Senior Analyst Data Engineer

Overview We are PepsiCo PepsiCo is one of the world's leading food and beverage companies with more than $79 Billion in Net Revenue and a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands. We have a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes 22 brands that each generate more than $1 Billion in annual retail sales. PepsiCo's products are sold in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo's strength is its people. We are over 250,000 game changers, mountain movers and history makers, located around the world, and united by a shared set of values and goals. We believe that acting ethically and responsibly is not only the right thing to do, but also the right thing to do for our business. At PepsiCo, we aim to deliver top-tier financial performance over the long term by integrating sustainability into our business strategy, leaving a positive imprint on society and the environment. We call this Winning with Pep+ (Pep Positive). For more information on PepsiCo and the opportunities it holds, visit www.pepsico.com PepsiCo operates in an environment undergoing immense and rapid change. Big-data and digital technologies are driving business transformation that is unlocking new capabilities and business innovations in areas like eCommerce, mobile experiences and IoT. The key to winning in these areas is being able to leverage enterprise data foundations built on PepsiCo’s global business scale to enable business insights, advanced analytics and new product development. PepsiCo’s Enterprise Data Operations (EDO) team is tasked with the responsibility of developing quality data collection processes, maintaining the integrity of our data foundations and enabling business leaders and data scientists across the company to have rapid access to the data they need for decision-making and innovation. What PepsiCo Enterprise Data Operations (EDO) does: Maintain a predictable, transparent, global operating rhythm that ensures always-on access to high-quality data for stakeholders across the company Responsible for day-to-day data collection, transportation, maintenance/curation and access to the PepsiCo corporate data asset Work cross-functionally across the enterprise to centralize data and standardize it for use by business, data science or other stakeholders Increase awareness about available data and democratize access to it across the company Responsibilities As a member of the data engineering team, you will be the key technical expert developing and overseeing PepsiCo's data product build & operations and drive a strong vision for how data engineering can proactively create a positive impact on the business. You'll be an empowered member of a team of data engineers who build data pipelines into various source systems, rest data on the PepsiCo Data Lake, and enable exploration and access for analytics, visualization, machine learning, and product development efforts across the company. As a member of the data engineering team, you will help lead the development of very large and complex data applications into public cloud environments directly impacting the design, architecture, and implementation of PepsiCo's flagship data products around topics like revenue management, supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics. You will work closely with process owners, product owners and business users. You'll be working in a hybrid environment with in-house, on-premise data sources as well as cloud and remote systems. Accountabilities Be a founding member of the data engineering team. Help to attract talent to the team by networking with your peers, by representing PepsiCo HBS at conferences and other events, and by discussing our values and best practices when interviewing candidates. Own data pipeline development end-to-end, spanning data modeling, testing, scalability, operability and ongoing metrics. Ensure that we build high quality software by reviewing peer code check-ins. Define best practices for product development, engineering, and coding as part of a world class engineering team. Collaborate in architecture discussions and architectural decision making that is part of continually improving and expanding these platforms. Lead feature development in collaboration with other engineers; validate requirements / stories, assess current system capabilities, and decompose feature requirements into engineering tasks. Focus on delivering high quality data pipelines and tools through careful analysis of system capabilities and feature requests, peer reviews, test automation, and collaboration with other engineers. Develop software in short iterations to quickly add business value. Introduce new tools / practices to improve data and code quality; this includes researching / sourcing 3rd party tools and libraries, as well as developing tools in-house to improve workflow and quality for all data engineers. Support data pipelines developed by your team through good exception handling, monitoring, and when needed by debugging production issues. Qualifications 8+ years of overall technology experience that includes at least 3+ years of hands-on software development, data engineering, and systems architecture. 3+ years of experience in SQL optimization and performance tuning Experience with data modeling, data warehousing, and building high-volume ETL/ELT pipelines. Experience building/operating highly available, distributed systems of data extraction, ingestion, and processing of large data sets. Experience with data profiling and data quality tools like Apache Griffin, Deequ, or Great Expectations. Current skills in following technologies: Python Orchestration platforms: Airflow, Luigi, Databricks, or similar Relational databases: Postgres, MySQL, or equivalents MPP data systems: Snowflake, Redshift, Synapse, or similar Cloud platforms: Version control (e.g., GitHub) and familiarity with deployment, CI/CD tools. Fluent with Agile processes and tools such as Jira or Pivotal Tracker Experience with running and scaling applications on the cloud infrastructure and containerized services like Kubernetes is a plus. Understanding of metadata management, data lineage, and data glossaries is a plus. Education BE/B. Tech in Computer Science, Math, Physics, or other technical fields. Skills, Abilities, Knowledge Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, along with the ability to influence and demonstrate confidence in communications with senior level management. Proven track record of leading, mentoring data teams. Strong change manager. Comfortable with change, especially that which arises through company growth. Able to lead a team effectively through times of change. Ability to understand and translate business requirements into data and technical requirements. High degree of organization and ability to manage multiple, competing projects and priorities simultaneously. Positive and flexible attitude to enable adjusting to different needs in an ever-changing environment. Strong leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills; comfortable managing trade-offs. Foster a team culture of accountability, communication, and self-management. Proactively drives impact and engagement while bringing others along. Consistently attain/exceed individual and team goals Ability to lead others without direct authority in a matrixed environment. Demonstrates a strong sense of curiosity by actively seeking out new knowledge, asking insightful questions, and exploring innovative solutions to challenges Competencies Highly influential and having the ability to educate challenging stakeholders on the role of data and its purpose in the business. Understands both the engineering and business side of the Data Products released. Places the user in the center of decision making. Teams up and collaborates for speed, agility, and innovation. Experience with and embraces agile methodologies. Strong negotiation and decision-making skill. Experience managing and working with globally distributed teams. At PepsiCo, we recognize that our success is driven by our talented and dedicated employees. Our Employee Value Proposition is built on a foundation of competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to your professional growth and personal well-being. We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where innovation thrives and your contributions are celebrated. Join us to make an impact, grow your career, and be part of a company that values sustainability, community engagement, and ethical practices.