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Tier-1 brand plus metro location increase competition but senior, specialized architect reduces applicant density.
Payments switching and enterprise architecture expertise limit transferability across industries.
Senior director role with mandated architecture, payments and AI/LLM expertise enforces strict filters.
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Own and define end-to-end product architecture for Mastercard's switching and network services, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology landscapes.
Provide architectural assessments, establish principles (decoupling, microservices, domain-driven design), and produce system design documentation for new product offerings and enhancements.
Collaborate with product managers, engineering, and regional teams to validate feasibility, drive innovation, and ensure scalable, resilient, and secure product designs at network scale.
Strong hands-on experience in software architecture and system design for complex, enterprise-scale systems.
Technical expertise with Java, REST, SpringBoot, Kafka, gRPC, noSQL (Cassandra, Postgres, Redis), event-driven architectures, microservices, cloud-native principles.
Working knowledge or experience with AI/ML including Large Language Models, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, and related AI-assisted workflows.
Work Experience Required: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.
Experienced individual contributor capable of independently shaping architectural vision and technical feasibility assessments across full product lifecycle.
Familiarity with payments industry concepts, especially switching and network services, preferred but not mandatory.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex systems into clear architecture and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including product management and engineering.