Software Engineer Sr - Workday Integration

Job ID: R215720Posted: 2026-06-02Location: Two PNC Plaza (PA374); Strongsville Technology Center (OH537)Salary: $86,250.00 - $143,750.00Type: Full timeCountry: United States of AmericaCompany: PNCPosition OverviewAt 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 based in Pittsburgh, PA or Cleveland, OH.We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer 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 InThe HR Talent and Acquisition team supports Workday and other vendor applications that underpin our HR and payroll operations. You’ll be responsible for one or more applications, ensuring integrations are reliable, secure, and compliant, while improving performance and operational resilience.What You’ll Do• Integration Ownership: Design, build, and maintain Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors) and associated ETL pipelines to move data between Workday, payroll systems, and vendor apps.• Act as Application Team 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. • (nice to have) Mainframe Execution: Author and maintain JCL to schedule and run jobs on the mainframe; monitor execution, handle failures, and optimize performance.• Data Pipelines & Transmissions: Implement secure file transmissions (SFTP/ data validations, and reconciliation; manage schemas, mappings, and transformations.• 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.• Technical Leadership: Troubleshoot complex production issues, conduct root-cause analysis, mentor peers, and contribute to engineering standards.• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with technology teams, vendors, and business partners to prioritize, plan, and deliver integrations and enhancements.Qualifications (Must-Haves)• Experience: 3+ years in software engineering or integration engineering, with hands-on ownership of production integrations and ETL processes.• Workday: Strong experience with Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors), troubleshooting, and coding within the Workday ecosystem.• ETL & Data: Proficient in ETL design and implementation; data modeling, mapping, validation, and reconciliation.• Monitoring & Operations: Experience with Dynatrace and/or BigPanda, alerting, dashboards, SLIs/SLOs, and incident response.• Security & Access: Working knowledge of access management, data security, encryption, and secure file transfers.• Process & Tools: Jira, ServiceNow, Agile methodologies; strong documentation and communication skills.Nice-to-Haves• Workday Certifications (e.g., Workday Studio, Integration Specialist).• Knowledge of Oracle (SQL, performance tuning) for downstream HR/Payroll data stores.• Experience with vendor HR systems (benefits, payroll, timekeeping) and HR data standards.• Mainframe & JCL: Practical experience authoring and supporting JCL jobs and mainframe batch processing.PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.Job DescriptionProvides detailed technical design and development of software solutions using existing and emerging technology platforms.Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs.Writes code, tests and deploys software.Prepares technical and procedural documentation required for software.Maintains and debugs software.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.QualificationsSuccessful 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 SkillsApplication Development, Business Management, Customer Solutions, Data ETL, Design, Group Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Solutions, User Experience (UX) Design, Workday IntegrationCompetenciesApplication Delivery Process, Application Design, Architecture, Application Development Tools, Application Testing, Packaged Application Integration, System Development Life Cycle, Technical Troubleshooting, Technical Writing/DocumentationWork ExperienceRoles 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.EducationBachelorsCertificationsNo Required Certification(s)LicensesNo Required License(s)Pay TransparencyBase Salary: $86,250.00 – $143,750.00Salaries 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 WindowGenerally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 03/27/2026, although it may be longer with business discretion.BenefitsPNC 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 StatementIf 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.