Architect - Cloud Solution Architect

Overview

Main Purpose of the Role:

The Cloud Solution Architect will be responsible for the end-to-end integrated solution design and architecture for cloud-native applications and applications transitioning from on-premises to PepsiCo’s public cloud. This position is part of PepsiCo’s Cloud and SAP Infra Engineering organization—a multidisciplinary team responsible for setting infrastructure standards, designing solution patterns, providing automated deployment of services, and architecting secure, robust, and innovative solutions aligned with PepsiCo’s standards. The candidate will collaborate with the Enterprise Solution Architecture, Infrastructure Engineering, and Capability Teams to develop cloud solutions. As a member of the Cloud Solution Architecture team, the Cloud Solution Architect will design, validate, and approve cloud architectures based on PepsiCo’s approved networking and security patterns while supporting key operational aspects such as availability, reliability, performance, monitoring, and integration of on-premises and public cloud infrastructure.

Other Relevant Scope/Measures:

This role will be key to driving PepsiCo’s multi-year Cloud Transformation journey, enabling cloud adoption at scale through Cloud Velocity and ensuring a streamlined documentation approach to enhance operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

Accountabilities:

• Provide architecture guidance, interacting with business users and migration teams to plan, develop, improve, and maintain complex data tier technology standards.
• Participate in cloud solution architecture review boards to review, govern, and approve solutions, ensuring compliance with platform standards defined by the cloud engineering and Enterprise Solution Architecture teams.
• Design, validate, and implement complex architectures, coordinating across areas such as application development, identity and access management, networking, data management, and security.
• Develop and maintain cloud solution architecture patterns and standards, incorporating security principles and best practices.
• Perform application portfolio analysis to identify candidate applications and workloads for cloud migration and lead application modernization efforts during this transition.
• Act as a consultant to understand application topologies, recommending advanced cloud data tier and integration platforms/services.
• Work closely with the Cloud Engineering team and collaborate with application and business teams to provide optimal environments for applications and deliver business functionality.
• Deliver technical architecture design and reviews using PepsiCo-approved infrastructure and security patterns.
• Design efficient, secure, adaptable, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions across data, networking, and application domains.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive internal technical documentation for cloud architecture designs, solution patterns, workflows, migration processes, and operational guidelines.
• Ensure all solution designs, technical decisions, and migration methodologies are documented in standardized templates for consistent communication and reuse across teams.
• Act as an advocate for well-documented processes, helping to establish PepsiCo’s technical documentation repository as the “single source of truth” for architectural designs and operational playbooks.
  
  

Qualifications

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2+ years of experience in IT architecture and documentation.
• 2+ years of experience with public cloud architecture, cloud strategy, networking, security, migration patterns, and tools.
  
  

Mandatory Technical Skills:

• Strong expertise in converting business requirements into architectural solutions with a specific emphasis on documenting outcomes effectively.
• Knowledge of cloud design patterns, cloud operations, and cloud cost models with experience implementing best practices or suggested improvements.
• Proven ability to create, review, and maintain detailed technical documentation , including architecture diagrams, solution patterns, and migration workflows.
• Experience in re-architecting/refactoring applications for cloud platforms.
• Experience with various enterprise applications and IT services, as well as software development, compliance and security, and IT operations disciplines.
• Experience in cloud application development solutions (e.g., IaaS, Serverless, API Management), container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), continuous integration technologies (e.g. Azure DevOps), web application server technologies, cloud application design, software architecture and practices (Agile, SCRUM), and technical aptitude to learn and adjust to new technologies and cloud trends required.
  
  

Mandatory Non-Technical Skills:

• Excellent communication skills with a strong ability to translate complex technical concepts into documentation that is accessible to technical and non-technical audiences alike.
• Solid foundation in IT operational concepts and procedures.
• Strong attention to detail, with disciplined documentation practices to ensure clarity, completeness, and accessibility.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding work environment.
• Strong analytical skills to support problem troubleshooting, resolution, and root cause determination for complex technology issues.
• Managing project interdependencies and assessing implications for programs based on the consideration of other projects.
• Good collaboration and partnership skills to foster key relationships with other technology, application, and business teams.
  
  

Soft skills:

• Ability to understand business requirements and develop innovative cloud solutions while ensuring compliance with cloud engineering standards and solution guidelines.
• The capability of conceptual selling to present recommendations compellingly and business-relevantly, with effective analysis and excellent collaboration and influencing skills to ensure enterprise-wide compliance with IT standards and guidelines.
• Highly effective collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, with a focus on creating documentation-driven alignment between IT teams and enterprise business units.