Principal Information Security Engineer-R-247742

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

Principal Information Security Engineer

The candidate will be responsible for conducting the technology due diligence in support of M&A initiatives such as acquisitions, Joint Ventures and minority/majority investments. In this role, the candidate will join a virtual DD team comprised of SMEs assigned to a specific acquisition effort to conduct the due diligence working with the target company, the Mastercard business unit sponsors and the Mastercard Corporate Development M&A Team.

The candidate will be responsible for assessing the information security impacting aspects of the key drivers of the deal, developing a security strategy, high level solution architecture and security costs to support the value drivers.

The candidate will be accountable to deliver the diligence findings, develop a post-acquisition security integration approach and provide the integration cost estimates.

• Leading technical due diligence projects for Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Majority/Minority Investments
• Representing MasterCard Worldwide while meeting with key executives and technology leadership at target companies
• Leading development of integration approach, estimating costs across all information security groups
• Participate in the development and review of legal documents in relation to information security (purchase agreement, transition services agreement, closing conditions)
• Quantifying and communicating security impacts during business case development during acquisitions.
• Ability to come up with outstanding resolutions for various issues related to the information security enterprise solution
• Comprehending and providing assistance in arranging the information and data needs by working in cooperation with the Operation Technology team
• Expert knowledge in Information Security industry best practices
• PCI knowledge
• Broad knowledge of security devices and tools
• Self-starter, collaborative, excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate to broad audiences at all levels of the organization engineering staff up through C level
• Experience in evaluating security capabilities of 3rd parties (due diligence, commercial engagements, and strategic partnerships).
• Experience managing development projects plans and estimates
• Experience managing information Security related projects
• Must have the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment
  
  
  

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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