Position Overview

At PNC our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the companys success.

As a Software Engineer Sr. within PNCs Technology organization you will be part of the HR Core Apps and Payroll team and will report into a Software Engineering Manager Sr.

You can be based in Pittsburgh PA Strongsville OH Cleveland OH Dallas TX or Phoenix AZ.

Were seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own and evolve Workday integrations and related HR/Payroll applications. Youll lead ETL workflows mainframe JCL jobs file transmissions and monitoring across a complex business critical ecosystem. This role combines hands-on engineering troubleshooting and cross-team collaboration with vendors and internal technology partners.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

How This Role Fits In
The HR Core Apps & Payroll team supports Workday and other vendor applications that underpin our HR and payroll operations. Youll be responsible for one or more applications ensuring integrations are reliable secure and compliant while improving performance and operational resilience.

What Youll Do
Integration Ownership: Design build and maintain Workday integrations (EIB Studio Core Connectors) and associated ETL pipelines to move data between Workday payroll systems and vendor apps.
Act as Application Team Lead: Must demonstrate ownership of governance and controls for assigned applications; this includes timely certificate renewals remediation of vulnerabilities and responding to internal and external audits.
(nice to have) Mainframe Execution: Author and maintain JCL to schedule and run jobs on the mainframe; monitor execution handle failures and optimize performance.
Data Pipelines & Transmissions: Implement secure file transmissions (SFTP/HTTPS/AS2) data validations and reconciliation; manage schemas mappings and transformations.
Monitoring & Reliability: Use tools like Dynatrace and BigPanda to detect anomalies reduce MTTR and drive incident prevention through observability and automation.
Access & Security: Partner with PNC Enterprise security and access management teams to ensure data security and privacy controls for all assigned applications.
SDLC & Agile Delivery: Work in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) manage work in Jira and coordinate incident/change management in ServiceNow.
Technical Leadership: Troubleshoot complex production issues conduct root-cause analysis mentor peers and contribute to engineering standards.
Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with technology teams vendors and business partners to prioritize plan and deliver integrations and enhancements.

Qualifications (Must-Haves)
Experience: 58 years (preferred) in software engineering or integration engineering with hands-on ownership of Workday integrations and ETL processes.
Workday: Strong experience with Workday integrations (EIB Studio Core Connectors) troubleshooting and coding within the Workday ecosystem; including strong understanding of Workday security.
ETL & Data: Proficient in ETL design and implementation; data modeling mapping validation and reconciliation.
Monitoring & Operations: Experience with Dynatrace and/or BigPanda or equivalent monitoring tools alerting dashboards SLIs/SLOs and incident response.
Security & Access: Working knowledge of access management data security encryption and secure file transfers.
Process & Tools: Jira ServiceNow Agile methodologies; strong documentation and communication skills.
Nice-to-Haves
Workday Certifications (e.g. Workday Studio Integration Specialist).
Knowledge of Oracle (SQL performance tuning) for downstream HR/Payroll data stores.
Experience with vendor HR systems (benefits payroll timekeeping) and HR data standards.
Mainframe & JCL: Practical experience authoring and supporting JCL jobs and mainframe batch processing.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

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

• Provides detailed technical design and development of software solutions using existing and emerging technology platforms.
• Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs.
• Writes code tests and deploys software.
• Prepares technical and procedural documentation required for software.
• Maintains and debugs software.

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 PNCs 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.

Preferred Skills

Application Development Business Management Communication Customer Solutions Design Group Problem Solving Payroll Systems Process Improvements Release Management Software Solutions User Experience (UX) Design Workday Integration

Competencies

Application Delivery Process Application Design Architecture Application Development Tools Application Testing Packaged Application Integration System Development Life Cycle Technical Troubleshooting Technical Writing/Documentation

Work Experience

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree with 3 years of relevant / direct industry experience. Certifications are often lieu of a degree a comparable combination of education job specific certification(s) and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Education

Bachelors

Certifications

No Required Certification(s)

Licenses

Candidates being considered for this position will be subject to additional background checks as established by the specific government client contract.

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $55000.00 $152375.00

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 02/25/2026 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.

Disability Accommodations Statement

If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process please contact us via email at . Please include accommodation request in the subject line title and be sure to include your name the job ID and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also call and say Workday for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race color sex religion national origin age sexual orientation gender identity disability veteran status or other categories protected by law.

This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and for any registered role the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history.

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