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 an Data Architect Senior within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Cleveland, OH or Pittsburgh, PA.

We are seeking a Senior Data Architect to define, govern, and evolve the Asset Management Group (AMG) domain data architecture supporting analytical, operational, and digital capabilities across the organization.
This role is responsible for establishing architectural direction, defining, or adhering to target-state data platforms, and guiding the implementation of modern data ecosystems that enable data-driven business capabilities.
The architect will partner with engineering teams, enterprise architecture, application development, and business stakeholders to ensure that data solutions are scalable, secure, governed, and aligned with long-term strategic objectives.
The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in distributed data platforms, large-scale data processing, and modern data architecture patterns, with experience leading technology modernization initiatives and defining reference architectures for enterprise data environments.

Additional Key responsibilities
- Define and maintain target-state architecture for domain analytical and operational data platforms.
- Lead architecture efforts to evolve legacy data platforms toward modern lakehouse and open-data architectures.
- Define migration strategies for existing Hadoop-based analytical environments and data workloads.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to improve scalability, interoperability, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
- Drive adoption of modern data management practices, storage architectures, metadata strategies, and platform operating models.
- Help develop architecture roadmaps that align business priorities, technology strategy, and data modernization initiatives.
- Provide architectural leadership for strategic initiatives involving analytics, operational intelligence, AI/ML, digital applications, and enterprise integration.
- Conduct architecture reviews and provide guidance to delivery teams throughout the solution lifecycle.
- Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to align data solutions with broader technology strategies.
- Mentor engineers, solution architects, and development teams on data architecture best practices.

PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.

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

Job Description

Designs, develops and optimizes highly complex, specialized data warehouses, with flexible and scalable data and ETL architecture, to support business users and Business Intelligence (BI) applications.
Analyzes business intelligence data and makes recommendations for data warehouse growth and integration for the enterprise.
Works with IT and business customers to develop requirements for designing the overall data warehouse architecture.
Provides support and technical guidance to ensure architecture and framework are aligned with BI application needs. .
Leads and consults on the implementation and integration of data warehouses; ensures data is current and meets organizational quality and integrity standards.

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

Competitive Advantages, Customer Solutions, Design, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Machine Learning (ML), Risk Assessments, Technical Knowledge

Competencies

Consulting, Data Architecture, Database Structures, Data Warehousing, IT Architecture, Logical Data Modeling, Organizational Leadership, Problem Solving, Requirements Analysis

Work Experience

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree. Higher level education such as a Masters degree, PhD, or certifications is desirable. Industry relevant experience is typically 8+ years. 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: $80,000.00 – $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 05/01/2026, 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 pncthrive.com.

Disability Accommodations Statement

If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at AccommodationRequest@pnc.com. Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

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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Data Architect Senior-Asset Management Group (AMG)