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Software Engineer Lead - Site Reliability Engineering Center

PNC Financial Services Group Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, AL

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$86k - $158k/yr Full time Backend Developer Manager Cloud Infrastructure

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Job Description

PNC Financial Services Group is hiring a Software Engineer Lead for its Site Reliability Engineering Center (SRC). This onsite role supports one of PNC’s IT Hubs and includes participation in a team rotation schedule to handle off-hour critical incidents. The position is designed for experienced engineers who can lead technical delivery while applying modern practices to improve reliability and business outcomes.

Location and work model

Onsite position in Birmingham, AL
PNC IT Hub options listed: Cleveland, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Dallas, TX; Birmingham, AL; Phoenix, AZ; or Denver, CO
Rotation schedule for off hour critical incidents

Salary and pay transparency

Base Salary: USD 86,250 - 158,125 per yearly
Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data, and individual skills, experience, and education
Role is incentive eligible with payment based on company, business, and/or individual performance

What you’ll do

Create and lead the technical design and development of software solutions
Propose and design solutions to address complex business needs
Prepare technical and procedural documentation required for delivery and operations
Facilitate resolution of complex problems
Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues
Review coding, testing, and documentation of software
Apply modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities

Core qualifications

Knowledge of values and practices that prioritize customer needs and satisfaction in business decisions, with ability to leverage that information to create customized customer solutions
Ability to assess and effectively manage risks associated with business objectives and activities to ensure alignment with PNC’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework
Typically requires a university/college degree and 3+ years of relevant/direct industry experience
Bachelor’s degree listed
In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job-specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered

Technologies

Required experience: Java, Spring boot, J2EE, Kubernetes, Microservices, Mongo DB, Dynatrace, Elastic search, API knowledge, Postman, MQ, Kafka, ETL, SAFe methodology, Mainframe, Ansible, Oracle, SQL

Additional application and compliance information

Application window: expected to be posted for two business days from 07/24/2026 (may be longer with business discretion)
Disability accommodations: email AccommodationRequest@pnc.com with subject line “accommodation request” and include name, job ID, and preferred contact method; or call 877-968-7762 and say “Workday”
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO): PNC provides equal employment opportunity regardless of protected categories listed in the posting
California residents: refer to the California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice for hiring-related use of personal information

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
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
15 to 25 vacation days each year depending on career level
Robust PTO varies by eligibility/role (as described in the posting)

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