Lead Backend Java Engineer (CI/CD & DevOps)

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. Schwab is seeking dynamic Lead Backend Java Engineer (CI/CD & DevOps) with a passion for technology and excellence.

As part of the transformation of how the world invests, the ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, Agile environment, developing high-quality, high-performance, scalable software. The position involves a balanced mix of design and hands-on coding, focused on our mission-critical Authentication platform.

 This is an opportunity to lead at the forefront of financial technology innovation within a team that values innovative practices and delivering exceptional software solutions.

What you have

In this role as an individual contributor, you will be:

• You will be required to do hands-on coding and coordinating with key collaborators to meet project deadlines and budget
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions / GitHub Workflows.
• Estimating development sizing and costs and collaborating with the Scrum Master and product owner for efficient task prioritization
• Ensuring quality through automated testing and TDD and integrating SSO to interconnect various internal and external systems
• Driving release process improvements, assisting the Scrum Master with team needs, and synchronizing team efforts for seamless product releases
• Proactively identifying risks, establishing mitigation plans, and maintaining documentation and code quality standards
• Engaging with both onshore and offshore teams to refine development practices

At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry.

Required Qualifications and responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security, related degree field OR related practical experience
• 7+ years of experience in designing and deploying enterprise applications with Java/J2EE
• 7+ years of software development experience 
• 7+ years of experience and in-depth knowledge of Agile principles, object-oriented analysis, design patterns, and server-side application development
• 2-3+ years of experience with MongoDB, SAML, OAuth, REST Web Services, Kafka and transaction processing environments
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions / GitHub Workflows.
• Automate build, test, security scans, and deployment workflows across multiple environments.
• Manage application deployments to Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Build and maintain Helm charts for Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Enable blue-green, canary, or rolling deployment strategies where applicable.
• Ensure pipeline reliability, scalability, and fast feedback for development teams.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with artifact repositories, secret management, and configuration management systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline failures, deployment issues, and environment inconsistencies.
• Collaborate with development, platform, and SRE teams to improve release automation and deployment standards.
• Enforce CI/CD best practices around security, auditability, and compliance.
• Autonomous, creative, and efficient problem-solver
• Excellent understanding of current Architecture and Development Standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in online security and user authentication
• Master’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security, related degree field
• .NET experience 
• Angular
• Kafka middleware