Software Architect

Job Description

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. seeks a Software Architect in Charlotte, NC. Participate in all aspects of PNC's Corporate and Institutional Banking's Systems Engineering Group activities. Specific duties include: (1) participate and contribute towards design discussions across the Lending technology organization; (2) while focusing on innovation, ensure applications follow technology and customer delivery goals of PNC; (3) analyze existing legacy systems and their interactions to understand business functionality; (4) design the integrations solutions in an optimized way by understanding the entire workflow and the upstream and downstream systems thoroughly; (5) engage in various Enterprise architecture forums and groups across PNC; (6) participate in solutioning enterprise needs and goals; (7) stay up to date on enterprise architecture standards and patterns; and (8) gatekeep the various interactions across multiple technology platforms in the lending world.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CIS, MIS, Computer Science, or Information Technology plus 5 years of experience architecting enterprise solutions based on microservices and event-driven architecture, including SOA-based web services and SOAP-based APIs, in or for the financial services industry is required. Must have experience with: (1) leading the design of scalable, enterprise-level application systems utilizing Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Kafka and microservices architecture for the enterprise collections recovery process; (2) creating detailed software architecture diagrams to document technical challenges and define robust, future-proof solutions; (3) providing technical leadership and guidance to software development teams, including consulting on system integration and data migration strategies; (4) reviewing and approving the technical low-level software designs and conducting thorough code reviews to ensure quality and compliance with architecture standards; (5) defining DevOps Practices and Tools using Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Azure; (6) containerization and Orchestration Technologies using OpenShift or Kubernetes; (7) integrating observability tools including Splunk, Kibana, and Dynatrace for monitoring and logging across microservices; (8) designing and managing data models and databases using Erwin Data Modeler, with hands-on experience in Oracle SQL and MongoDB; and (9) utilizing Performance Engineering and Optimization standards using Dynatrace and either JMeter or HP Performance Tester including systems running on WebSphere.

Benefits

PNC offers employees 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; maternity and parental leave; paid holidays, vacation days and occasional absence time; 401(k), pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption assistance; educational assistance and a robust wellness program with financial incentives. To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com .

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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.

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