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

Director, Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Detection Director:

Who is Mastercard?
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.

Mission First, People Always

As Corporate Security, we are responsible for keeping Mastercard safe and secure from cyber and physical threats, and it is our people on the frontlines who make this happen every day.
By taking care of our people, their wellbeing, and career development, we provide them the necessary tools and environment to ensure the success of our mission.

Role/Responsibilities

• As the Director of Vulnerability Detection at Vocalink Limited, you will be a key leader responsible for driving and enhancing the vulnerability detection strategy within our dynamic payment’s organization. Operating at the Director level, you will oversee the following testing methodologies—Penetration Testing, Vulnerability and Compliance Scanning and Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing. Your leadership will play a pivotal role in fortifying our cybersecurity posture, ensuring the protection of sensitive financial data, and maintaining the trust of our clients and stakeholders.

In this role, you will:

• Support the development and implementation of a strategic roadmap for effective vulnerability detection, working closely with technology and operations teams.

• Manage and support key controls that deliver timely and accurate identification of vulnerabilities across the organization's IT assets and services.

• Be accountable for thorough assessments of our systems, networks, and applications.

• Provide actionable recommendations based on assessment findings to strengthen our security defenses.

• Provide clear, concise and easily consumable communication with key technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Oversee the implementation and execution of comprehensive asset and network scanning programs utilizing industry-leading tools such as Qualys and/or Nessus Tenable.

• Lead collaboration with software development teams to implement secure coding practices and drive a focus on integrating security into the development lifecycle.

• Establish and enforce secure coding standards, providing guidance on best practices and industry benchmarks.

• Create actionable metrics and write reports to track progress.

• Manage third-party testing vendor relationships to ensure quality, effective, and timely service is received.

• Define and drive operational efficiency and effective service management.

• All About You

• Proven experience in a leadership role within vulnerability management in a payments or financial services environment.

• Track record of building vulnerability detection programs to keep up with the ever-changing technology and security landscape in a complex organization.

• In-depth knowledge of penetration testing methodologies, vulnerability scanning tools and process, and secure coding practices.

• Experience initiating and managing improvement in areas of security by leveraging process metrics.

• Strong understanding of the payments industry regulatory landscape and compliance requirements.

• An understanding of risk management.

• Relevant experience of working in a complex (preferably multi-national) stakeholder environment that includes complex customers and regulators.

• Ability to articulate themselves clearly and concisely to a broad range of senior and junior stakeholders, acting as a bridge as well as guide for the implementation of new capabilities.

• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.

• Experience of presenting and communicating at senior level.

• Knowledge of industry frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS.

• Ability to motivate, inspire and lead people effectively.

• Line manager and a team player – leads by example.

• Strategic thinker – able to develop and communicate direction.

Corporate Security Responsibility:

Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position 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.

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.