Software Engineer Lead - Dev Ops - Data and Automation

PNC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

PNC in Pittsburgh seeks a Software Engineer Lead-DevOps to guide platform reliability and automation within the Data and Automation group. Based in the office, you will own CI/CD pipelines, IaC, monitoring, and production readiness while mentoring teammates.

Collaborating with platform architects, ML engineers, security, and data teams, you will implement reusable engineering standards, oversee releases, and ensure scalable, governed enterprise AI/ML features across lines of business.

Qualifications

• Degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading DevOps practices in production environments.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, IaC, monitoring and security.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer for a Hybrid Vendor Product with reliability and production readiness ownership.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, IaC, environment automation, release management, monitoring and recovery.
• Mentor team members and establish reusable engineering standards across platforms.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

IaC

Cloud

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jenkins

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

Job description

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

Job Profile

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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 Lead-Dev Ops within PNC's Data and Automation organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer for a Hybrid Vendor Product, with primary responsibility for reliability, automation, security, and operational readiness.
• Lead the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, environment automation, release management, monitoring, observability, backup and recovery, capacity planning, and production support.
• Provide long-term internal ownership of critical platform capabilities while reducing dependency on vendor resources and enabling effective knowledge transfer from contractors to full-time associates. This supports the documented operating principle that ongoing production capabilities should have an FTE primary owner.
• Partner with platform architects, feature engineers, MLOps engineers, data engineers, security teams, infrastructure teams, and business partners to deliver a secure, scalable, governed, and reusable enterprise AI/ML platform.
• Act as a technical leader and hands‑on engineer who establishes reusable engineering standards, mentors team members, improves operational processes, and supports the Enterprise Feature Store vision of building features once, governing them consistently, and enabling reuse across models and lines of business.

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 Description

• Creates and leads the technical design and development of software solutions.
• Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs. Prepares technical and procedural documentation required.
• Facilitates complex problem resolution.
• Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues. Reviews coding, testing, and documentation of software.
• Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.

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, Customer Solutions, Design, DevOps, Group Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Solutions, User Experience (UX) Design

Competencies

Application Delivery Process, Application Design, Architecture, Application Development Tools, Application Testing, Packaged Application Integration, 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)

Language Assessments

No Required or Preferred Language Assessments

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 [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.

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