Solution Architect Sr ( Risk Technology Architect

Position Overview

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where employees feel respected, valued, and have the opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. The Solution Architect Sr (Risk Technology Architect) will be based in Dallas, TX, and will work within PNC’s Technology organization to modernize Risk Technology solutions.

• 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 logical and physical architecture diagrams, application and integration blueprints, sequence and context diagrams, logical data models and reporting frameworks, and 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.
• 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.

Data and analytics are core to Risk Management cess in this role requires practical, applied experience in data engineering, analytics platforms, and modern integration patterns.

• 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 Dev Ops, including Docker and CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, uDeploy, or Azure Dev Ops.
• Experience working with event‑streaming platforms (Kafka or equivalent) and 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 Dev Ops.

• Experience or exposure to Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic architectures.
• Background in design thinking and user‑centered solution design.
• Strong understanding of banking risk management concepts and practices.

This is an opportunity to operate at the intersection of risk, regulation, and modern technology, where architectural decisions have real impact. The role is ideal for an architect who still enjoys building, validating ideas in code, and being accountable for what goes into production.

Benefits include medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; short and long‑term disability; 401(k) with PNC match; pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement; education assistance; a robust wellness program with financial incentives; paid time off; maternity and/or parental leave; 11 paid holidays; 9 occasional absence days; 15 to 25 vacation days depending on career level and years of service.

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