Software Engineering Group Mgr Kubernetes CaaS Platform

Position Overview

Software Engineering Group Manager within PNC’s Technology organization.

Location:

Pittsburgh PA, Strongsville OH, Birmingham AL, Phoenix AZ, Dallas TX (preferred). Dedicated to leading the strategy, architecture, and operational excellence of Kubernetes-based container platforms.

• Strategy & Architecture:
  Define the roadmap for container platforms (Kubernetes) and container-as-a-service (CaaS) to support enterprise workloads.
• Platform Leadership:
  Design, deploy, and manage highly available, secure, and scalable containerized infrastructure.
• Technical Leadership:
  Oversee product development, collaborate with engineering to convert market requirements into technical specifications for container runtime, security, and orchestration, and promote adoption among engineering teams.
• Customer & Market Insight:
  Represent customers, study industry trends, and inform product development and adoption.
• Performance Optimization:
  Oversee product metrics to enhance performance, usability, and reliability of containerized workloads.
• Architecture & Design:
  Develop and set standards for container orchestration, establish best practices for CI/CD pipelines, microservices deployment, and observability.
• Security & Compliance:
  Enforce container security best practices, image scanning, runtime security, policy enforcement, and meet enterprise standards.
• Operational Excellence:
  Partner with Dev Ops, security, and networking teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines, container runtime environments, and infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC).
• Cost Optimization:
  Enhance cluster efficiency and resource management to minimize on‑prem/cloud expenses while strengthening system performance and reliability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience). Preferred.
• 10+ years of technology experience leading Container Platform Engineering teams; architecture/engineering in an agile environment and advanced customer experience understanding.
• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git Lab CI), public cloud providers, and platform engineering domains.
• Experience in agile software development environments, preferably with developer platform products.
• Strong background in Kubernetes, container orchestration, and Dev Ops tooling (Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, Git Ops).
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, and on‑prem solutions (Open Shift, bare‑metal Kubernetes).
• Proven ability to build technical strategy and lead in a matrixed organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to present complex technical information to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage multiple stakeholders effectively.

• Kubernetes cluster architecture, workload orchestration, networking, RBAC, and security best practices.
• Hands‑on knowledge of hybrid and multi‑cloud environments and experience integrating Kubernetes with enterprise systems.
• Deep experience with Agile methodologies and backlog/project management tools (Jira, Rally, ADO).
• Knowledge of application delivery processes, object‑oriented development, and deployment tools.

• Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, or CKS) strongly preferred.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe POPM.
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP) a plus.

• Medical/prescription drug coverage with 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, backup child/elder care, adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement.
• Educational assistance programs.
• Robust wellness program with financial incentives.
• Paid time off: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays; 9 occasional absence days; 15‑25 vacation days depending on career level; and additional days for years of service.

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 FDIA, SAFE Act, and FINRA requirements.

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