Intake & Discovery Architect - Tempus (SQL / REST / XML / C#)

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 an Intake & Discovery Architect within PNC's Tempus Technologies organization, you may be based in a remote location. This is a remote position. Work may be performed from a quiet, confidential space in a home location, approved by PNC. This position may not be available in all geographic locations.
Tempus Technologies, Inc. is the expert leader of secure payments at the point of interaction. For more than 25 years, innovation and producing high quality custom-ready solutions is at the forefront of everything we do. We’re committed to developing exceptional point-of-sale payment integration technology and software solutions to meet the growing needs of our customers’ business requirements. Our knowledgeable and friendly employees are passionately dedicated to delivering world-class support to every client. We thrive in a transparent culture that understands the value of shared ideas, teamwork, and excellence in everything we do.

The Intake & Discovery Architect is a strategic specialist who leads the discovery phase of software development. This role is responsible for defining the product’s vision, scope, and technical foundation prior to the initiation of full-scale architecture and development. The architect ensures alignment between business objectives and technical capabilities by validating business needs, understanding user requirements, assessing feasibility, and recommending the appropriate technology stack. The ultimate goal is to reduce risk, optimize costs, and establish a solid technical foundation that supports successful solution delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
• Technical Feasibility Assessment: Evaluate the technical viability of proposed solutions, identify potential risks, and recommend mitigation strategies to ensure scalability and sustainability.
• Requirements Clarification: Collaborate during the discovery phase to validate both functional (system capabilities) and non-functional requirements (e.g., scalability, reliability, security), ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Architectural Design: Develop high-level software architecture and propose the most suitable technology stack and infrastructure to support long-term success.
• Client Advisory: Provide expert guidance to clients, enabling informed decision-making regarding technology choices and solution design.
• Cross-Functional Enablement: Deliver solution architecture and user story training to QA teams and Deployment Command & Control (D-CAC) Technical BSAs. Support the development of test plans, cases, and scripts that incorporate deep product and use case knowledge to enhance efficiency and risk coverage.
Candidate Qualifications:
• Technical Acumen: Strong foundational understanding of software development principles and technologies. While hands-on coding experience is not required, the ability to effectively communicate with business stakeholders, Tempus architects, and development teams is essential. This includes understanding how software stores, organizes, and processes data.
• Communication Skills: Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, accessible language for testers and business stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving Ability: Proven capability to identify and resolve issues during the design and implementation phases, ensuring smooth execution and delivery of solutions.

This is a remote position. Work may be performed from a quiet, confidential space in a home location, approved by PNC. This position may not be available in all geographic locations.

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

• Participates in defining functional designs and application systems architecture across all technologies and platforms.
• Designs an application's technical infrastructure, such as specific databases, programming languages, utilities, and testing approaches.
• Participates in the assessment of software defects discovered during the quality assurance process.
• Participates in addressing enterprise-wide platform and technology requirements for applications.
• Develops detailed programming instructions to solve business problems through automation support.

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 SkillsCompetitive Advantages, Customer Solutions, Delphi (Programming Language), Design, Elk Stack, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Machine Learning, Risk Assessments, Structured Query Language (SQL), Technical Knowledge, XML Data

CompetenciesAnalytical Thinking, Application Development Tools, Industry Knowledge, IT Architecture, Platform Architecture, Products and Services, Service Oriented Architecture Technologies, Software Process Improvement (SPI)

Work ExperienceRoles 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.

EducationBachelors

CertificationsNo Required Certification(s)

LicensesNo Required License(s)

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $65,000.00 – $194,350.00

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 10/23/2025, 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; 8 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.

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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.

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