Information Security Operations Analyst II at Mastercard

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

Information Security Operations Analyst II:

Overview:

• Responsible for delivering and improving Identity & Access Management (IAM) access services through management of segregation of duties implementation and controls adherence
• Executes continuous improvement initiatives that reduce cycle time, rework, and escalations while improving user experience and control adherence.
• Partners with application teams, engineering, governance, and service management to ensure access services are reliable, scalable, and auditable.

Responsibilities:

• Support end-to-end access request fulfillment optimization while ensuring consistent execution against SOPs and controls.

• Identify service friction points using ticket trends and stakeholder feedback; deliver incremental improvements.

• Execute process enhancements such as SOP updates, workflow adjustments, and knowledge article maintenance.

• Perform structured triage and contribute to root cause analysis (RCA) with guidance for complex cases.

• Maintain operational quality controls to ensure accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness.

• Develop and deliver regular service reporting and escalate risks early.

• Execute UAT and validation activities for changes impacting access workflows.

• Collaborate with Resolution teams and Engineering to document and track defects.

• Serve as an SME for day-to-day access operations and tooling features.

• Provide informal guidance to new team members as needed.

• Deliverables / Outcomes

• Measurable reduction in rework, escalations, or repeat access issues.

• Accurate and current SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge articles.

• Consistent, reliable reporting with actionable insights.

• Demonstrated adherence to controls and audit requirements.

• Effective contribution to RCAs and corrective actions.

• Successful execution of UAT and validation activities.

• Scope & Autonomy

• Independently executes defined tasks and improvement items.

• Escalates ambiguous or high-risk issues appropriately.

• Leads small, well-scoped improvements end-to-end.

• All about you-Experience

• Experience in IAM operations, access provisioning, or service management.

• Exposure to ITSM practices and queue-based operations.

• Working knowledge of IAM lifecycle concepts, especially controls related efforts like SODs, rule-based setup and controls framework.

• Core Skills

• Strong process discipline and attention to detail.

• Analytical and data-driven mindset.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

• Structured problem-solving approach.

• Effective collaboration across teams.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $76,000 - $127,000 USD