Technology Engineer Sr - Capacity Management
Listed on 2026-07-26
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer
Senior Technical Engineer Specializing in Capacity Management
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 company's success. As a Technology Engineer Sr within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Birmingham, AL, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO.
We are seeking a Senior Technical Engineer specializing in Capacity Management. This role is responsible for ensuring system performance, scalability, and reliability through proactive capacity planning, monitoring, and optimization of infrastructure, database and application platforms. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise across Windows, Linux, database and JVM-based applications. The individual will be customer focused with the ability to explain technical concepts in easy-to-understand terms.
Key Responsibilities- Converged Infrastructure Optimization
- Optimize utilization across compute, storage, and network layers in tightly integrated systems.
- Identify inefficiencies across clusters, nodes, and storage tiers.
- Support cost optimization efforts by right-sizing resources.
- Performance Engineering & Risk Mitigation
- Design and implement performance testing strategies to validate scaling capabilities.
- Proactively identify capacity constraints and systemic bottlenecks.
- Lead root cause analysis for performance degradation scenarios.
- Incident Prevention & Support
- Contribute to root cause analysis of performance-related incidents.
- Develop preventative strategies to avoid capacity-related outages.
- Collaborate with SRE/operations teams on incident response.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with SRE, Dev Ops, Cloud Engineering, and Application teams to align capacity with demand.
- Provide subject matter expertise for infrastructure design reviews and architecture boards.
- Mentor junior engineers and influence best practices across teams.
Experience in infrastructure engineering, with at least 3+ years focused on capacity management. Strong expertise in converged or hyperconverged infrastructure (e.g., VMware, Open Shift). Deep understanding of:
- Distributed systems and cluster-based architecture
- Storage systems (SAN, NAS, SDS)
- Network capacity and throughput management
- Experience with containerized environments (Kubernetes capacity planning)
- Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (vROps, Turbonomic, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
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.
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