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PepsiCo Inc.

Cybersecurity Director - IAM Emerging Tech & Solution Design

plano, TX

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PepsiCo Inc. lists this Cybersecurity Director - IAM Emerging Tech & Solution Design opportunity in plano, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Overview

This role leads the emerging technology space for IAM, evaluating multiple products and capabilities in support of business growth, support all critical cross functional AOP programs collaborating across business and application teams. Setup the right standards for IAM. Partner with AI team and implement IAM for AI and AI in IAM across services. Drive Non-Human Identity (NHI) discovery, visibility and remediation with central dashboards across systems and global identities.

Lead the AI Agent Security, identifying the right platforms and setting up and sustain the right solutions to embed security from start enabling trust across the enterprise AI Agent implementations. In addition, lead the AOP efforts across IAM and lead the IAM solution collaborating with relevant teams on critical global programs like One NA, IT/OT etc. Lead the innovation and emerging technology evaluations across new and existing vendors and setting up new capabilities in the IAM space to support the business growth for PepsiCo. Also expand the organization to build a central team across IAM services bringing in automation and optimization across processes.

Responsibilities

This is a highly complex role driving solutions and technology evolution for Identity and Access Management (IAM) services across the Enterprise. This role requires evaluating new capabilities and solutions across IAM, interaction with global Architecture, Cross functional, application and stake holder teams globally to delivery and solution ensuring compliance with standards. This role will require managing the solutions delivered end to end with a high focus on strategy, build, delivery and execution with some operational support including decision making aligning with leadership and key stake holders.

Additional details include:

Lead the emerging technologies in security across all Identity and Access Management (IAM) services

Evaluate new technologies in IAM space including conducting proof of concepts (POCs)

Lead AI solutions for IAM services driving innovation and transformation

Establishes AI agent security framework and roadmap that aligns with security foundations and PepsiCo’s overarching enterprise vision

Drive technical solutions across projects and programs for IAM tools and services

Responsible for evaluations, roadmaps, architectures of highly scalable Identity, authentication, Directory, privileged access, Non Human Identities (NHI), AI for IAM, IAM for AI, Federation and Single Sign On services involving enterprise, B2B and B2C identity requirements.

Work closely with design and implementation engineers and drive building solutions across common IAM services

Partner with technology and security teams across PepsiCo to provide technical expertise, design guidance and drive best practices.

Catalog risk embedded in legacy implementations and help define the path to industry leading secure designs and services

Create and deliver effective presentations that inform PepsiCo Leadership teams to ultimately drive business relevant information security decisions.

Establish appropriate stakeholder relationships that facilitate improvements in the architect’s domain.

Gather requirements and guide / recommend the right integration pattern for applications needing services, taking into consideration the impact to the environment and standards set in PepsiCo across AOP projects

Drive technical integrations across IAM and ensure the right architecture/design is implemented in enabling the business partnering across appropriate architects and leads

Developing general purpose services, usable by a variety of authorized systems and applications

Interaction with application teams to gather requirements, design and deliver solution to integrate with PepsiCo IAM products

Advocate secure computing practices and procedures and communicate Information Security best practices throughout the company.

Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues quickly identifying the best option in an emergency situation

Ability to work with different teams and interact with technical and business folks across the Enterprise

Compensation and Benefits

The expected compensation range for this position is between $132,200 - $262,400.

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 25% of annual salary paid out annuallyand an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.

Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.

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

Bachelors or master's in computer science, information security, or non-computer related degree with equivalent work experience.

15+ years overall IT experience

10+ years of information security experience with a focus in relevant IAM, SSO, MFA and PKI technologies

7+ years in overall security standards, policies

7+ years’ experience in an identity architecture role

3+ years working with AI and implementing solutions

6+ years of experience with Identity Management solutions such as CA idM, sailpoint

6+ years of experience with Access Management solutions such as CA SiteMinder, Okta

3+ years’ experience working with PKI

8+ years strong troubleshooting experience across application stack and architecture

8+ years of experience with web application management

5+ years of working experience with building and using scripting tools

Advanced experience in identity life cycle management, enterprise authentication architecture and design including significant knowledge across IAM services.

In-depth experience with defining secure and hardened information technology solutions including IAM services.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; ability to influence and persuade, without direct control.

High degree of flexibility and ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization with diverse backgrounds. Strong desire to drive change.

Ability to balance the long-term big picture and short-term implications of decisions.

An innovative technical mindset with a focus on architecture, strategy, and design, including emerging trends and technologies in the space

Makes data informed decisions, finds and owns problems to closure

Ability to guide teams through complex issues and drive resolution for issues that arise within complex and high-risk applications

Advanced understanding of the broader impact of Information Security from a business perspective

Experience managing global teams that include employees and vendors

Collaborate across global teams and partner across different levels

Drive global programs across sectors partnering with global teams

Mentor team members

Ability to clearly communicate thoughts and ideas in both oral and written formats.

Self-motivated and ability to prioritize and handle tasks in a fast-paced environment

Proven track record of achieving results through collaboration and teamwork

Foster company success through a professional appearance, being courteous to customers and all PepsiCo associates and by having a positive attitude

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 , 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 .

Please view our Pay Transparency Statement .

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