Enterprise Engineer Sr (Storage Capacity Management)

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 Enterprise Engineer Sr within PNC’s Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Birmingham, AL and Phoenix, AZ., We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Engineer specializing in Storage Capacity Management to design, optimize, and manage enterprise storage environments. This role is responsible for forecasting capacity needs, ensuring high availability, and driving cost-efficient storage solutions across on-premises and cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Storage Engineering & Operations

Manage enterprise storage platforms (e.g., Dell EMC, NetApp, Pure Storage, HPE)

Ensure performance, reliability, and scalability of storage infrastructure

Participate in lifecycle management (procurement, upgrades, decommissioning)

Converged Infrastructure Optimization

Optimize utilization across compute, storage, and network layers in tightly integrated systems.

Identify inefficiencies across clusters, nodes, and storage tiers.

Support cost optimization efforts by right-sizing resources.

Performance Engineering & Risk Mitigation

Design and implement performance testing strategies to validate scaling capabilities.

Proactively identify capacity constraints and systemic bottlenecks.

Lead root cause analysis for performance degradation scenarios.

Capacity Planning & Forecasting

Analyze historical growth trends and predict future storage requirements

Provide proactive recommendations to prevent capacity constraints

Define thresholds, alerts, and reporting for storage utilization

Monitoring & Reporting

Implement and maintain monitoring tools for storage performance and capacity

Produce dashboards and executive reports on utilization, trends, and risks

Identify inefficiencies such as over-provisioning or underutilization

Collaboration & Governance

Work with infrastructure, application, and architecture teams

Provide input into enterprise architecture and storage strategies

Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and regulatory standards, * Provides subject matter expertise for enterprise engineering teams, full stack engineers, and clients. Uses technical knowledge and industry experience to design, build and maintain technology solutions.

• Leads in the implementation of enterprise engineering strategies and best practices to support business objectives.
• Independently provides guidance to engineers across the organization regarding the development of software components and hardware.
• Maintains relationships with stakeholders, addresses client requirements and provides consultation to shape the success of enterprise engineering.
• Independently provides expert advice and resolves complex problems and issues involved in enterprise engineering activities.

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.

Experience in enterprise storage engineering

Strong experience with capacity planning and performance analysis

Hands-on experience with major storage platforms (e.g., NetApp, EMC, Pure, HPE)

Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Pure1 Manage, vROps, Turbonomic, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)

Knowledge of SAN/NAS protocols (FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB)

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of VMware, Hyper-V, Kubernetes, or container storage

Experience with backup, replication, and disaster recovery solutions

ITIL framework familiarity

Relevant certifications (e.g., Pure, NetApp, Dell EMC, Azure, AWS), 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.

Competencies

Application Delivery Process, Consulting, Effectiveness Measurement, Industry Knowledge, IT Industry: Trends & Directions, IT Standards, Procedures & Policies, Planning: Tactical, Strategic, Problem Solving, Standard Operating Procedures

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

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 .