System Reliability & Support Specialist Sr. - Core Apps and Payroll Team

Position Overview At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Software Engineer Sr. within PNC's Technology organization, you will be part of the HR Core Apps and Payroll team and will report into a Software Engineering Manager Sr. You can be based in Pittsburgh PA, Strongsville OH, Cleveland OH, Dallas TX or Phoenix AZ. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position. We’re seeking a Systems Reliability & Support Specialist Sr. to own and evolve Workday integrations and related HR/Payroll applications. You’ll lead ETL workflows, mainframe JCL jobs, file transmissions, and monitoring across a complex, business critical ecosystem. This role combines hands-on engineering, troubleshooting, and cross-team collaboration with vendors and internal technology partners. How This Role Fits In The HR Core Apps & Payroll team supports Workday and other vendor applications that underpin our HR and payroll operations. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the quality of all changes and upgrades to our Core HR system, as well as supporting systems and vendor applications. What You’ll Do • Incident Resolution: Troubleshoot complex production issues, conduct root-cause analysis, mentor peers, and contribute to engineering standards. • Act as Application Technical Lead: Must demonstrate ownership of governance and controls for assigned applications; this includes timely certificate renewals, remediation of vulnerabilities, and responding to internal and external audits. • Monitoring & Reliability: Use tools like Dynatrace and BigPanda to detect anomalies, reduce MTTR, and drive incident prevention through observability and automation. • Access & Security: Partner with PNC Enterprise security and access management teams to ensure data security and privacy controls for all assigned applications. • SDLC & Agile Delivery: Work in Agile (Scrum/Kanban), manage work in Jira, and coordinate incident/change management in ServiceNow. • Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with technology teams, vendors, and business partners to prioritize, plan, and deliver quality fixes to production issues. • On-Call Rotation: Must be willing to participate in on call rotation. • Participate in Testing: May be pulled in to assist with testing efforts on larger scale projects (e.g. Year End processing, Mergers and Acquisitions, etc.). Qualifications (Must-Haves) • Experience: 3–5+ years (preferred) in supporting vendor hosted applications preferred • Process & Tools: Jira, Agile methodologies; strong documentation and communication skills. Mainframe (CA7 or other scheduling tools, Workday or other HRMS systems, Oracle Identity Manager, Monitoring tools, ServiceNow or other ticketing software, • Communication & Documentation: Must be able to communicate across technical and non-technical channels – both spoken and in writing. • Adaptability: Ideal candidate will keep pace with changing technology standards. Nice-to-Haves • Workday: Experience troubleshooting Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors) and business end-to-end processes. • ETL: General knowledge of ETL issues and maintenance. • Mainframe & JCL: Practical experience troubleshooting JCL jobs and mainframe batch processing. • Experience working with HR business partners as customers. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position. This position may be eligible for remote work in select geographic locations, subject to approval by PNC. If approved, work must be conducted from a quiet, secure, and confidential home-based workspace. Occasional in-office participation may be required based on business needs. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position. Job Description Monitor, maintain and support systems and software to ensure stability and compliance to technology standards. Performs maintenance, including installation of patches and upgrades with an understanding of the production environment and goal of continuous availability. Incident detection, resolution and/or escalation. Conducts root cause analysis and correction resulting in prevention. Monitors systems availability, performance, and capacity against baseline metrics and reports trends. Reports out information to support stabilization. Develops in depth knowledge of supported systems and applications and transfers knowledge to more junior staff. Leads application governance, such as required attestations, continuity testing, impact analysis, responding to audit/regulatory inquiries and complying with technology standards. PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be: Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions. Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework. Qualifications Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position. Preferred Skills Application Development, Business Management, Communication, Customer Solutions, Design, ETL Workflows, Group Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Solutions, Team Player, User Experience (UX) Design Competencies Analytical Thinking, Application Maintenance, Application Programming Interfaces (API's), Decision Making and Critical Thinking, IT Environment, IT Incident Management, IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Standards, Procedures & Policies, Packaged Application Integration, Software Reliability Management, System Development Life Cycle, Technical Troubleshooting Work Experience Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience. Certifications are often desired. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered. Education Bachelors Certifications No Required Certification(s) Licenses No Required License(s) Pay Transparency Base Salary: $45,000.00 – $121,900.00 Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance. Application Window Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 04/22/2026, although it may be longer with business discretion. Benefits PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature), dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match, pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives. In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service. To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com. Disability Accommodations Statement If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at View email address on click.appcast.io. Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also call View phone number on click.appcast.io and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law. This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and, for any registered role, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history. California Residents Refer to the California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice to gain understanding of how PNC may use or disclose your personal information in our hiring practices. For nearly 160 years, PNC has strived to make a meaningful impact for our employees, customers, communities, and shareholders. 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