Position OverviewAs a Quality Engineer Manager Sr within PNC's Corporate and Institutional Banking Technology organization, you will be based in Dallas, TX.
The Senior Quality Engineer Manager is responsible for establishing and scaling Quality Engineering practices across multiple delivery teams supporting multiple products. This role provides strategic and hands-on leadership to drive automation-first testing, modern QE frameworks, and AI-enabled quality solutions that ensure high-quality, resilient, and compliant enterprise platforms. Additionally, the Senior Quality Assurance Manager would partner closely with Tech Engineers, Product, and DevOps teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC, accelerate delivery, and improve production stability while managing and mentoring QE leads and engineers.
Key Responsibilities
• Establish and operationalize QE strategy, standards, and governance
• Lead high-performing QE teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development
• Drive test automation as the default approach across UI, API, integration, and regression test layers
• Remain hands-on with automation design, framework decisions, and complex testing scenarios using tools such as Selenium and API automation frameworks
• Introduce and scale AI-driven test automation and intelligent testing solutions
• Integrate QE practices into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows for continuous testing and fast feedback
• Define and track quality metrics, KPIs, and risk indicators to improve product quality and release confidence
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to ensure early test involvement, testability, and shift-left strategies
• Ensure compliance with SDLC, regulatory, audit, and risk requirements where applicable
Skills & Qualifications
• Proven experience establishing QE practices and automation frameworks from the ground up
o Strong hands-on experience with test automation tools, like Selenium (Java), Playwright, API automation, Test framework design and maintenance
o Solid understanding of modern application architectures, including Microservices, APIs, Event-driven systems
• Ability to lead, influence, and collaborate across Engineering, Product, and Architecture organizations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Experience implementing or scaling AI-based or intelligent test automation tools (self-healing automation, test prioritization, analytics-driven testing)
• Exposure to CI/CD tools and DevOps practices integrating automated testing
• Experience with cloud-native and containerized environments
• Knowledge of performance, resilience, and non-functional testing
• Experience operating within regulated or audit-heavy environments
• Background in Agile / SAFe delivery models and large-scale enterprise program
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- Oversees test plan execution, ensuring alignment with project/program goals and resolving blockers and risks impacting timelines.
- Validates that data aligns to the overall test strategy, including System/Business End to End testing. Provides support to Quality Engineers and Manager for issues related to test data creation, acquisition, and provisioning.
- Reviews post-production validation plan and collaborates with business partners to evaluate outcomes, ensuring results are strategically integrated into future test plans.
- Reviews all planned changes, ensuring testing has been completed to meet test strategy requirements and that team leaders have completed all required documentation.
- Identifies and develops mitigations, trends and process improvements, communicating them to the Quality Engineer Director.
- Manages Quality Engineer staffing needs and provides strategic input on resource requirements during annual planning to ensure organizational alignment.
- Fosters professional development and skills enhancement for all direct reports, including engineers and managers.
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.
PNC also has fundamental expectations of our people managers. As a manager of talent in PNC, you will be expected to:
- Include Intentionally - Cultivates diverse teams and inclusive workplaces to expand thinking.
- Live the Values - Role models our values with transparency and courage.
- Enable Change - Takes action to drive change and innovation that will transform our business.
- Achieve Results - Takes personal ownership to deliver results. Empowers and trusts others in decision making.
- Develop the Best - Raises the bar with every talent decision and guides the achievement of all employees and customers.
QualificationsSuccessful 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 SkillsAnalytical Thinking, Automation, Controls Testing, Corporate Governance, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Support, Selenium, Software Testing, Test Case Development, Usability Testing
CompetenciesApplication Testing, Coaching Others, Emerging Technologies, Process Management, Software Process Improvement (SPI), Software Quality Assurance And Testing, System Development Life Cycle, System Testing, Technical Documentation Management
Work ExperienceRoles at this level typically require a university / college degree. Higher level education such as a Masters degree, PhD, or certifications is desirable. Industry experience is typically 8+ years. At least 5 years of prior management experience is typically required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.
EducationBachelors
CertificationsNo Required Certification(s)
LicensesNo Required License(s)
BenefitsPNC 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.
