Data Engineer Senior - Data Products Organization (Hadoop, Spark 3, Python, Kafka)

Job Profile

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 Data Engineer Senior within PNC's Data Products Organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh-PA, Cleveland-OH, Birmingham-AL, or Dallas-TX.

- Act as an internal consultant for other data engineering and technical teams to enhance and optimize the quality of their code, ensuring adherence to engineering best practices.
- Proven data literacy skills to describe business outcomes, data uses, data sources, and their management concepts and analytical approaches to all organizational levels in both business and technology.
- Demonstrate initiative to develop approaches to solutions as part of a team
- Review architecture and identify areas for automation, optimization, right-sizing, and cost reduction to support health of the environment.
- Design, build and test data integration processes between business-critical applications to solve complex problems within financial services.
- Define and implement internal process improvements through the development of detailed analytics that provide actionable insights into key business performance metrics

Skills
- Extensive experience with data technologies and distributed computing tools (Hadoop, Spark, Hive Kafka, HDFS, Sqoop, Impala, Beeline, CA7 Orchestration)
- Lead experience as a Data Engineer
- Strong proficiency in relevant programming languages such as Python, PySpark, Spark, SQL
- Practical development and application of Kafka streaming and complex orchestration
- Proficient in Containerization (OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
- Experience with public cloud platforms (prefer AWS and Microsoft Azure)
- Knowledge of Linux
- Knowledge of Iceburg

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visa for this position. PNC will not participate in OPT or STEM OPT for this position.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Job Description

• Leads in developing, supporting and implementing data solutions for multiple applications in order to meet business objectives and user requirements. Leverages technical knowledge and industry experience to design, build and maintain technology solutions.
• Leads data requirement analysis and the data preparation process development for targeted data solutions.
• Leads in designing and building data service infrastructure on multiple data platforms, according the workflow.
• Oversees the development and implementation of data solutions for multiple applications to ensure its scalability, availability and maintainability.
• Consults on data migration and transformation to ensure the accuracy and security of data solutions.

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
Adobe Spark, Analytical Thinking, Apache Kafka, Competitive Advantages, Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Science, Machine Learning (ML), Python (Programming Language)

Competencies
Application Delivery Process, Big Data Management and Analytics, Business Intelligence, Consulting, Data Analysis - Software, Data Architecture, Database Structures, Problem Solving, Software Development Life Cycle

Work Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience. Specific certifications are often required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Education
Bachelors

Certifications
No Required Certification(s)

Licenses
No Required License(s)

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $65,000.00 - $149,500.00

Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.

Application Window

Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 08/26/2025, although it may be longer with business discretion.

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: 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.

In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: 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.

To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit .

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At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.

This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and, for any registered role, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history.

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