Software "DevOps" Engineer Principal - Data Platforms (Red Hat OpenShift, Apache Spark, Apache Iceberg)
About The Position
At PNC, the Software Engineer Principal works within the Data and Automation organization and is based in Dallas, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Strongsville, Ohio, or Birmingham. The role builds containerized applications and automated delivery pipelines for environments running Red Hat OpenShift. Its focus is deploying applications to and using OpenShift—not administering or supporting the OpenShift platform. The engineer works with platform teams on application containerization, image creation, and reliable CI/CD pipelines for enterprise OpenShift environments, packaging applications appropriately and integrating them into secure, automated delivery pipelines. The position aligns business strategy with software solutions; proposes, designs, and codes solutions for complex business needs; oversees technical and procedural documentation; leads complex problem solving; and provides technical guidance and support to colleagues and solution development. It applies modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities. Employees are expected to prioritize customer needs and satisfaction and to assess and manage risks in support of PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework. PNC describes itself as an in-office company. Employment visa sponsorship and STEM OPT participation are not available for this position. The role is incentive eligible, with payment based on company, business, and/or individual performance.
Requirements
- University or college degree, typically, with 5 or more years of industry-relevant experience; a comparable combination of education, job-specific certifications, and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Experience deploying or running applications on Red Hat OpenShift.
- Strong experience creating container images.
- Strong experience with Spark, Trino, Airflow, and Iceberg.
- Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
- Solid understanding of Kubernetes concepts from an application perspective.
- Experience with Git and modern development workflows.
- Experience with Helm or templated Kubernetes/OpenShift deployments.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Knowledge, skills, and abilities appropriate to the role.
- Bachelor's degree listed as the education requirement.
- No required certifications or licenses are listed.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred skills include application development, business management, customer solutions, design, group problem solving, Kubernetes, process improvements, Red Hat OpenShift, release management, software solutions, and user experience (UX) design.
- Competencies include application design, architecture, packaged application integration, product and vendor evaluation, software process improvement, system development life cycle, and technical troubleshooting.
- Specific certifications are often required for roles at this level, but no certification is required for this position.
Responsibilities
- Align business strategy with software solutions.
- Propose, design, and code software solutions for complex business needs.
- Oversee required technical and procedural documentation.
- Lead complex problem solving.
- Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues and solution development.
- Apply modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable application deployment to enterprise OpenShift environments.
- Create container images and package applications for deployment on OpenShift.
- Integrate applications into secure, automated delivery pipelines.
- Assess and manage risks associated with business objectives and activities in accordance with PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
- Prioritize customer needs and satisfaction in business decisions and customer solutions.
Benefits
- Medical and prescription drug coverage, including a Health Savings Account feature, subject to eligibility.
- 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 programs that are fully paid.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
