Senior Platform Engineer - Kafka

and PCI DSS.

• Leverage Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure automation and deployment.

• Implement real-time monitoring, logging, and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry.

• Work closely with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to support seamless integrations.

• Lead the migration and modernization of platforms, moving applications and pipelines to Azure-based solutions.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $106,400 - $178,100.

• 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 12% 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

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Management, or related field

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology

• Strong hands-on experience with Kafka clusters, Kafka Streams, Schema Registry, and KSQL.

• In-depth knowledge of IBM MQ, TIBCO EMS, and enterprise messaging patterns.

• 2 + years of Azure, AWS and Cloud technologies is preferred.

• Experience deploying messaging solutions in AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Proficiency in Python, Bash, Terraform, and Helm.

• CI/CD pipeline development with Jenkins, GitLab, Kubernetes.

• Expertise in REST, SOAP, WebSockets, MQTT, and TCP/IP networking.

• Experience in data platform engineering, with a focus on cloud transformation and modernization.

• Strong knowledge of Azure services, including Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and Azure DevOps (ADO).

• Exposure with Istio, Linkerd, or Consul for service-to-service communication.

• Exposure to API Gateway solutions (Apigee, Kong, IBM API Connect).

EEO Statement

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

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