Principal Software Engineer

PNC

Lead Software Engineer at PNC overseeing enterprise technology platform enhancements and stability. Focusing on system optimization across Linux and Windows environments with a technical leadership role.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeDallas • Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $91,000 - $2,028,000 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 and Python
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) preferred

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
paid time off, including maternity and parental leave and paid holidays
vacation days, depending on career level and years of service

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linux administrationWindows Server administrationPowerShellPythonconfiguration managementdrift detectionsystem designautomation solutionsscriptingsystem optimization

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringanalytical skillsproblem-solvingeffective communicationcross-team collaboration