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Jen Sparks

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Senior Principal Engineer at Mastercard
📍 Greater St. Louis, United States

Jen is a Senior Principal Engineer at Mastercard, specializing in observability and automation. Passionate about code quality and process engineering, she holds a Masters degree from Capella University and is a Jenkins Certified Engineer, underscoring her technical expertise.

Jen is driven by a passion for supporting her team and helping people through the products she builds and supports. A past recommendation highlights her "great eye for design," suggesting a creative perspective that she has previously applied to developing functional websites.

At Mastercard, Jen created and championed a Splunk-based configuration-as-code solution that achieved over 20% organic adoption.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Senior Principal Engineer
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater St. Louis, United States
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Observability & Automation
This is her core specialty and current title at Mastercard, reflecting her passion for operational success and modern software architecture.
Efficient Processes
She is passionate about "process engineering without burden," focusing on creating improvements that empower teams rather than encumbering them.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Senior Principal Engineer
Mastercard
7-2021 - 3-2025
Principal Engineer
Mastercard
8-2018 - 6-2021
Lead Engineer
Mastercard
12-2013 - 8-2018
Software Engineer
Enterprise Holdings
3-2008 - 12-2013
Programmer Analyst
The Boeing Company
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Education
2010 - 2013
Master's degree
Capella University
2006 - 2007
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Maryville University of Saint Louis
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