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$152,000 – $258,000
Listed on Mastercard’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
A Principal-level security analyst role focused on validating AI-generated vulnerability findings and driving their remediation across Mastercard's software environment. This position suits experienced security professionals who can bridge AI model outputs and engineering teams, making technical risk decisions and improving security processes at scale.
Our summary, not Mastercard’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- Extensive vulnerability management or application security experience
- Deep knowledge of common vulnerability classes and secure coding practices
- Ability to review source code and dependency manifests for real-world risk assessment
- Experience validating and remediating software vulnerabilities
- Skill in working with application teams to drive remediation to completion
- Strong analytical judgment to identify false positives and distinguish exploitable from theoretical risk
- Experience with vulnerability tracking, remediation workflows, and closure evidence
- Ability to communicate complex vulnerability details to diverse stakeholders
- Strong written documentation and process creation skills
Nice to have
- Familiarity with AI-assisted security workflows and model feedback loops
- Experience in large enterprise security environments
- Background mentoring analysts and engineers on security practices
- Exposure to improving vulnerability operations at scale