Solutions Architect shaping and modernizing the Risk Technology landscape for PNC. Responsible for translating business strategies into technical designs with accountability for outcomes.
Responsibilities
Partner closely with Risk Management product owners, business leaders, and technology teams to analyze complex business and regulatory needs and translate them into implementable solutions.
Create solution architectures that follow PNC’s Enterprise Architecture standards while staying practical and focused on delivery.
Serve as a technical bridge between Risk Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Engineering teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and operable.
Contribute directly to solution delivery by producing and reviewing:
o Logical and physical architecture diagrams
o Application and integration blueprints
o Sequence and context diagrams
o Logical data models and reporting frameworks
o Business capability maps and target-state process models
Take an active role in developing and engaging with practical proof-of-concept projects that incorporate innovative or recently introduced technologies, ensuring design choices are effectively validated.
Drive modernization of the Risk Technology ecosystem, with particular focus on data platforms, analytics, and distributed systems.
Provide practical guidance to engineering teams through design reviews, trade-off analysis, and implementation support.
Maintain a delivery mindset by helping estimate outcomes, manage technical risk, and support roadmap development tied to measurable business value.
Requirements
Extensive hands-on experience in full-stack application development within complex enterprise environments.
Proven track record designing and building distributed and service-based systems that operate at scale.
Strong command of application architecture principles, design patterns, and integration strategies.
Practical experience with containerization and DevOps, including Docker and CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, uDeploy, or Azure DevOps.
Experience working with event streaming platforms (Kafka or equivalent), large scale Data platforms.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with product owners, business analysts, and engineering teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, delivery-oriented mindset.
Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, particularly for technical audiences.
Familiarity with SAFe, Agile, or Scrum practices and supporting tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
Benefits
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
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
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