NHI Architecture & Strategy Lead

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10% of annual salary

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking an experienced Non-Human Identity (NHI) Lead to define and drive the enterprise NHI program. You will own the vision, strategy, governance, and lifecycle management for machine identities, including keys, secrets, and AI agent identities.

You will partner with Security, Cloud, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to build scalable, automated, and secure identity systems across PepsiCo. Strong leadership and architecture skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Identity & Access Management or Cybersecurity.
• 5+ years leading enterprise-scale IAM programs.
• Proven experience implementing enterprise identity strategies and roadmaps.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Define and own enterprise NHI vision, strategy, roadmap, and multi-year maturity plan.
• Establish governance frameworks for NHI management and risk controls.
• Lead cross-functional program with Cybersecurity, Cloud, Infra, and Engineering teams.
• Develop KPI/KRI metrics and provide executive reporting to IAM leadership and governance boards.
• Drive remediation of orphaned NHIs, dormant accounts, and policy violations.

Skills

Identity Security

Cloud Security

Secrets Management

Machine Identity Management

Zero Trust Architecture

AI Agent Identity Security

IAM Roadmaps

Governance Frameworks

Stakeholder Partnership

Security Architecture

Tools

Veza

Astrix

HashiCorp Vault

CyberArk

Thales CTM

SailPoint

Saviynt

Job description

PepsiCo is seeking an experienced Non-Human Identity (NHI) Lead to define and drive the enterprise NHI program. You will own the vision, strategy, governance, and lifecycle management for machine identities, including keys, secrets, and AI agent identities.

You will partner with Security, Cloud, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to build scalable, automated, and secure identity systems across PepsiCo. Strong leadership and architecture skills are essential.