Software Engineering Manager, Payments & Applications

PNC

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Pittsburgh, PAPhoenix, AZDenver, CO
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Full-time
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67 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Software Engineering Manager, Payments & Applications

The Software Engineering Mgr - Payments & Applications joins the Site Reliability Center to lead the support, stability, modernization, and continuous improvement of mission-critical payment platforms. This role manages geographically distributed teams responsible for domestic, international, instant, and digital asset payments. Key responsibilities include overseeing 24x7 production environments, managing application releases, disaster recovery testing, and establishing observability capabilities. The manager will utilize a technical stack including Java, J2EE, UNIX, Linux, Oracle SQL, DB2, IBM MQ, and Web Services. Modern platform technologies involve Java-based microservices, OpenShift, MongoDB, and Kafka. Candidates should also possess experience with Elastic Search, CA7 Scheduling, and tools like Finastra Global PAYplus or IBM Financial Transaction Manager to ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements while driving operational excellence.

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What you'll do

  • Manage and support enterprise payment applications and integrations for domestic and international transactions.
  • Lead application support teams responsible for maintaining 24x7 production environments.
  • Oversee application releases, change management, production implementations, and disaster recovery testing.
  • Establish monitoring, observability, and proactive issue detection capabilities for critical platforms.
  • Develop automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, security, audit, and regulatory requirements.
  • Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, vendors, and technology teams.
  • Mentor team members and develop payment-domain expertise to drive operational excellence.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or a comparable combination of education, job-specific certifications, and experience.
  • 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 Elastic Search.
  • Knowledge of application monitoring, log analysis, performance tuning, and incident management processes.
  • Experience with Finastra Global PAYplus, IBM Financial Transaction Manager, or IBM Integration Bus (preferred).
  • Skills in Agile Development, Site Reliability Engineering, and Release Management (preferred).

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