Senior Software Engineer, Database Automation Engineer

PNC Financial Services Group is hiring a Senior Database Automation Engineer within its Technology organization to design, develop, and maintain automation capabilities for enterprise database platforms. The role supports day-to-day engineering through automation for provisioning, patching, monitoring, compliance validation, and vulnerability remediation, while serving as an Oracle subject matter expert and building integrations and reporting.

Role scope

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions that support enterprise database platforms.
• Build reusable frameworks and engineering patterns that streamline database operations and reduce manual effort.
• Automate provisioning, patching, monitoring, compliance validation, reporting, and vulnerability remediation processes.
• Develop integrations with enterprise tools, APIs, source control systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Oracle database technologies, including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, and Multitenant environments.
• Partner with engineering teams to expand automation capabilities across Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and future database platforms.
• Create dashboards, operational metrics, and reporting solutions that improve visibility and reliability.
• Lead automation initiatives, mentor team members, and help shape engineering standards and best practices.

What you’ll do day to day

• Provide detailed technical design and development of software solutions using existing and emerging technology platforms.
• Propose and design software solutions to address complex business needs.
• Write code, test, and deploy software.
• Prepare technical and procedural documentation required for software.
• Maintain and debug software.

Minimum qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Database Administration, Database Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong Oracle DBA expertise in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Advanced Python development skills.
• Experience with Linux administration and shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as Ansible.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs.
• Proficiency with Git or other source control platforms.
• Knowledge of Oracle RAC, ASM, RMAN, Data Guard, SQL, PL/SQL, backup and recovery, and performance tuning.
• Experience supporting highly available production environments and troubleshooting across database, infrastructure, and application layers.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Technologies

• Python, Linux, shell scripting, Ansible
• REST APIs, Git, CI/CD pipelines
• Oracle, Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, Multitenant environments
• SQL, PL/SQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
• Dashboards and reporting

Even better if you have

• Experience with Oracle Exadata, Enterprise Manager (OEM), or Fleet Patching & Provisioning (FPP).
• CI/CD pipeline development experience.
• Platform engineering or infrastructure automation experience.
• Experience leading database modernization or migration initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience supporting multiple database technologies including SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.
• Experience creating enterprise reporting solutions and operational dashboards.
• A passion for identifying opportunities to automate, simplify, and improve engineering processes.

Compensation and location

• Location: Birmingham, AL (onsite)
• Base salary: USD 86,250 - 158,125 per year
• This role is incentive eligible, with payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.

Benefits

• Medical and 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
• 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

Additional information

• Job description supports technical design, coding, testing, deployment, documentation, and debugging of software solutions.
• Application window is generally expected to be posted for two business days from 11/06/2026, though it may be longer with business discretion.
• Disability accommodations: contact [email protected] with subject line “accommodation request,” including name, job ID, and preferred contact method; or call 877-968-7762 and say “Workday.”
• PNC provides equal employment opportunity regardless of protected characteristics.
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