Cloud Sr Automation Engineer

PepsiCo Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH is seeking an experienced DevOps engineer to design, develop, and maintain automation for the Cloud Marketplace Platform and DevX/Cloud infrastructure across Azure, AWS, GCP, and private clouds. You will leverage Ansible, Terraform, Python, and related technologies to deliver scalable, auditable automation and platform services.

You will build and evolve CI/CD pipelines, standardize practices, and drive AI adoption to accelerate software development while ensuring

Qualifications

• 3–5 years total development and automation using Ansible, Terraform, Python and related DevOps tech
• Extensive experience writing Ansible Playbooks and Terraform modules
• 3+ years automating IT infrastructure: compute (Windows/Linux), network, storage, databases
• 3+ years automating cloud resources in Azure and AWS
• 3+ years administering Ansible Infrastructure Platform
• 3+ years using version control (Azure DevOps or GitHub)
• Exposure to automating infrastructure in Nutanix private cloud environment

Responsibilities

• Drive platform modernization and self-service by developing scalable tools and services using Terraform, Ansible, Python, enabling auditable user experience.
• Accelerate engineering velocity by establishing and evolving CI/CD pipelines, branching strategies, coding standards.
• Scale infrastructure automation with Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell scripts, and ARM templates to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Drive AI adoption across ESS to accelerate software development and productivity.
• Operationalize automation at scale by transforming repeatable processes into resilient automation solutions.
• Provide end‑to‑end platform support via CTS framework to keep Automation platform operationally resilient.
• Strengthen security and governance by partnering with ISG for compliance across ESS offerings

Skills

Ansible

Terraform

HCL

IaC

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Python

PowerShell

Shell Scripting

REST API

Tools

Nutanix

Job description

Overview

Design, development and maintenance of DevX/Cloud Marketplace Platform, Cloud Infrastructure Automation of different OS platforms and DB Technologies (IaaS and PaaS) for PepsiCo Enterprise Azure, AWS, GCP and Private Cloud environments using Ansible and TerraForm

Responsibilities

Accountabilities

• Drive platform modernization and self-service by developing scalable tools and services using Terraform, Ansible, Python, and related technologies—enabling an intuitive, collaborative, automated, and fully auditable user experience.
• Accelerate engineering velocity and standardization by establishing and evolving CI/CD pipelines, branching strategies, coding standards, and automated delivery practices.
• Scale infrastructure automation through the development and management of Ansible playbooks, PowerShell scripts, Terraform, and ARM templates, improving reliability, consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Drive AI adoption across ESS to accelerate software development, improve engineering productivity, and unlock measurable efficiency gains.
• Operationalize automation at scale by transforming repeatable operational processes into resilient, sustainable, and measurable automation solutions.
• Establish end‑to‑end platform support by serving as a conduit to the CTS support framework, ensuring the Automation platform is operationally resilient.
• Strengthen security and governance by partnering with the ISG team to proactively address security requirements, governance standards, remediation, and compliance across ESS service offerings.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $80,200 - $134,250.
• Location, confirmed job‑related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 8% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

• 3‑5 years total development and automation experience using Ansible, TerraForm, Python and other DevOps technologies
• Extensive experience in writing Ansible Playbooks and TF modules, config files
• 3+ years of experience of automating IT Infrastructure - compute (Windows and Linux OS with RHEL, SLES and OEL), Network, Storage and Databases (relational and non‑relational)
• 3+ years of experience in automating Cloud resources in Azure and AWS public clouds
• 3+ years of experience administrating Ansible Infrastructure Platform
• 3+ years of experience in Version Control systems with ADO (Azure Dev Ops) or Github
• Understanding and Exposure to automating infrastructure in Nutanix private cloud environment.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Ansible and Ansible Playbooks development
• Terraform Modules development for Azure/AWS/GCP for reusable components
• HCL (Hashicorp Configuration Language) Proficiency for writing TerraForm Configuration Files
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud technologies
• Azure DevOps, GitHub, Github flows, Github Actions, CI/CD
• Python, PowerShell, Shell Scripting, JSON, Rest API

Mandatory Non-Technical Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills to influence technical and non‑technical peers and senior management
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and coordination skills
• Strong logical & critical thinking and analytical skills

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.

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