Software Engineering Manager - Tempus

PNC is a leading financial services company that values its employees as its greatest differentiator. They are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead their Test Automation and Quality Engineering efforts, focusing on building scalable automation frameworks and fostering a high-performing engineering team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of automation engineers through regular one-on-one meetings
• Drive employee growth through coaching, feedback, and performance management processes
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-accountability team culture
• Manage hiring, performance reviews, and employee lifecycle decisions
• Ensure team availability, engagement, and strong communication practices
• Own and manage the test automation product backlog, ensuring alignment with business priorities
• Facilitate bi-weekly planning sessions for automation initiatives
• Oversee and support execution of UI, API, and performance testing efforts
• Maintain accountability for timely and high-quality delivery of automation solutions
• Partner closely with development, product, and business teams to: Address failures identified through automated testing, Prioritize automation initiatives, Expand automation adoption across development teams
• Participate in town halls, RCA sessions, and product meetings
• Act as a key advocate for quality engineering practices across the organization
• Provide hands-on support with UI and API automation development when needed
• Own and evolve the automation framework and technology stack
• Promote best practices in test design, observability, and monitoring
• Drive integration of AI (Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Agentic AI) into testing and automation workflows
• Champion continuous improvement in CI/CD pipelines and quality processes
• Manages development projects, development teams and application support functions
• Oversees multiple application programming and analysis projects which include development, installation and maintenance of application programs
• Monitors and maintains adherence and compliance to quality standards on an ongoing basis
• Maximizes staff contribution through professional growth and development, to increase teamwork and more effectively meet business needs
• Analyzes applications to ensure that all systems that are developed, meet business needs and specifications

Requirements:

• Strong experience in software development
• Hands-on experience with UI test automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress)
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with performance testing tools such as Apache JMeter
• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python
• Solid understanding of software testing concepts (Black Box, White Box)
• Experience working with REST APIs
• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Experience with containerization technologies
• Passion for automation, monitoring, and observability
• Experience with Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, or Agentic AI
• Ability to incorporate AI-driven approaches into testing and development workflows
• Highly people-oriented with a genuine passion for developing others
• Strong organizational and planning skills; able to guide teams in structuring work effectively
• Dependable and present, with consistent participation in meetings and team activities
• Transparent communicator who proactively updates stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence across teams
• Hands-on leadership style—willing to step in and contribute technically when needed
• Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience
• At least 3 years of prior management experience is typically required
• In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered
• Application Development
• Business Management
• Customer Solutions
• Design
• Group Problem Solving
• Playwright (Software)
• Postman (Software)
• Process Improvements
• Regression Testing
• Release Management
• Software Solutions
• Test Automation
• User Experience (UX) Design