Sr DevOps Engineer

Your opportunity

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us challenge the status quo and transform the finance industry together. We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

As a Senior DevOps Engineer within WAM Tech’s Service Availability and Engineering (SAvE) team, you’ll help strengthen the resiliency, reliability, and delivery of technology that supports Schwab’s investment advisor platform. You’ll combine software engineering and operational expertise to improve how critical applications are built, deployed, secured, and supported across complex environments.

You’ll use DevOps practices, automation, cloud technologies, and analytical problem solving to improve deployment strategies and engineering productivity. Working across engineering, architecture, and technology teams, you’ll help design scalable solutions, troubleshoot complex issues, influence CI/CD practices, and guide teams toward more reliable ways of working. This is an opportunity to apply deep technical expertise while continuing to learn new technologies, challenge existing processes, and help improve the availability and resilience of platforms advisors depend on.

What you have

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Real-world DevOps and CI/CD experience using GitHub, GitHub Actions, and Bamboo to automate and improve software delivery.
• Demonstrated experience integrating software quality and security tools such as SonarQube, Veracode, Black Duck, or CodeQL into engineering workflows.
• Working knowledge of microservices and deployment strategies, including Blue/Green, Canary, and Big Bang deployments.
• Demonstrated scripting experience using PowerShell, Bash, and Python to automate engineering and operational processes.
• Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux and Windows environments, with familiarity working with Oracle, SQL, MongoDB, or similar database technologies.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems, produce technical design documentation, collaborate with architects and cross-functional partners, and mentor teams in effective CI/CD practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing automated deployment pipelines for multi-region public cloud environments, with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) highly desired; Microsoft Azure, AWS, or equivalent cloud experience considered.
• Experience with Pipeline as Code and Infrastructure as Code practices, including Terraform.
• Experience working with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF).
• Ability to apply Artificial Intelligence technologies or AI-enabled tools to improve engineering productivity, software quality, and innovation.
• Demonstrated adaptability, continuous learning, and the ability to help teams adopt new technologies and engineering practices.
• Financial services industry experience.

In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

What’s in it for you

At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:

• 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
• Paid parental leave and family building benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance