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Data Architect Sr

PNC
Pittsburgh, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/6/2026

Position Overview

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 Data Architect Sr. within PNC's Data Products Retail Lending organization, you will be based in either Dallas, TX, Pittsburgh, PA, Birmingham, AL, Phoenix, AZ or Denver CO.

Data Architect Sr is responsible to plan, design, and implement solutions software solutions in a high throughput, low latency transaction processing environments. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader, highly motivated and innovative, passionate about technology, creates strong partnerships, and has a proven track record for architecting and delivering mission critical solutions that meet customers’ needs, aligned to enterprise standards, and are cost effective.

In this position, you will:
• Provide thought leadership for the constant architecture evolution within the application.
• Work with Architectural Leadership to drive out the strategic roadmap for the application and ensure appropriate architectural and technical items are suitably prioritized.
• Work with Product Owners to ensure prioritization and delivery of business priorities in a timely manner via the monthly releases.
• participate in business requirements gathering sessions and understand client requirements.
• Create, present, and get signoffs for design documents.
• Support the enterprise architecture and perform proof of concepts for several new requirements to find innovative ways to enhance current architecture.
• Be responsible for compliance to all architecture and technology standards and handle any exceptions and vulnerabilities.
• Well-versed in new technologies to keep current architecture moving forward while maintaining the integrity of enterprise architectures.

The ideal candidate for this position should have:

- Experience architecture and operating mission critical, high volume, low latency services.
- Experience in governance, implementation of and or use of Analytic Data and software to do analysis and/or advanced analytics and visualization
- Engagement with multiple teams and coordination of multiple requirements that have similar needs, prioritizing based on business value
- Implementation & Governance of Business Data Architecture Standards
- Collaboration with Enterprise Architecture and Technology partners to generate business requirements in strategic business solution architecture with technology solution architecture
- Experienced with architecting high performance application data services against data stores with very large amounts of data.
- Experience with SQL, Data Modeling, ETL/ELT, APIs and Cloud
- Experience with distributed computer solutions
- Strong written and verbal communicator with the ability to translate complex technical information for senior management and product team.
- Experience providing technical thought leadership across an organization.

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.

Job Description

  • Designs, develops and optimizes highly complex, specialized data warehouses, with flexible and scalable data and ETL architecture, to support business users and Business Intelligence (BI) applications.
  • Analyzes business intelligence data and makes recommendations for data warehouse growth and integration for the enterprise.
  • Works with IT and business customers to develop requirements for designing the overall data warehouse architecture.
  • Provides support and technical guidance to ensure architecture and framework are aligned with BI application needs. .
  • Leads and consults on the implementation and integration of data warehouses ensures data is current and meets organizational quality and integrity standards.

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.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.

Preferred Skills

Competitive Advantages, Customer Solutions, Data Modeling, Design, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Governance Management, Machine Learning (ML), Risk Assessments, Structured Query Language (SQL), Team Management, Technical Knowledge

Competencies

Consulting, Data Architecture, Database Structures, Data Warehousing, IT Architecture, Logical Data Modeling, Organizational Leadership, Problem Solving, Requirements Analysis

Work Experience

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree. Higher level education such as a Masters degree, PhD, or certifications is desirable. Industry relevant 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.

Education

Bachelors

Certifications

No Required Certification(s)

Licenses

No Required License(s)

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: 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.

In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: 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.

To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com.

Disability Accommodations Statement

If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at AccommodationRequest@pnc.com. Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses.  Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.


At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace.  We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)


PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.

This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and, for any registered role, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history.

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