Hybrid Solutions Architect - Data, BI & AI Platform

PepsiCo Inc.; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo International dCommerce is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to guide architectural direction across Data Engineering, BI Engineering and Product Engineering. Lead reviews, define reference architectures, ensure coherence, and drive platform governance and integration strategies for the International scope.

You will partner with Platform teams, advocate for international requirements, and shape the AI for BI evolution while balancing innovation with pragmatism.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a solutions architect spanning data platforms and applications.
• Experience navigating enterprise platform teams and governance processes.
• Background in integration architecture connecting capabilities across organizational boundaries.
• Strong software architecture foundation system design, API design, service-oriented and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with modern data stack (Snowflake, dbt, Airflow) and how applications integrate with data platforms.
• Strong expertise in containerization technologies and container orchestration solutions.
• Understanding of cloud cost optimization, with the ability to balance cost, performance and business value in architectural decisions.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and infrastructure considerations.
• Understanding of BI tools (Power BI) and their architectural limitations.
• Experience with or strong interest in Elixir (or comparable functional languages for scalable applications).
• Knowledge of security, performance, and scalability patterns for enterprise applications.
• Ability to guide and influence Engineering Managers without direct authority.
• Strong communication skills and can articulate architectural rationale to technical and business audiences.
• Comfortable operating in a matrix environment across dComm, DTX Platform, and enterprise functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead software architecture and design reviews across the International Digital cCmmerce engineering organization, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and long-term goals
• Define and maintain reference architectures for dComm capabilities from data platform through to user-facing applications
• Ensure architectural coherence across Data Engineering, BI Engineering, and Product Engineering
• Participate in creating the the architectural runway in collaboration with Platform team by identifying foundational investments needed to support future capabilities
• Lead evaluation and design of integration approaches with wider PepsiCo capabilities and platforms relevant for International
• Partner with DTX Core Platform Team to ensure dComm needs are represented in platform decisions
• Navigate platform governance, submit requests, advocate for international requirements, ensure dComm isn't blocked by platform constraints
• Advise on AI for BI evolution
• Partner with Product Engineering Manager on application architecture decisions: technology selection, system design, scalability approach
• Provide architectural guidance on complex cross-functional initiatives that span multiple teams
• Review and challenge technical designs to ensure they meet non-functional requirements (performance, security, maintainability)
• Define and maintain software architecture standards for dComm: API design, service boundaries, security patterns, deployment approaches
• Ensure alignment with wider PepsiCo technology standards while advocating for dComm-specific needs
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, decision records, and design artefacts
• Guide Engineering Managers on architectural trade-offs and help them make informed decisions
• Serve as the primary architectural interface between dComm and DTX Core Platform Team
• Collaborate with Data Architect to ensure end-to-end coherence across data and application layers
• Represent dComm engineering in enterprise architecture forums and technology governance processes
• Advise leadership on technical feasibility, risks, and architectural implications of strategic initiatives

Skills

Experience as Solutions Architect

Enterprise governance

Integration architecture

SOA / API design

Snowflake / dbt / Airflow

Containerization

Cloud cost optimization

Azure / AWS

Power BI

Elixir

Security / performance / scalability

Influence without authority

Communication

Matrix organization

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Airflow

Power BI

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

PepsiCo International dCommerce is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to guide architectural direction across Data Engineering, BI Engineering and Product Engineering. Lead reviews, define reference architectures, ensure coherence, and drive platform governance and integration strategies for the International scope.

You will partner with Platform teams, advocate for international requirements, and shape the AI for BI evolution while balancing innovation with pragmatism.