PNC

Senior Software Architect – Cloud/Java/Spring

PNC

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dallas • Pennsylvania • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCassandraCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJ2EEJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBNoSQLOraclePostgresSOAPSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

  • Define, design, and own solution architectures for complex enterprise applications
  • Leverage Spring (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Batch), SOAP/REST APIs, J2EE, and Kafka to build highly scalable and distributed solutions
  • Establish patterns, frameworks, and best practices for system design and integration
  • Guide engineering teams on design decisions, code quality, and architectural compliance
  • Lead proof-of-concepts (POCs) to evaluate new technologies, tools, and frameworks
  • Evaluating vendor products and executing/leading integration with in-house products/applications
  • Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and delivery teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
  • Work with enterprise architects to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy, standards, security frameworks and reference architectures
  • Review solution designs and code to ensure alignment with security, scalability, and performance standards
  • Support project planning, estimation, and roadmap development
  • Ensure systems are compliant with regulatory and organizational requirements

Requirements

  • 12+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years as a Solution Architect
  • Strong expertise in Java/J2EE and Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka for building streaming and event-driven architectures
  • Solid understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, messaging systems, and integration patterns
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Strong background in scalability, performance engineering, and security best practices
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
  • Familiarity with NoSQL and relational databases (Cassandra, MongoDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.)
  • Knowledge of data streaming, real-time processing frameworks, and observability tools
  • TOGAF, AWS/Azure Solution Architect, or similar certifications
Benefits
  • 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
  • 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

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Hard skills
JavaJ2EESpring FrameworkSpring BootSpring CloudKafkamicroservices architectureRESTful APIsDevOps practicesCI/CD pipelines
Soft skills
communicationleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical guidance
Certifications
TOGAFAWS Solution ArchitectAzure Solution Architect