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# Software Architect Sr

- **Company:** Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- **Location:** Farmers Branch, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, Business Logic, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Databases, Data Migration, Data Mining, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Microsoft Visio, OAuth, OpenShift, Ansible, Service-Oriented Architecture, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, System Programming, TypeScript, Web Applications, Web Services, Spring-boot, Caching, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Semi-structured Data, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, IBM UrbanCode Deploy, Bitbucket, Terraform, Multiplatform, Dynatrace, Docker, Jenkins, Artifactory, Golang, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://pnc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/TX---Farmers-Branch/Software-Architect-Sr_R225624-1

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CIS, MIS, Computer Science, or Information Technology plus 8 years of experience architecting enterprise solutions based on microservices and event-driven architecture, including SOA-based web services and REST- and SOAP-based APIs, in or for the financial services industry is required. Must have experience with: (1) leading overall design of cross-functional, multi-platform, and Web-based application systems using web services utilizing containerization and cloud; (2) developing application architecture and blueprints using Microsoft Visio or Atlassian Gliffy aimed at reflecting enterprise business logic; (3) identifying and defining reusable components, platforms, and interfaces; (4) providing technical guidance to application development teams and consulting on integration between two application systems and data migration activities; (5) reviewing and approving technical low-level software design created by development teams; (6) ensuring defined
architecture standards are implemented by development teams; (7) defining DevOps Practices and Tools using Bitbucket, Jenkins, uDeploy, and Artifactory; (8) Containerization and Orchestration Technologies using OpenShift or Kubernetes; (9) working with Infrastructure as Code solutions using Ansible, Docker, and Terraform; (10) designing Microservices and APIs using Java Springboot and Python, and monitoring microservices using Logscale and Dynatrace; (11) integrating application with AI/ML; (12) defining Data Model and designing Database; and (13) Performance Engineering and Optimization standards using Dynatrace and jMeter.

## Description

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. seeks a Software Architect Sr. in Farmers Branch, TX. Participate in all aspects of PNC's Systems Engineering Group activities. Specific duties include: (1) participate and contribute towards design discussions; (2) while focusing on innovation, ensure applications follow technology and customer delivery goals of PNC; (3) analyze existing systems and their interactions to understand business functionality; (4) design integration solutions in an optimized way by understanding the entire workflow and the upstream and downstream systems thoroughly; (5) engage in various Enterprise architecture forums and groups across PNC and participate in solutioning enterprise needs and goals; (6) demonstrate polyglot proficiency across programming languages such as Java, Python, TypeScript, and Go; (7) design applications leveraging containers, deploy them on platforms like OpenShift or Kubernetes, and utilize DevOps practices to streamline delivery; (8) develop
high-volume, low-latency applications using event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and caching mechanisms; (9) design data extraction applications that convert unstructured and semi-structured data to structured formats using AI/ML techniques; and (10) ensure security and compliance through practices like OAuth and encryption, leverage expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.


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