Overview Main Purpose: The North America Associate Enterprise Architect will provide a support role to the North America Enterprise Architecture team in developing the architecture deliverables such as conceptual, logical, and physical architecture according to the provided templates. The associate architect will also perform the necessary due diligence as directed by the EA team in different pursuits and gather the necessary information for decision making. This may include working with PepsiCo internal teams as well as external players such as potential vendors and/or research analysts. Accuntability: Onboard and retire applications in ServiceNow based on the approvals provided by the lead architects Develop North America EA status reports as requested by the leadership Support maintenance of EA artifacts in SharePoint and Teams Support the evaluation and selection of solutions/platforms and solution components, as necessary. Analyze and review business, functional and technical requirements and maintain the required artifacts Leverage knowledge of best practices for enterprise functions such as security, performance, development, and application governance to become a trusted advisor across PepsiCo. Responsibilities Key Skills Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS, or similar field, Masters preferred. 5+ years of software industry experience. 2+ years of solution architecture experience. Understanding of PepsiCo’s Consumer and Customer North star architecture developed by the domain architects and apply it in the development of the solution architecture. Understanding of PepsiCo Enterprise Data Foundation (EDF) architecture, data integration patterns and data & analytics concepts. Understanding of integration technologies and patterns; data architecture and patterns. Understanding of technology trends in the Supply chain areas and aptitude to learn about technologies such as IoT, Computer vision, AR/VR and their applicability in various use cases Ability to demonstrate a mindset for the Conceptual, Logical, Physical levels of architecture and apply them effectively. Systems thinking, understanding of relationships between various systems. Knowledge of cloud native principles, modern software development stack (Java based Microservices, Event driven programming, PHP, Node.js, React.js, React Native, HTML5, REST/SOAP APIs,) and modern software development process (lean, Agile, SAFE, DevOps, CI/CD) Demonstrable ability to analyze, design, and optimize business processes via technology and integration. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS, or similar field, Masters preferred.