Software Engineering Group Manager – Kubernetes CaaS Platform

PNC

Software Engineering Group Manager leading the strategy and architecture of Kubernetes-based container platforms at PNC. Focusing on operational excellence and user experience in cloud and on-prem environments.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timePittsburgh • Alabama, Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $100,000 - $211,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesOpenShift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the roadmap for container platforms (Kubernetes) and container-as-a-service (CaaS) to support enterprise workloads.
Design, deploy, and manage highly available, secure, and scalable containerized infrastructure.
Responsible for overseeing the product development process, collaborating with engineering to convert market requirements into technical specifications for container runtime, security, and orchestration.
Guarantees developer usability through self-service options, APIs, and clear documentation.
Promotes widespread adoption among engineering teams and provides mentorship as well as guidance to engineers.
Represents customers, studies industry trends, and informs product development and adoption.
Oversees product metrics to enhance the performance, usability, and reliability of containerized workloads across various environments.
Develop and set standards for container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes.
Establish best practices for CI/CD pipelines, Microservices deployment, and Observability—including logging, monitoring, and tracing.
Guarantee robust high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
Enforce container security best practices, scan images, secure runtime, enforce policies, and meet enterprise standards.
Partner with DevOps, security, and networking teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines, container runtime environments, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC).
Enhance cluster efficiency and resource management, minimize on-prem/cloud expenses through effective container orchestration, and strengthen system performance and reliability in accordance with SLOs/SLAs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience) preferred
10+ years in technology with extensive experience leading Container Platform Engineering teams, preferred. Including Architecture/Software Engineer experience in an agile software product development environment.
Advanced level understanding of customer experience
10+ years of expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), public cloud providers, and platform engineering domains preferred.
Experience in Agile software development environments, preferably with developer platform products.
Strong background in Kubernetes, container orchestration, and DevOps tooling (e.g., Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitOps).
Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-prem solutions (OpenShift, bare-metal Kubernetes, etc.)
Proven ability to build technical strategy and lead in a matrixed organization.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple stakeholders effectively.
Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, or CKS) strongly preferred
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe POPM (Preferred)
Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP) a plus

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

KubernetesDockerHelmCI/CDAgileContainer orchestrationDevOps toolingInfrastructure-as-codeMicroservices deploymentObservability

Soft Skills

Excellent communicationLeadershipMentorshipCollaborationCross-functional team managementTechnical strategy developmentCustomer experience understandingStakeholder management

Certifications

CKACKADCKSCertified Scrum Product OwnerSAFe POPMAWS certificationAzure certificationGCP certification