Software Engineer Sr

Position Overview

At PNC, our people are the greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. As a Software Engineer Sr within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Dallas, TX, Cleveland, OH, Strongsville, OH, or Birmingham, AL. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

• Provides detailed technical design and development of software solutions using existing and emerging technology platforms.
• Proposes and 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.

• 7+ years of hands‑on experience developing, enhancing, and supporting IBM z/OS mainframe applications in large‑scale, regulated enterprise environments.
• Advanced proficiency in COBOL, JCL, and CICS, supporting both online transaction processing and complex batch workflows.
• Proven ability to understand, refactor, and modernize large, complex legacy codebases while maintaining system stability and performance.
• Deep experience with mainframe source control and deployment tooling used in enterprise financial institutions, including Endevor or successor platforms, and an understanding of enterprise promotion and audit controls.
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise batch scheduling tools (e.g., CA‑7, Control‑M) and end‑to‑end batch dependency management.
• Experience working within mainframe security frameworks, including ACF2 concepts, privileged access controls, and separation‑of‑duties requirements.

• z/OS COBOL and CICS design
• Batch COBOL software development
• CICS COBOL software development
• JCL
• z/OS Operating system concepts
• VSAM
• TSO/SPF
• File‑Aid
• EZTrieve

At 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 the business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

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.

• Application Development
• Audit Controls
• Business Management
• COBOL
• Customer Solutions
• Design
• Group Problem Solving
• Mainframe Dev Ops
• Process Improvements
• Release Management
• Software Solutions
• User Experience (UX) Design

• 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 desired. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job‑specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Education: Bachelor’s.

Certifications: No required certification(s).

Licenses: No required license(s).

Base Salary: $55,000.00 - $. 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.

• 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; backup child/elder care; adoption,…