Software Engineer - QA

PNC•Strongsville, OH

20h•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 Security Engineer within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in [Pittsburgh, PA or Cleveland, OH. 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. Develops, tests and implements software solutions. Designs software solutions to address business needs. Writes code, tests and deploys software. Prepares technical and procedural documentation required for software. Maintains and debugs software. PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be: Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions. Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

Requirements

University / college degree, with 2+ years of relevant professional experience. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered
Bachelors degree
No Required Certification(s)
No Required License(s)
Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions
Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework
Application Design
Architecture
Application Development Tools
Application Maintenance
Application Testing
Packaged Application Integration
System Development Life Cycle
Technical Troubleshooting
Technical Writing/Documentation

Nice To Haves

Application Development
Business Management
Customer Solutions
Design
Group Problem Solving
Process Improvements
Release Management
Software Solutions
User Experience (UX) Design

Responsibilities

Owns and maintains testing standards, guidelines, and quality requirements across all team projects, ensuring consistent and repeatable testing practices
Leads the automation of the team’s QA processes, with a focus on increasing coverage, reliability, and speed of validation across the development lifecycle
Drives onboarding and adoption of PNC testing tools and frameworks, including VFaaS, Selenium, Jira X‑Ray, and performance testing capabilities
Partners closely with software engineers to embed quality and testability into designs early, rather than treating QA as a post‑development activity
Plays a key role in release readiness, validating functionality, identifying risk, and helping ensure releases meet quality and security expectations
Identifies gaps, defects, and broken workflows, and raises issues clearly and professionally while working collaboratively toward resolution
Communicates testing status, risks, and quality concerns effectively to engineers, product partners, and leadership
Develops, tests and implements software solutions
Designs software solutions to address business needs
Writes code, tests and deploys software
Prepares technical and procedural documentation required for software
Maintains and debugs software

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