Leads the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms and pipelines supporting credit risk, analytics, regulatory reporting, and AI initiatives. Architects cloud-based ETL/ELT and streaming solutions using Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and related technologies. Establishes data quality, governance, lineage, security, monitoring, and operational standards while optimizing performance and cost. Partners with cross-functional stakeholders, influences architecture and roadmap decisions, mentors engineers, and drives delivery across complex initiatives.

Top Skills: AirflowSparkAvroAWSAzureDatabricksDelta LakeGCPHadoopJavaOrcParquetPysparkPythonSQL

Mastercard

Director, Data engineering

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Hybrid

Blanchardstown, Dublin, IRL

Senior level

Blockchain • Fintech • Payments • Consulting • Cryptocurrency • Cybersecurity • Quantum Computing

Lead strategy, architecture, and delivery of Mastercard's data platform for analytics and agentic AI. Design lakehouse, streaming, retrieval, vector/feature stores, and MCP servers. Ensure governance, lineage, observability, and AI-specific controls. Partner with Applied AI, Product, and Security; guide and grow a senior data engineering team while remaining hands-on to unblock technical challenges.

Top Skills: Apache IcebergAWSDatabricksDbtDelta LakeEvent-Driven/Streaming PlatformsFeature StoresKafkaKnowledge GraphsLlmopsLlmsMcp (Model Context Protocol) ServersRetrieval PipelinesSparkVector Databases

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