Platform Engineer I, Launch Program 2025 - United States
O'Fallon, MO
| Employer: | Mastercard |
| Category: | Information Technology |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
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Our Purpose We work 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. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. Title and Summary Platform Engineer I, Launch Program 2025 - United States This role is not eligible for Mastercard's work authorization sponsorship. As such, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States, now as well as in the future, without employer sponsorship. For example, students or recent graduates in the United States on an F1 visa (including those with CPT or OPT authorization) are not eligible for this role. Overview Mastercard works to connect and power a sustainable and inclusive global economy. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities. About the Team Build, implement, and maintain support for Mastercard's systems/platforms for performance, efficiency, and capacity by analyzing and testing the facilities, and identifying/diagnosing performance issues (eg, middleware, compute & storage) Launch Program The Launch program is a development program that is supplemental to the role and is designed to help you transition from being a student to being a Mastercard employee. In this program, you will participate in: - Four-day orientation focused on getting to know Mastercard, building your skills, and be a force for good (Mastercard's culture) - Professional skills workshops - Launch Innovation Week - Social impact - pro bono team challenge - Global Volunteer Challenge Role Description As a Platform Engineer I, you will have the opportunity to: - Assists with the development, building, and maintenance of assigned platform technologies and associated software products - Supports holistic platform security posture which includes identifying risks, escalating potential concerns, and implementing both risk mitigation plans and control functions - Supports the development of status reports and implementation and troubleshooting activities, providing updates to project plans as needed - Collaborates with internal customers across development verticals to enable better decision making and support system and platform initiatives - Provides basic technical assistance to development programmers and customers to ensure proper system/platform performances Qualifications - Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or accelerated master's program graduating between Winter 2024 - Spring 2025 - Pursuing a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, and similar degrees - Mainframe experience: network, communications, online services - Ticketing experience - JIRA - Experience in technical documentation - Strong ability to work within a fast-paced team - Strong interest in learning various technologies - Less than 1 year of professional work experience (not including internships) Mastercard is an inclusive equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. 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:
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