Quality Engineer Expert (QE Platform & Enablement)

PNC•Farmers Branch, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director level Quality Engineering Expert for Platform & Enablement owns the shared quality foundations that enable scale, consistency, and predictable delivery across all C&IB domains. This role is accountable for eliminating systemic delivery constraints by centralizing ownership of test environments, test data capabilities, automation platforms, and governance. The role primarily leads senior individual contributors, including QE Architects and Principal Quality Engineers, and ensures their expertise is leveraged effectively across domains rather than duplicated within them.

Requirements

15+ years in Quality Engineering / Software Engineering
8–10+ years leading senior engineers, architects, or enterprise scale enablement teams
Proven success building shared engineering platforms or standards adopted at scale
Demonstrated ability to translate emerging ideas into operationalized capabilities
Strong executive communication and cross organization influence
Bachelors

Nice To Haves

Analytical Thinking
Automation
Controls Testing
Corporate Governance
Quality Assurance (QA)
Quality Support
Software Testing
Test Case Development
Usability Testing
Analytical Thinking
Application Maintenance
Application Testing
Effective Communications
Internal Controls
Organizational Governance
Process Management
Regulatory Environment - Financial Services
Software Quality Assurance And Testing
System Testing
Higher level education such as a Masters degree, or PhD is desirable.
Industry experience is typically 8 + years.
Specific certifications are often required.
In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Responsibilities

Build and execute a multi quarter enablement roadmap with clear milestones and measurable outcomes
Guide QE Architects and Principal Engineers in defining patterns, standards, and reference implementations
Establish intake and prioritization models balancing domain demand with enablement capacity
Partner with platform, infrastructure, and data teams to deliver committed improvements
Drive adoption of platforms and standards through enablement, coaching, and influence—not mandate
Provide executive level visibility into constraints removed, innovation scaled, and delivery readiness impact
Uses technical expertise to lead the implementation of the current state strategy for Quality Engineering.
Responsible for the development of the future state vision of the function, individually at the business unit level and in partnership for the organization.
Provides guidance and advises on complicated technology issues for application development, implementation and automation.
Provides application testing expertise and ensures required inspections are complete and validated to adhere to established company, industry, and regulatory standards.
Drives automation efforts to deliver increased efficiency and standardization in testing methodology.
Oversees and owns the timely and proper execution of the risk management program within Quality Engineering, including control ownership.
Provides coaching, mentorship, and training to Engineering Managers and Quality Engineers.

Benefits

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
back-up child/elder care
adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
educational assistance, including select programs fully paid
a robust wellness program with financial incentives
maternity and/or parental leave
up to 11 paid holidays each year
9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law
between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.