Infrastructure Solution Architect

Dallas, TX, United States

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 Infrastructure and Platform Architecture – Office of the CTO organization, you will be based in one of PNC's Technology hub office locations (Pittsburgh, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Cleveland, Ohio, Birmingham, AL or Dallas, Texas). Weekly time in the office is required.

As an Infrastructure and Platform Solutions Architect, you will be part of the Infrastructure and Platform Architecture team under the office of the CTO. Your will work with Solution Architects in the business MIS teams to help them design and deliver solutions that are aligned with approved delivery patterns and reference architectures. In addition, you will work with enterprise architecture and engineering teams to help engineer and align infrastructure and platform solutions with business MIS team requirements. As a trusted partner, you will consult, co-create, and document architecture designs that meet business and enterprise requirements. Teams will count on you to identify, document, and recommend improvements to proposed designs. Recommendations, tradeoffs, and opportunities for architecture enhancement, new technology, and reuse will be presented to architecture review forums and senior leadership as applicable.

Due to the nature of the position, we prefer candidates who have prior solution architecture experience. Preferred candidates will possess strong critical thinking skills, have broad technology experience, and demonstrate a high aptitude about solution design and architecture. 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.

Competencies Accuracy and Attention to Detail – Understanding of the necessity and value of accuracy and attention to detail; ability to process information with high levels of accuracy. Application Design, Architecture – Knowledge of application design activities, tools and techniques; ability to utilize these to convert business requirements and logical models into a technical application design. Architecture Modeling – Knowledge of and ability to develop and modify enterprise architecture through conceptual, logical and physical approaches. Hardware Infrastructure – Knowledge of and the ability to design, implement and integrate IT hardware for its use in business environments. ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) – Knowledge of and ability to apply ITIL processes and standards for managing the IT infrastructure. Planning: Tactical, Strategic – Ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan. Platform Architecture – Knowledge of technologies and methods to design processing mechanisms and roadmaps to execute business application systems; ability to design these roadmaps and deploy supportive interfaces for end-users to access related systems, in accordance with standards and processes. Problem Solving – Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations. Systems Software Infrastructure – Knowledge of software technology, and the ability to plan global, regional and local software architecture and infrastructure components. The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) – Knowledge of and ability to use this universal framework released by 'The Open Group' to effectively plan, develop and govern enterprise architecture. 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 Additional Job Description

Benefits

PNC offers employees 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; maternity and parental leave; paid holidays, vacation days and occasional absence time; 401(k), pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption assistance; educational assistance and a robust wellness program with financial incentives. To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for part-time employees, visit pncbenefits.com > New to PNC.

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