Associate Principal – Non-Human Identity (NHI) Lead
Core
Define and drive the strategic vision, architecture, governance, and implementation of PepsiCo's enterprise Non-Human Identity (NHI) program for all machine identities.
Role type
Associate Principal, Non-Human Identity (NHI) Lead
Builds
Enterprise-wide NHI roadmap, governance model, platform strategy, and onboarding programs for service accounts, bots, and AI Agents.
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Required skills
Enterprise Identity Strategy, NHI Governance, Secrets Management, Zero Trust Architecture, Cloud Security Architecture, Risk Management, Program Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Data Analysis, Compliance Frameworks
Preferred skills
AI Agent Identity Security, Machine Identity Lifecycle Management, Identity Discovery, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, CI/CD, Entra ID, ServiceNow, GitHub, OKTA, Veza, Astrix, Akeyless, HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk, Thales CTM, BeyondTrust, SailPoint, Saviynt
Responsibilities
Define enterprise NHI vision, strategy, and multi-year maturity plan; Establish standards, policies, and governance frameworks; Lead global NHI transformation initiatives; Develop KPI/KRI metrics and provide executive reporting; Define target-state architecture for NHI discovery, lifecycle management, and secrets management; Lead implementation of NHI discovery capabilities and centralized inventory; Define and implement enterprise lifecycle processes for machine identities; Drive automation of NHI onboarding and provisioning workflows; Partner with Security, Audit, Risk, and Compliance teams to establish policy frameworks.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership