Software Architect

PNC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/prescription drug coverage

Dental and vision options

Educational assistance

401(k) and pension plans

Paid holidays and vacation days

Job summary

PNC is seeking a Software Architect to join their Corporate and Institutional Banking team in Charlotte, NC. In this role, you'll contribute to design discussions, analyze legacy systems, and lead the implementation of scalable systems using modern technologies like Java/J2EE and microservices. PNC offers extensive benefits, including medical, dental, and educational assistance.

This position requires a bachelor's degree and significant experience in software architecture within the financial sector, as well as collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience architecting enterprise solutions in the financial services industry.
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Skills in designing integration solutions optimized for overall workflow.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design discussions across Lending technology.
• Analyze legacy systems to understand business functionality.
• Engage in enterprise architecture forums across PNC.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

Kafka

microservices architecture

DevOps practices

Oracle SQL

MongoDB

performance engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CIS, MIS, Computer Science, or Information Technology

Tools

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Artifactory

Azure

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Splunk

Kibana

Dynatrace

Erwin Data Modeler

JMeter

HP Performance Tester

WebSphere

Job description

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. Job ID: R224094.

Responsibilities

• Participate and contribute towards design discussions across the Lending technology organization.
• While focusing on innovation, ensure applications follow technology and customer delivery goals of PNC.
• Analyze existing legacy systems and their interactions to understand business functionality.
• Design integration solutions in an optimized way by understanding the entire workflow and the upstream and downstream systems thoroughly.
• Engage in various Enterprise architecture forums and groups across PNC.
• Participate in solutioning enterprise needs and goals.
• Stay up to date on enterprise architecture standards and patterns.
• Gatekeep the various interactions across multiple technology platforms in the lending world.

Qualifications

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.

• Lead the design of scalable, enterprise-level application systems utilizing Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Kafka and microservices architecture for the enterprise collections recovery process.
• Create detailed software architecture diagrams to document technical challenges and define robust, future‑proof solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to software development teams, including consulting on system integration and data migration strategies.
• Review and approve the technical low‑level software designs and conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality and compliance with architecture standards.
• Define DevOps practices and tools using Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Azure.
• Implement containerization and orchestration technologies using OpenShift or Kubernetes.
• Integrate observability tools including Splunk, Kibana, and Dynatrace for monitoring and logging across microservices.
• Design and manage data models and databases using Erwin Data Modeler, with hands‑on experience in Oracle SQL and MongoDB.
• Utilize performance engineering and optimization standards using Dynatrace and either JMeter or HP Performance Tester for 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; backup 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.

Disability Accommodations Statement

If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at [e-mail]. 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 877‑968‑7762 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.