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 Security Engineer within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in [Pittsburgh, PA or Cleveland, OH.

- Owns and maintains testing standards, guidelines, and quality requirements across all team projects, ensuring consistent and repeatable testing practices
- Leads the automation of the team’s QA processes, with a focus on increasing coverage, reliability, and speed of validation across the development lifecycle
- Drives onboarding and adoption of PNC testing tools and frameworks, including VFaaS, Selenium, Jira X‑Ray, and performance testing capabilities
- Partners closely with software engineers to embed quality and testability into designs early, rather than treating QA as a post‑development activity
- Plays a key role in release readiness, validating functionality, identifying risk, and helping ensure releases meet quality and security expectations
- Identifies gaps, defects, and broken workflows, and raises issues clearly and professionally while working collaboratively toward resolution
- Communicates testing status, risks, and quality concerns effectively to engineers, product partners, and leadership

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

• Develops, tests and implements software solutions.
• Designs software solutions to address business needs.
• Writes code, tests and deploys software.
• Prepares technical and procedural documentation required for software.
• Maintains and debugs software.

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

Application Development, Business Management, Customer Solutions, Design, Group Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Solutions, User Experience (UX) Design

Competencies

Application Design, Architecture, Application Development Tools, Application Maintenance, Application Testing, Packaged Application Integration, System Development Life Cycle, Technical Troubleshooting, Technical Writing/Documentation

Work Experience

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 2+ years of relevant professional experience. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific