Solution Architect Sr. - Fraud, Enterprise Technology

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 112,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to design and deliver solution architecture for fraud, financial crimes, and AML technologies. The role supports stability, performance, and security of the fraud detection ecosystem across the organization.

The position allows base in several locations in the United States, including Denver, CO. The candidate should have strong architectural and stakeholder-management skills and experience with containerized microservices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of IT architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate requests for solution architecture services and identify stakeholders.
• Document business outcomes, requirements, use cases, and SLAs.
• Review requests against service offerings and prioritieze work.
• Create UML use case diagrams, component diagrams, sequence diagrams, BPMN/context diagrams.
• Engage vendors and SMEs to ensure feasibility, best practices, and standards.
• Present deliverables in design reviews and obtain artifact approvals.

Skills

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Cost/benefit analysis

Design reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

NICE Actimize

RedHat OpenShift

Kubernetes

AKS

Microservices design patterns

12-factor app

Cloud-native design

UML diagrams

BPMN

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 Solution Architect Sr. within PNC’s Technology organization, you can be based in Pittsburgh PA, Cleveland OH (preferred), Birmingham AL, Phoenix AZ, Denver CO or Dallas TX. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position. PNC is seeking a highly skilled IT Architect for solutioning and design of fraud, financial crimes, and AML technologies. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the stability, performance, and security of our fraud detection and prevention ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate requests for solution architecture services that have been submitted to have starting requirements and stakeholders identified.
• Ensure that business outcomes / problem statement / requirements / use cases are adequately documented by requestor / Business System Analyst (BSA) / product owner.
• Review request against existing service offering matrix to determine Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Work with product organization to prioritize work against other competing priorities.
• Creation of draft artifacts and begin investigation, exploration, technologies available and other constraints that may be involved.
• Identify any additional stakeholders, both business and technology.
• Engage relevant vendors, technology owners/SMEs, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture, product owners to ensure feasibly, best practices, standards, and expectations are met.
• Creation of UML use case diagram(s), component diagram(s), sequence diagram(s) including textual details for each step.
• Creation of Business Process Mapping Notation (BPMN) context diagram, functional flow diagram, cross-functional flow diagram, and application configuration flowchart diagram.
• Review and evaluate options and technologies available that could be used to satisfy the requested service offering.
• Know and understand many different technologies and how they relate to each other.
• Document assumptions, risks, and decisions.
• Ensure/document/confirm deliverables align to documented architectural guiding principles.
• Present deliverables in design review to all stakeholders.
• Obtain artifact approval from all necessary stakeholders.
• Articulate cost/benefit or trade-off analysis (e.g. guiding principles, technologies, etc.).
• Formulate, document and defend new technology strategies.
• Perform peer review of other designs.

Education & Experience

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in IT architecture preferred.

Technical Skills

• Understanding of NICE Actimize platform preferred.
• Strong understanding of containerization platforms, such as RedHat OpenShift, Kubernetes, AKS, etc.
• Strong understanding of Microservice design patterns.
• Familiarity with 12-factor app and cloud-native design principles.
• Familiarity with different types of UML diagrams.
• Familiarity with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN).

Soft Skills

• Strong sense of initiative and ownership.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Skills

• Microservices
• Containerization
• UML
• Kafka

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

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $112,000.00 – $249,600.00 Salaries 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.

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.

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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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For nearly 160 years, PNC has strived to make a meaningful impact for our employees, customers, communities, and shareholders. We believe our success and positive reputation are built on open and honest dialogue, an unwavering focus on smart risk management, relationship-based customer service and community investments. Our inclusive workplace allows our employees to be heard, valued, and developed to do their best work. Being a great place to work means we are making a lasting difference for everyone we serve.