Enterprise Architect Senior

PNC•Pittsburgh, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Enterprise Architect Senior provides subject matter expertise for enterprise architecture teams and clients, guides architecture projects and business relationship management, and creates strategic roadmaps for transitioning to a target enterprise state aligned with business and technology goals. The role analyzes client requirements and collaborates with R&D divisions to provide ongoing support. The position leads the implementation of enterprise architecture strategies and best practices to support business objectives, with a focus on enterprise standards, processes, and methodologies. It guides enterprise architects in defining technical service capabilities and design attributes, drafting enterprise profiles and segment architecture, controlling risks, and solving complex architecture issues. The role maintains stakeholder relationships, addresses stakeholder requirements, and consults with clients to shape enterprise architecture outcomes while mitigating risk. It also directs teams in developing baseline, target, and roadmap architectures; transition planning; system and security management; and segment architecture. The position is within PNC's Enterprise Architecture organization and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or Cleveland, Ohio. PNC describes the role as part of an in-office company and encourages candidates to confirm workplace expectations with the recruiter and hiring manager. PNC does not provide employment visa sponsorship or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Requirements

Typically requires a university or college degree; a comparable combination of education, job-specific certifications, and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Typically requires 8 or more years of industry-relevant experience.
Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar frameworks.
Knowledge of business, data, application, and technology architecture domains.
Ability to develop and execute enterprise architecture strategy.
Leadership and stakeholder-management skills, including influencing across business units and resolving competing priorities.
Collaboration and communication skills, including translating technical concepts for executives and business leaders.
Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities appropriate to the role.
Bachelor's degree listed as the education level; higher education such as a master's degree or PhD may be desirable.
Must meet applicable FDIA Section 19 requirements and, for any registered role, applicable SAFE Act and/or FINRA requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree, PhD, or certifications.
TOGAF, Zachman, or similar enterprise architecture framework knowledge.
Preferred skills: competitive advantages, customer solutions, design, enterprise architecture framework, machine learning, risk assessments, and technical knowledge.
Competencies: decision making and critical thinking, emerging technologies, enterprise IT architecture, industry knowledge, IT architecture, organizational leadership, service-oriented architecture technologies, strategic thinking, and TOGAF.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute enterprise architecture strategy for the enterprise.
Build and operationalize modern governance capabilities, including automated architecture compliance and assurance monitoring, Standards-as-Code, AI-assisted review workflows, architecture telemetry and health metrics, drift detection, and context-aware governance.
Embed governance controls into platform engineering and CI/CD pipelines.
Provide subject matter expertise for enterprise architecture teams and clients; guide architecture projects and business relationship management.
Create strategic roadmaps for transition to the target enterprise future state, aligned with business and technology goals.
Analyze client requirements and collaborate with R&D divisions to provide ongoing support.
Lead implementation of enterprise architecture strategies and best practices in support of business objectives.
Focus on enterprise standards, processes, and methodologies.
Guide enterprise architects in defining technical service capabilities and design attributes, and in drafting enterprise profiles and segment architecture.
Control risks and resolve complex enterprise architecture issues.
Maintain stakeholder relationships, address stakeholder requirements, and consult with clients to shape enterprise architecture outcomes while mitigating risk.
Direct teams in baseline, target, and roadmap development; transition planning; system and security management; and segment architecture.
Influence alignment across business units, manage competing priorities between central and federated teams, and explain technical concepts to executives and business leaders.
Assess and manage risks associated with business objectives and activities in support of PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
Keep customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in business decisions and use that understanding to create customer solutions.

Benefits

Medical and prescription drug coverage, including a Health Savings Account feature, for eligible full-time employees.
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 and elder care.
Adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement.
Educational assistance, including select fully paid programs.
Wellness program with financial incentives.
Maternity and/or parental leave, depending on eligibility.
Up to 11 paid holidays each year, depending on eligibility.
9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law.
15 to 25 vacation days each year depending on career level and years of service, subject to eligibility.