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Senior Data Engineer

Mastercard O'Fallon, MO

O'Fallon, MO

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$115k - $184k/yr Full time Senior Amazon Web Services Apache Airflow

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Job Description

Mastercard offers a hybrid data engineering role in O’Fallon, MO (three days onsite per week) where you’ll design and scale cloud-enabled data platforms and Lakehouse/warehouse solutions. This position supports analytics, BI, regulatory reporting, and data-driven decision making while working with modern distributed computing and enterprise architecture standards.

What you’ll do

Design, develop, test, and deploy secure, scalable, high-performance, resilient data pipelines using Apache Spark, Java/Scala, Hadoop, and cloud object storage.
Build and maintain batch and near-real-time processing frameworks for petabyte-scale workloads and strict enterprise data requirements.
Create reusable engineering components, frameworks, and design patterns to speed up data product delivery while meeting enterprise architecture and engineering standards.
Implement build once, run anywhere architectures that support deployment across on-premises and public cloud environments without code changes.
Deliver enterprise data capabilities such as data lineage, metadata management, data cataloging, data quality, monitoring, and observability across the data ecosystem.
Partner with architects and platform teams to establish scalable architecture patterns, distributed computing practices, and engineering standards, driving adoption of modern Lakehouse approaches.
Support cloud modernization by migrating legacy ETL, data warehouse, and analytics workloads to cloud-native architectures using Amazon S3, EMR, and AWS Glue.
Lead end-to-end engineering activities, including requirements analysis, solution design, coding, testing, deployment, production support, and continuous optimization.
Troubleshoot complex production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable remediation aligned with Mastercard’s security, quality, and operational governance standards.
Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, knowledge sharing, and best practices, and identify opportunities to improve performance, automation, monitoring, and engineering efficiency.

What you bring

Hands-on experience as a Data Engineer or Senior Data Engineer delivering enterprise-scale Data Warehouse, Data Lake, or Data Lakehouse solutions.
Proven ability delivering multiple end-to-end data engineering initiatives in large-scale distributed computing environments.
Hands-on experience migrating ETL/ELT, data warehouse, and analytics workloads from on-premises to cloud-native architectures.
Strong development experience with Apache Spark, Scala and/or Java, the Hadoop ecosystem, and cloud object storage platforms.
Experience building orchestration and workflow solutions using Apache Airflow, Apache NiFi, or comparable enterprise scheduling frameworks.
Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, including Oracle, SQL Server, Cassandra, and DynamoDB.
Working knowledge of cloud platforms, preferably AWS, including Amazon S3, EMR, AWS Glue, and other cloud-native data services.
Strong understanding of security, privacy, regulatory, and compliance requirements for sensitive financial and customer data.
Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives across teams and influence engineering direction without direct authority.
Demonstrated mentorship capability, including design guidance, knowledge sharing, and constructive feedback.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts, trade-offs, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to technical and business audiences.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related STEM discipline (or equivalent practical experience).

Tools you’ll use

Apache Spark
Java, Scala
Hadoop
Apache Airflow, Apache NiFi
Amazon S3, Amazon EMR, AWS Glue

Benefits

Competitive base salary; may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role.
Insurance including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, and life.
Flexible spending account and health savings account.
Paid leaves including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave.
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time, and 5 personal days (pro-rated based on date of hire).
10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays.
401(k) with a best-in-class company match.
Deferred compensation for eligible roles.
Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities.
Eligibility for tuition reimbursement.
For eligible interns: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, jury duty leave, and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Security responsibility

Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices.
Ensure confidentiality and integrity of information accessed.
Report suspected information security violations or breaches.
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings per Mastercard guidelines.

Pay range (O'Fallon, Missouri): $115,000 - $184,000 USD per year.

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