Associate Director - Enterprise Database Architecture

Responsibilities Accountable for managing and delivering a portfolio of new capability infrastructure projects and programs as part of PepsiCo's Global IT Infrastructure Transformation Partner with Engineering and EA teams to develop and deploy new standards including deploying proof of concepts and deployment of pilots; Work with Delivery teams across sectors to develop deployment run books, change management and training plans, move to production for new platforms and capabilities. Partner with PepsiCo's procurement and supplier management team to onboard new suppliers, setup new contracts or modify existing contracts to support new capability support and deployment. Accountable for end-to-end delivery of IT infrastructure new capability projects including demand shaping, estimation, value realization tracking, project team sourcing, project governance, technical design and delivery, reporting & metrics tracking etc. Ensure that solutions deployed are consistent with IT Architecture and Engineering standards for network, compute, end user computing, cloud and security Work as a liaison between architects/engineers and business relationship managers to articulate and translate business requirements and corresponding technology solutions and drive alignment across stakeholders Partner with EA/Engineering, Delivery, Operations and PepsiCo's strategic suppliers to develop project proposals, estimations and cost/benefit analysis for projects Drive service improvement plans in partnership with internal stakeholders and suppliers to improve the quality and efficiency of Infrastructure service delivery Project budget management, planning and forecasting Keep abreast of internal technology / solutions relevant to supported functions (e.g., PepsiCo Global Standards, Innovation pipeline, emerging technical capabilities) and external technology and solutions relevant to the function on-premises Building automations(Load balances, Linux) Strong experience in Azure engineer automation, Qualifications Minimum 15 years experience in Database Engineering and Architecture design for Oracle and SQL Server systems Develop and maintain Reference Architecture for HA and DR database options Develop and maintain patterns for DB compliance using Guardium/other tools and DB encryption using native and 3rd party solutions like Vormetric Proficiency in DB Backup/Recovery options in Azure using Rubrik/native options and cross-dc/cross-region replication patterns in Azure Drive Proof of Technology/Concepts (PoT/PoC’s) for exploring new DB Technology solutions for Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 systems Develop PaaS DB design patterns for Azure SQL DB, Managed Instances, CosmosDB and other PaaS DB offerings Good understanding of Exadata Database Machine Architecture and Design Automation experience with PowerShell, TerraForm and Python desired Good understanding of IaaS/PaaS Services in Azure Cloud