Principal Software Developer

PNC

Software Developer Principal leading engineering efforts for PNC's technology platforms. Focus on system stability, automation, and configuration consistency across multiple environments.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeDallas • Arizona, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $65,000 - $165,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudLinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and enhance platform capabilities across Linux and Windows Server environments
Develop and maintain automation solutions using PowerShell (required) and Python (preferred)
Lead efforts in Drift Management, including identification, analysis, and remediation of configuration inconsistencies across environments
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members
Partner with engineering, SRE, and platform teams to improve system design, observability, and performance
Establish and promote standards, best practices, and configuration management processes
Support system optimization, configuration management, and platform upgrades
Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and architectural guidance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong expertise in Linux and Windows Server administration
Advanced scripting and automation skills (PowerShell required; Python preferred)
Experience with configuration management and drift detection/remediation practices
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and system design skills
Proven ability to lead, mentor, and guide technical teams
Effective communication and cross-team collaboration skills
Background or experience with observability / monitoring platforms (Elastic, Dynatrace) preferred
Experience with automation frameworks, infrastructure tooling, and configuration management platforms preferred
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
Understanding of platform engineering and reliability best practices

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 & Tools

Linux administrationWindows Server administrationPowerShellPythonconfiguration managementdrift detectionautomation solutionssystem designobservabilitymonitoring

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationcross-team collaboration