Software Developer Principal

PNC Bank•Dallas, TX

11h•Onsite

About The Position

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(n) Software Developer Principle within PNC's Site Reliability Technology Engineering (SRTI) organization, you will be based in either Pittsburgh, PA, Dallas, TX, Cleveland/Strongsville, OH, Phoenix, AZ, or Denver, CO. As a Software Developer Principle you will lead the engineering and improvement of enterprise technology platforms with a focus on system stability, scalability, automation, and configuration consistency. This role provides deep technical expertise across operating systems and contributes to platform design, drift management, mentoring, and engineering best practices.

Requirements

Strong expertise in Linux and Windows Server administration
Advanced scripting and automation skills (PowerShell required; Python preferred)
Experience with configuration management and drift detection/remediation practices
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and system design skills
Proven ability to lead, mentor, and guide technical teams
Effective communication and cross-team collaboration skills
University / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience.
In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Background or experience with observability / monitoring platforms (Elastic, Dynatrace)
Experience with automation frameworks, infrastructure tooling, and configuration management platforms
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
Understanding of platform engineering and reliability best practices
Application Development
Business Management
Customer Solutions
Design
Design Planning
Group Problem Solving
Mentorship
Process Improvements
Release Management
Software Solutions
User Experience (UX) Design

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and enhance platform capabilities across Linux and Windows Server environments
Develop and maintain automation solutions using PowerShell (required) and Python (preferred)
Lead efforts in Drift Management, including identification, analysis, and remediation of configuration inconsistencies across environments
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members
Partner with engineering, SRE, and platform teams to improve system design, observability, and performance
Establish and promote standards, best practices, and configuration management processes
Support system optimization, configuration management, and platform upgrades
Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and architectural guidance
Aligns business strategy with software solutions.
Proposes, designs & codes software solutions to address complex business needs.
Oversees technical and procedural documentation required.
Leads complex problem solving.
Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues and solution development.
Displays an innovative approach to apply modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.

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.