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full-timeLead Platform Engineer
Mastercard · Pune
Mastercard is a global technology company operating within the payments industry, focused on building secure and accessible digital infrastructure. As a Lead Platform Engineer based in Pune, you will serve as a technical leader responsible for designing and maintaining automation frameworks that support large-scale hybrid infrastructure environments. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve developing Chef cookbooks, recipes, and policy files to automate configuration management across both cloud and on-premises systems. You will be expected to build reusable automation patterns, integrate infrastructure-as-code workflows into CI/CD pipelines, and implement automated testing using tools like InSpec and Test Kitchen. The role requires close collaboration with security and platform teams to enforce configuration baselines and hardened system standards. This position is well-suited for an experienced DevOps or platform engineer who prefers building scalable, self-service automation systems over performing manual operational tasks. Candidates should possess deep expertise in Chef, strong Linux administration skills, and proficiency in scripting languages such as Ruby, Python, or Bash, alongside experience with cloud platforms and Git-based workflows.
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 Lead Platform Engineer Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. Overview The Lead Platform Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automation frameworks and platform services that support largescale hybrid infrastructure environments. This role focuses on engineering reusable automation patterns using Chef, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps tooling to deliver consistent, secure, and self-service infrastructure capabilities. The ideal candidate brings strong DevOps engineering experience, deep knowledge of Chef (Infra, Habitat, or Automate), and a passion for building scalable automation systems, not performing manual operations. Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain Chef cookbooks, recipes, roles, and policy files to automate configuration management across cloud and prem environments. • Build and maintain Chef Automate or equivalent orchestration pipelines for compliance, reporting, and fleet management. • Engineer reusable automation frameworks, including shared libraries, templates, and patterns for consistent infrastructure provisioning. • Integrate Chef automation with CI/CD pipelines, secrets management, artifact repositories, and enterprise governance controls. • Implement automated testing and validation for Chef code using tools such as Test Kitchen, InSpec, and ChefSpec. • Collaborate with cloud, platform, and security teams to define and enforce configuration baselines, compliance policies, and hardened system standards. • Support the design and implementation of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep) for provisioning compute, network, and platform services. • Troubleshoot complex automation, configuration, and infrastructure issues across hybrid environments. • Contribute to platform engineering initiatives such as self-service catalogs, GitOps workflows, and automated remediation. • Document automation patterns, architectural decisions, and operational runbooks. All bout you • 5–8+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, or configuration management roles. • Strong hands-on experience with Chef Infra, including cookbook development, policy files, Test Kitchen, and InSpec. • Experience managing largescale configuration management environments (Chef Server, Chef Automate, or similar). • Solid understanding of Linux systems administration, OS hardening, and configuration of lifecycle management. • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and on Prem virtualization (VMware, HyperV). • Strong scripting or programming skills (Ruby preferred for Chef, plus Python, Bash, or PowerShell). • Experience with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps. • Strong understanding of Git workflows, branching strategies, and code review practices. • Ability to troubleshoot complex automation and infrastructure issues across hybrid environments. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with Chef Habitat or application-level automation. • Experience with Chef Automate for compliance, reporting, and fleet orchestration. • Familiarity with Terraform or other IaC tools for provisioning infrastructure. • Experience with policyascode tools (OPA, Conftest, Sentinel). • Background in security hardening, compliance frameworks, or CIS benchmarks. • Exposure to Kubernetes, Helm, or container orchestration. • Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, ELK). • Knowledge of network automation or infrastructure APIs. • Core Technical Skills (Competency Areas) • Configuration Management • Chef Infra (cookbooks, recipes, policy files) • Chef Automate, InSpec, Test Kitchen • Ruby development for automation • Infrastructure as Code & Provisioning • Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep (preferred b
| Role | Lead Platform Engineer |
|---|---|
| Company | Mastercard |
| Location | Pune |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-09 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 2ScreeningRecruiter reviews your background against the role.
- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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