Position Overview

As a Solution Architect Expert within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in [city/state location of position].

•Develops solution architecture and resolves complex issues in a variety of projects through the implementation of requirements analysis, expertise support and project supervision.
•Designs solution in large or complex programs, including system and application designs, software and technical architecture, in accordance with strategies and objectives.
•Provides expertise for the solution architecture team and other IT staff on a variety of issues in software designs, system architecture and solution-oriented technologies.
•Communicates with clients and analyses business requirements and processes, makes recommendations, and leads in shaping future vision in architecture designs.
•Oversees solution implementation project outcomes, including hardware and software design, deployment designs, DR strategy; ensures that each project phase meets overall requirements.
•Establish & maintain strong relationships with technical teams, product owners , architects and business partners
•Leverage project & program governance practices to ensure alignment with organizational standards
•Influence decision making and alignment across teams without formal authority
•Skilled in AWS, Azure platforms, building agentic solutions with CI/CD pipelines
•End-to-End Tech Delivery Ownership
•Technology Strategy & Innovation Leadership
•Strong experience in enterprise Data Platform and Data Governance capability delivery using cloud hosting and GenAI
•Embed risk management and governance controls into delivery processes
•Provides senior leadership, direction and methodology to the team, oversees the integrity, infrastructure, maintenance, cost and extraction of organizational data.

Job Description

• Uses advanced technical knowledge and industry experience to develop and drive solution architecture design strategy. Utilizes strong understanding of the broader picture of systems, programs, and initiatives to actualize solutions to interconnect systems.
• Leads technical design sessions with the development teams, including the creation of class models, sequence diagrams, component models, and detailed design specifications to ensure that architecture standards are followed.
• Provides architectural leadership on a variety of issues in software designs, system architecture, and solution-oriented technologies. Serves as a knowledge resource and thought leader to advise on critical issue management.
• Communicates implications of architectural decisions, technology costs/benefits, and implementation requirements. Maintains strong executive presence to communicate and guide strategy to peers and executive-level LOB and Technology leaders.
• Demonstrates expertise operating as a success engineer to manage solution architecture project outcomes, including hardware and software design; ensuring composite architecture is scalable, reliable, available, and manageable.
• Standardizes and implements scalable and reliable engineering and deployment patterns for common technologies. Ensures solution designs meet PNC’s needs for confidentiality, integrity, and availability and adhere to the our policies, standards, and procedures. 

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.

CompetenciesApplication Design, Architecture, Crisis Management, Effectiveness Measurement, Industry Knowledge, IT Standards, Procedures & Policies, Platform Architecture, Target Architecture, The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Transitional Architecture

Work ExperienceRoles at this level typically require a university / college degree. Higher level education such as a Masters degree, or PhD is desirable. Industry experience is typically 8 + years. Specific certifications are often 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)

Language Assessments

 

No Required or Preferred Language Assessments

 

 

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $133,000.00 – $296,400.00

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.

Application Window

Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 06/15/2026, although it may be longer with business discretion.

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.