Infrastructure Architect Sr., Azure Cloud Product Team

Job Profile

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 Infrastructure Architect Sr within PNC’s Product Cloud Team you can be based in Pittsburgh PA, Strongsville OH, Birmingham AL, Phoenix AZ, Dallas TX or Denver CO.
PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
This is a hands-on Azure SME role. PNC is targeting “hands-on keyboard” engineers who actively build and execute.
Job Description:
• Work with rest of the Cloud Architecture team to design, implement, and support the core cloud.
• Provide direct analysis and recommendations associated with the implementation or migration of specific applications to cloud services.
• Implementing and maintaining cloud management solutions including initial and ongoing configuration of related automation, notifications, and reporting capabilities
• Work with a variety of legacy applications and platforms and work with application teams to implement or migrate associated components to cloud services.
• Identify and troubleshoot cloud service events and issues as well as work with cloud service providers to efficiently solve issues.
• Design and Develop strategy for DR environment of solutions.
• Mentoring of team members
• Documenting architecture, best practices, and procedures
• Be a part of a team that supports the cloud platform 24.
Skills & Experience:
• Deep experience with targeted cloud environment (AWS and/or Azure), Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and other native capabilities
• Hands-on experience architecting, designing, implementing, and supporting targeted cloud-based applications and solutions.
• Hands-on experience in all aspects of targeted cloud computing (compute, CI/CD, containers, storage, platforms, data, networking and security)
• Knowledge of networking and web standards such as DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, HTTP, web security, switches, routers, load balancers, firewalls are desired.
• High level understanding on Terraform.
• CI/CD Tools - any industry standard tools are acceptable – Jenkins preferred.
• Experience with configuration management – Ansible preferred.
• Experience with Azure AI including AI Foundry, Search, APIM
• Programming experience - Python and Go preferred.
PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

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

• Defines design patterns for a company's common technology architecture structure.
• Develops and monitors the organization's technology architecture and plays a leading role in the vision and development of the company's future technology.
• Ensures infrastructure designs and upgrades are made in accordance with established standards, patterns, policies, procedures and software licensing agreements.
• Identifies and establishes best practices for technology architecture, while providing expert advice on core infrastructure initiatives.
• Interprets technology requirements; designs technology architecture and drives the adoption.

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 SkillsCompetitive Advantages, Customer Solutions, Design, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Machine Learning (ML), Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure AI foundry, Risk Assessments, Team Collaboration, Technical Knowledge

CompetenciesAccuracy and Attention to Detail, Application Design, Architecture, Architecture Modeling, Hardware Infrastructure, ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), Planning: Tactical, Strategic, Platform Architecture, Problem Solving, Systems Software Infrastructure, The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)

Work ExperienceRoles 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.

EducationBachelors

CertificationsNo Required Certification(s)

LicensesNo Required License(s)

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $112,000.00 – $249,600.00

Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.

Application Window

Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 06/12/2026, although it may be longer with business discretion.

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 [email protected]. 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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