Manager, Systems Engineering

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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.

Responsible for application deployment and production support for enterprise-level online security and digital fraud management platforms. Manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and container orchestration tools within cloud environments. Maintain and support critical infrastructure components including API gateways, messaging systems, secure file transfer platforms, and fraud detection solutions. Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting of deployment failures, application issues, and environmental disruptions.

Proactively identify and implement measures to mitigate potential risks affecting system performance and availability. Lead high‑severity incident management efforts and post‑incident reviews to improve system resilience. Drive key technical initiatives including automation and system integration. Enhance productivity and interoperability by integrating development tools into the product delivery lifecycle, supporting both public and private cloud deployments. Lead application migration efforts from legacy environments to modern cloud‑based architectures, ensuring secure, scalable, low‑latency, and fault‑tolerant infrastructure to meet evolving digital needs.

Oversee operational activities in alignment with IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices, including change, incident, and problem management. Provide application support for both relational and non‑relational database systems. Establish and manage observability practices for mission‑critical systems, utilizing monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure system health, performance, and availability.

Position allows for 100% remote work. Reports to company HQs in Westlake, TX. Subject to Schwab’s internal approach to workplace flexibility.

Job Requirements
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Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and 72 months of progressive, post‑Bachelor’s experience in a related occupation. Experience must include 72 months of experience involving the following:
Production Support for Java‑based Enterprise Middleware Application Platforms;
Infrastructure modernization of legacy applications to Amazon Web Service (AWS) public cloud using AWS services including EC2, Elastic Load Balancing, Route
53, and VPC;
Implementing infrastructure provisioning using Cloud Formation and Terraform as Infrastructure as Code and Jenkins as Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tool;
Implementing infrastructure and application level monitoring using products like Cloud Watch, Data Dog, Grafana, Big Query or Splunk;
Developing and automating deployment and upgrade‑related activities using Shell Scripting; and Integration and deployment of Oracle Service Bus (OSB), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

We offer competitive pay and benefits. Starting compensation depends on related experience. Annual bonus and other eligible earnings are not included in the ranges above. Benefits include: 401(k) w/ company match; employee stock purchase plan; paid vacation, volunteering, 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;

hybrid/remote work schedule available for eligible positions (subject to Schwab’s internal approach to workplace flexibility).

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