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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.\nTitle and Summary\nPrincipal Engineer - Data Platform (Identity Solutions)Principal Engineer - Data Platform (Identity Solutions)We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join the Identity Solutions Data Platform team, the platform underlying Mastercard's Identity Graph and Identity Network, which continuously processes terabytes of data and tens of billions of records to help detect and prevent fraud for customers worldwide.\nRole\nYou will assess our data processing pipelines against cost, efficiency, and reliability targets, prototyping solutions to validate feasibility and measuring results against clear KPIs. You will then work with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to build the case for change. 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