Job Description

Overview:
As a Visualization Platform Architect, you will be a key techno-functional expert leading and overseeing PepsiCo's data visualization platforms and operations. You will drive a strong vision for how visualization platforms can proactively create a positive impact on the business. You'll be an empowered leader of a team of visualization engineers who build platform products for visualization optimization, cost efficiency, and tools for BI operations on the PepsiCo Data Lake. You will enable analytics, business intelligence, and data exploration efforts across the company. As the leader of the visualization platform team, you will help in managing governance frameworks to ensure best practices in visualization platforms for large and complex data applications in public cloud environments. You will work closely with process owners, product owners, and business users. You'll be working in a hybrid environment with in-house, on-premises data sources as well as cloud and remote systems. Responsibilities:

• Active contributor to cost optimization of visualization platforms and services.
• Manage and scale Azure-based visualization platforms to support new product launches and ensure platform stability and observability across BI products.
• Build and own the automation and monitoring frameworks that capture metrics and operational KPIs for visualization platforms for cost and performance.
• Implement best practices for system integration, security, performance tuning, and platform management in BI tools.
• Empower the business by creating value through the increased adoption of data visualization and business intelligence landscapes.
• Collaborate with internal clients (data science and product teams) to drive solutioning and proof-of-concept (PoC) discussions.
• Advance the architectural maturity of visualization platforms by engaging with enterprise architects and strategic internal and external partners.
• Define and manage SLAs for visualization platforms and processes running in production.
• Support large-scale experimentation in data visualization and dashboarding.
• Prototype new approaches and build scalable visualization solutions.
• Research and implement state-of-the-art methodologies in data visualization.
• Document learnings, best practices, and knowledge transfer strategies.
• Create and audit reusable templates, dashboards, and libraries for BI tools.

• 12+ years of overall technology experience, including at least 4+ years of hands-on experience in visualization platform architecture, program management, and advanced analytics.
• 6+ years of experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and Looker.
• Strong expertise in visualization platform optimization and performance tuning.
• Experience in managing multiple teams and collaborating with different stakeholders to implement the team's vision.
• Fluent with Azure cloud services. Azure Certification is a plus.
• Experience integrating multi-cloud services with on-premises visualization platforms.
• Expertise in data modeling , data warehousing, and building BI semantic models.
• Proficient in DAX queries, Copilot, and AI-powered visualization tools.
• Experience building and managing highly available, distributed BI platforms.
• Hands-on experience with version control systems (GitHub) and deployment & CI/CD tools.
• Knowledge of Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and Azure Databricks.
• Experience with statistical and ML-driven visualization techniques is a plus.
• Experience with visualization solutions in retail or supply chain is advantageous.
• Understanding of metadata management, data lineage, and BI governance frameworks.
• Working knowledge of agile methodologies, including DevOps and DataOps concepts.
• Familiarity with augmented analytics tools (e.g., ThoughtSpot, Tellius) is a plus.