Software Engineering Manager, Banking Applications, Site Reliability

PNC

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Work type
On-site
Location
Phoenix, AZDenver, CODallas, TXBirmingham, ALCleveland, OHPittsburgh, PA
Salary
$110,100–$204,490 / yr
Posted
21 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $157k
$96k most similar roles pay here $244k

This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $150,537–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $157k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

Based on 238 similar postings.

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About PNC

PNC is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the U.S., based in Pittsburgh, PA, it provides retail banking, corporate banking, and asset management.

PNC currently has 118 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,250–$172,500 across 62 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineering Manager, Banking Applications, Site Reliability

Software Engineering Mgr- Banking Applications - Site Reliability serves within the Corporate Banking and Site Reliability Engineering Center. This role leads a geographically distributed team to manage, support, and modernize mission-critical payment platforms for domestic, international, instant, and digital asset payments. The manager oversees 24x7 operations, including incident management, release cycles, and disaster recovery testing while driving automation and proactive monitoring. Key technical requirements include experience with Java/J2EE, UNIX/Linux, Oracle SQL, DB2, IBM MQ, NDM/Connect:Direct, Web Services (SOAP/REST APIs), CA7 Scheduling, Elastic Search, and OBIEE. Additionally, the role involves managing technologies like OpenShift Container Platform, MongoDB, and Kafka. The position solves critical stability and modernization challenges for payment systems while ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture, security, and regulatory requirements through diligent stakeholder management and technical leadership in a high-availability environment.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $223750 from 106 postings across 38 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage and support enterprise payment applications and integrations for domestic, international, and digital asset payments.
  • Lead a global 24x7 operations team to ensure the stability of mission-critical payment platforms.
  • Participate in leadership escalation and on-call rotations to manage major incidents and critical production events.
  • Oversee application releases, change management, production implementations, and disaster recovery testing.
  • Develop automation solutions and establish monitoring capabilities to improve operational efficiency and proactive issue detection.
  • Ensure all systems comply with enterprise architecture, security, audit, and regulatory requirements.
  • Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, payment operations, vendors, and technology teams.
  • Mentor team members and manage vendor relationships to drive modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or a comparable combination of education, job-specific certifications, and experience.
  • At least 5 years of industry-relevant experience.
  • At least 3 years of prior management experience.
  • Proficiency in Java/J2EE, UNIX/Linux, Oracle SQL, DB2, IBM MQ, and Web Services (SOAP/REST APIs).
  • Experience with OpenShift Container Platform, MongoDB, Kafka, and various monitoring and observability tools.
  • Ability to lead geographically distributed teams and manage vendor relationships.
  • Experience in payment applications, site reliability engineering, and release management (preferred).
  • Proficiency in Agile Development, Design Thinking, and Software Process Improvement (preferred).

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