Software Engineering Group Mgr. - Kubernetes CaaS Platform

PNC; Farmers Branch (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) with PNC match

Pension plan

Educational assistance

Job summary

PNC is looking for a Software Engineering Group Manager to lead strategy and operational excellence in Kubernetes-based container platforms. This role focuses on designing, managing, and evolving container architectures to ensure scalability and security in both cloud and on-premises solutions.

The successful candidate will bring over 10 years of experience and extensive knowledge of CI/CD tools, DevOps practices, and strong communication skills to bridge technical teams and business needs.

PNC offers competitive benefits, including a robust wellness program and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology leading container platform engineering teams.
• Advanced level understanding of customer experience.
• Proven ability to lead in a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Define the roadmap for container platforms to support enterprise workloads.
• Design, deploy, and manage scalable containerized infrastructure.
• Oversee product metrics to enhance performance across environments.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD tools

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Position Overview

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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 Engineering Group Manager within PNC's Technology organization, you can be based in Pittsburgh PA, Strongsville OH, Birmingham AL, Phoenix AZ or Dallas TX (preferred).

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

We are looking for an accomplished and experienced Software Engineering Group Manager leader to drive the strategy, architecture, and operational excellence of Kubernetes-based container platforms. The successful candidate will be instrumental in shaping the strategic direction, defining the roadmap, and facilitating adoption of container hosting platforms across both on-premises and cloud environments.

A Software Engineering Group Manager is a senior-level leadership role focused on designing, managing, and evolving container-based platforms (Kubernetes ecosystems) for internal or external users. This role serves as a link between technical engineering teams and business stakeholders, ensuring scalable infrastructure solutions are developed, launched, and widely adopted while prioritizing user experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the roadmap for container platforms (Kubernetes) and container-as-a-service (CaaS) to support enterprise workloads.
• Design, deploy, and manage highly available, secure, and scalable containerized infrastructure.
• Oversee product development process, collaborating with engineering to convert market requirements into technical specifications for container runtime, security, and orchestration. Promote developer usability through self-service options, APIs, and clear documentation. Provide mentorship and guidance to engineers.
• Represent customers, study industry trends, and inform product development and adoption.
• Oversee product metrics to enhance performance, usability, and reliability of containerized workloads across various environments.
• Develop and set standards for container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes. Establish best practices for CI/CD pipelines, microservices deployment, and observability (logging, monitoring, tracing). Guarantee robust high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• Enforce container security best practices, scan images, secure runtime, enforce policies, and meet enterprise standards.
• Partner with DevOps, security, and networking teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines, container runtime environments, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC).
• Enhance cluster efficiency and resource management, minimize on-prem and cloud expenses, and strengthen system performance and reliability in accordance with SLOs and SLAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience) preferred.
• 10+ years in technology with extensive experience leading container platform engineering teams, including architecture/software engineering experience in an agile software product development environment; advanced level understanding of customer experience.
• 10+ years of expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), public cloud providers, and platform engineering domains preferred.
• Experience in agile software development environments, preferably with developer platform products.
• Strong background in Kubernetes, container orchestration, and DevOps tooling (e.g., Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitOps).
• Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-prem solutions (OpenShift, bare-metal Kubernetes).
• Proven ability to build technical strategy and lead in a matrixed organization.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage multiple stakeholders effectively.

Preferred Skills

• Kubernetes cluster architecture, workload orchestration, networking, RBAC, and security best practices.
• Hands‑on knowledge of hybrid and multi‑cloud environments and experience integrating Kubernetes with enterprise systems.
• Deep experience with Agile methodologies and backlog/project management tools (e.g., Jira, Rally, ADO).

Licenses and Certifications

• Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, or CKS) strongly preferred.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe POPM preferred.
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP) a plus.

Job Description

• Manages multiple development projects, development groups, and/or application support functions for a major business segment.
• Oversees the development and implementation of multiple, complex, organization‑wide systems.
• Allocates and ensures resource arrangements during the application development life cycle.
• Maintains relationships with clients to ensure the implementation quality of application systems.
• Provides solutions or recommendations on complicated technology issues for application development and implementation.

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on 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; backup child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; and a robust wellness program with financial incentives.

In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on 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, visit pncthrive.com.

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

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