate effectively with Senior Management, Business Owners, and other Stakeholders to assist in critical decision-making processes.
Lead governance initiatives and ensure compliance with regulatory and auditing requirements.
Positively influence people and drive change. Coach and mentor team members to become subject matter experts.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of professional experience with a proven track record in designing and delivering critical systems at an enterprise scale.
Proficiency in writing secure code in modern coding languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python, Node.js, JavaScript) and familiarity with secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP, CWE) and vulnerability management.
Strong fundamentals in architectural patterns, SDLC methodologies, security best practices, cryptography standards, system frameworks, network engineering, and API-first approach.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of various cloud service offerings, including AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
Credible thought leader and significant influencer, comfortable working alongside internal product and service owners in a highly agile, fast-paced environment with a high cadence of delivery.
Understanding of product design fundamentals, ensuring that solutions are flexible, easily maintained, and perform efficiently. Promote the build and reuse of common libraries and services.
Effective team builder, employee developer, and coach; capable of fostering a high-performance and collaborative team environment.
Ability to provide technical leadership from architecture and design through to monitoring and support post-release.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, to articulate technical implications to stakeholders.
Expertise in designing state-of-the-art financial products that can scale globally is preferable.
Company Culture:
At Mastercard, we believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where every opinion is valued and respected. Our culture is built on collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to excellence. We encourage our employees to bring their unique perspectives and ideas to the table, and we support their professional growth through continuous learning and development opportunities. We are dedicated to creating a positive impact on our customers' lives and the communities we serve. Join us and be part of a team that is driving change and making a difference in the world of financial services.
**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.
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Senior Data Architect (Data Architecture Lead Analyst - VP)
Posted 23 days ago
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**Responsibilities:**
+ Design modern, scalable data architectures using Cloud and On Premises Solution,
+ Develop conceptual, logical, physical models, establish and enforce data governance, lineage and meta data management practices.
+ Lead integration efforts across multiple data sources including transactional system, API's, data lake and streaming data.
+ Define model and rationalize target state architecture, socialize with key stakeholders and conduct walkthrough
+ Determine database structural requirements by analysing issuer business, applications and data from existing systems
+ Participate in requirement engineering and working groups and collaborate with business leads, operations, SMEs, technologists and governance teams
+ Incorporate data standards and implement governance model
+ Develop data flows, ownership matrixes and data lineage
+ Implemented physical data model, contribute to the system and operational design, carry out optimization for usability and performance
+ Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary
+ Develop architecture, strategy, planning, and problem-solving solutions on an enterprise level
+ Design and maintain blueprint of the information architecture, data integrations and controls aligned to the renewed business strategy
**Qualifications:**
+ Significant hand-on experience in Data Architecture, Data Science and/or Data Modelling expertise
+ Hands on experience in Hive, Hadoop, Impala, Tableau, Kafka, BI Tools, Scala, highly preferred
+ Good knowledge of relational/OLTP/OLAP/Big Data concepts
+ Good knowledge of modelling and architecture tools such as Magic Draw, Erwin etc.
+ Experience in modelling and building complex IT systems
+ Expertise in Data Management methodologies involving architecture, modelling, storage, security
+ Good understanding of data governance - defining strategy, developing goals, principles and policies
+ Prior experience in data integration, interoperability and data quality solutions
+ Analytical and problem solver, excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
+ Experience in financial services specially the security market
**Education:**
+ Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
+ Master's degree preferred
+ Certification in Data Architecture / Modelling is a plus
By joining Citi Dublin, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well. Discover more here. ( these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energised to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
**Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.**
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**Job Family Group:**
Technology
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**Job Family:**
Applications Development
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**Time Type:**
Full time
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