[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Mastercard jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/mastercard/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Mastercard · Pune, India # Principal, Platform Architecture Pune, India Full-time Senior individual contributor Listed on Mastercard’s official careers site. Posted October 12, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Mastercard’s careers site →](https://mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CorporateCareers/job/Pune-India/Principal--Platform-Architecture_R-293209) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Mastercard](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/mastercard/) / Principal, Platform Architecture ## Job description 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, Platform Architecture Overview: Infrastructure Design Engineering is a team of Technology Architects and Engineers responsible for defining and governing the enterprise infrastructure architecture to meet application, platform, and system needs in alignment with Mastercard’s operational standards and principles. As a Principal Architect within IDE, you will Lead architecture for enterprise-wide initiatives spanning multiple platforms, programs, and services. Define target-state architectures, reference patterns, and modernization roadmaps for Hybrid and Cloud infrastructure& Architect enterprise AI platforms. Drive platform simplification, regional builds, and sustainability-driven footprint reduction. Security, Compliance & Governance Architect secure AI and Cloud solutions aligned to enterprise security frameworks. Ensure compliance with identity, encryption, private connectivity, and auditability standards. Partner with Security, Risk, and Compliance leaders on enterprise approvals for AI and Cloud adoption. ### Role Technical Leadership & Influence Mentor engineers and architects across the IDE community. Publish white papers, architectural patterns, and reference designs. Represent IDE in Guilds, executive forums, and public technical engagements. Influence VP/SVP-level decisions on technology strategy and modernization investments. Required Skills & Experience:Cloud & Infrastructure Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Hybrid Cloud, Networking, Compute, Storage, AI, System Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Services, IT Infrastructure.Proven experience designing large-scale, resilient, secure enterprise platforms. - Oversees development and promotion of future-oriented platform architecture and business processes to drive innovation in support of Mastercard's business strategies - Accountable for long-term financial and resource management, including forecasting, tracking and report on technology and workforce budgets - Drives all improvement initiatives, within design and implementation build, to identify opportunities for automation and/or reduction in time to deployment - Partners with security, A&T, database, and platform teams to ensure adherence to standards - Ensures operational platforms are running efficiently for hosted production systems and optimal safeguard processes are in place - Serves as a subject matter expert, leading the broader technical community to develop new innovations and technological advancements - Communicates Mastercard's strategic vision for future state business/technology architecture to ensure that business stakeholders are informed of major design developments - Manages several teams, conducts goal setting processes, coaches and develops employees as an organizational resource 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 12, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 18, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 6 days - Location: Pune, India - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Mastercard’s careers site →](https://mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CorporateCareers/job/Pune-India/Principal--Platform-Architecture_R-293209) ## More jobs at Mastercard ### [Associate Specialist, Implementation](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/mastercard/jobs/e05c5894641561fd6bfe/) Pune, India ### [Enterprise Change & Insights Manager (Senior Program Manager)-2](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/mastercard/jobs/52523c4f2a0f29a0b708/) Pune, India ### [Lead Middleware Solutions Architect (Java, IBM Tivoli, SWIFT, MFT, ODI, OAS)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/mastercard/jobs/35945d26af9062235c27/) Pune, India ### [Lead Network Architect (Cisco, F5, Palo Alto)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/mastercard/jobs/50928d4e0bcda8456eca/) Pune, India ### [Lead Technical Program Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/mastercard/jobs/1c9e77d010cec40ee741/) Pune, India ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Principal - Head of Compliance Architecture](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/northern-trust/jobs/5efcbc4d74381dd3fc14/) Northern Trust · Pune, India ### [Principal Architect - Infrastructure Architecture and Solutions](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/faf104b9a1800aaf5296/) JPMorganChase · Hyderabad, Telangana, India ### [Architecture Front Principal Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bbva-banco-bilbao-vizcaya-argentaria/jobs/75f91db6f13a6ace3d7d/) BBVA-Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria · MADRID ### [Senior Principal Architecture Consultant](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ntt/jobs/1ac5072d22ae339b7e6e/) NTT · Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Selangor, Malaysia ### [Principal Architect, Platform Architecture - FreeWheel](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/comcast/jobs/5af9db4b4f91967e2488/) Comcast OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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