Solution Architect - Strategy, Innovation and Delivery

PNC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 91,000 - 185,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off options

Job summary

PNC is seeking a Solution Architect in Pittsburgh, PA to develop data architecture and oversee complex initiatives. This role requires over 5 years of experience in solution design and strong analytical skills.

The candidate will work closely with teams to ensure solutions align with business strategies and technology standards. Benefits include health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry-relevant experience.
• Strong background in solution, platform, and data architecture.
• Experience driving integration and data strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop solution and data architecture.
• Design solution architecture for complex programs.
• Communicate with stakeholders to analyze requirements.

Skills

Solution architecture

Data architecture

Analytical thinking

Effective communications

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Position Overview

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are united in delivering the best experience for our customers and foster an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel respected, valued, and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Solution Architect within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA; Cleveland, OH; Birmingham, AL; Dallas, TX or Lakewood, CO.

Work hours will be typically 8am - 5pm EST.

This Role

• Develop solution and data architecture and resolve complex issues across a variety of initiatives through requirements analysis, architectural leadership, and project supervision.
• Design solution architecture for large or complex programs, including system, application, and data designs, in alignment with enterprise strategies, standards, and target state roadmaps.
• Define and govern data architecture patterns, including logical and physical data models, canonical data structures, data domains, and master/reference data strategies.
• Provide architectural leadership for data platforms and ecosystems, including data warehousing, data lakes/lakehouses, analytical platforms, streaming architectures, and cloud‑based data services.
• Establish and enforce best practices for data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), data integration, data quality, metadata management, lineage, and lifecycle management.
• Partner with business, analytics, and engineering teams to ensure data architectures support reporting, analytics, AI/ML, regulatory, and operational use cases.
• Provide consulting and guidance to IT and data engineering teams on data design, integration patterns, storage technologies, and architectural tradeoffs.
• Develop solutions that account for non‑functional requirements (e.g., scalability, performance, resiliency, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance) and apply appropriate architectural tactics to meet them.
• Communicate with clients and stakeholders to analyze business requirements, data needs, and processes; produce architecture recommendations that align business, technology, and data strategies.
• Oversee architecture outcomes across initiatives, ensuring solution and data architectures meet functional, non‑functional, and governance requirements at each phase.
• Collaborate with enterprise data governance and risk partners to ensure architectures align with data governance, security, privacy, and regulatory standards.
• Explore new and emerging technologies and data capabilities (e.g., cloud‑native data services, AI/ML platforms, streaming, metadata, and governance tooling), developing strategic viewpoints on how they enable business outcomes or introduce disruption.
• Practice strong decision making and critical thinking by fully analyzing complex business, technology, and data related issues and driving productive, well‑reasoned outcomes.
• Practice enterprise systems thinking, with a broad understanding of application, infrastructure, integration, and data architectures and how they collectively enable business capabilities.

Job Description

• Design solution roadmaps according to business strategies and processes, through client requirement analysis, cross‑team collaboration and problem resolution.
• Analyze client requirements and determine appropriate solutions based on business needs.
• Resolve routine to moderately complex problems in solution architecture, assessing risks and determining solutions.
• Work with other solution architecture staff, technology experts, and business stakeholders to provide functional support to clients on solution architecture updates.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Requirements include:

• 5+ years of industry‑relevant experience at a comparable level, with a university or college degree preferred.
• Strong background in solution, platform, system, application, and data architecture, with solid working knowledge of business architecture.
• Experience assessing and driving integration and data strategies to gain operational efficiencies, optimize product offerings, and deliver compelling client value propositions.
• Proven thought leadership, strong networking and interpersonal skills, political and emotional intelligence, excellent written communication, and the ability to understand and anticipate emerging business needs, data requirements, and technology capabilities.
• Knowledge of TOGAF and related enterprise architecture frameworks is preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Competitive advantages, customer solutions, design, enterprise architecture framework, machine learning (ML), risk assessments, technical knowledge.

Competencies

• Analytical thinking, effective communications, effectiveness measurement, industry knowledge, tactical and strategic planning, platform architecture, problem solving, software product design/architecture, TOGAF.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• No specific certifications required.

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $91,000.00 – $185,900.00 (may vary based on geographic location, market data, and individual skills, experience, and education). This role is incentive eligible with payment based on company, business, and/or individual performance.

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits for full‑time employees, including medical, prescription drug coverage, dental and vision options, life insurance, disability protection, 401(k) with employer match, pension and stock purchase plans, dependent care reimbursement, wellness programs, and paid time off options (maternity/parental leave, holidays, vacation, and sick days).

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.

Disability Accommodations Statement

If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact [e-mail] or call 877‑968‑7762 and say "Workday". All information will be kept confidential and used only to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

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