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Sr Specialist - Software Development & Engineering

Chicago, Illinois, United States Requisition ID 2026-120532 Category Engineering & Software Development Position Type Regular Pay range USD $43.99 - $67.50 / Hour Application Deadline 2026-04-02
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Your Opportunity


Schwab remains committed to providing increased visibility to career growth opportunities and job requirements. This posting announcement is part of increased transparency and while all qualified applicants will be reviewed and considered, this organization has a preferred candidate identified for this role.

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.

Messaging is a key component of I&O (Infrastructure & Operations) organization. The Enterprise Messaging team is responsible for the design, implementation, and support of infrastructure of a highly available Message Queue transport across mainframe and distributed environments. This support is crucial to applications effectively leveraging business data in an enterprise environment.

You will be working with a team of seasoned messaging experts on enterprise-class platforms that support critical business workloads in a large-scale, dynamic technology environment. We are looking for a senior-specialist infrastructure developer for our enterprise-messaging platforms. Primary skillset is IBM MQ and/or RabbitMQ administration with a DevOps focus.

Responsibilities include:

  • Providing technical support for IBM MQ or RabbitMQ on all platforms (Windows, Linux, Appliances, Mainframe, and OpenShift)
  • Maintaining and improving Ansible playbooks
  • Implementing and certifying messaging software and related program products
  • Interfacing with other technology support organizations
  • Performing problem determination for issues with messaging integrations
  • Staying up-to-date with best practices for the implementation and operation of messaging integrations
  • Acting as a key resource for business-integration efforts among multiple Schwab domains and third parties
  • Delivering innovative solutions to complex problems and business cases
  • Performing key role in a major messaging-infrastructure consolidation effort
  • Executing on security efforts in the messaging area

What you have


To ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of "challenging the status quo," this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Required Qualifications:

  • A BA/BS degree and 3+ years of work or project experience working in a large IBM MQ environment in the financial services industry
  • Experience with RCA and remediation of complex messaging problems
  • Strong problem determination and resolution skills as well as problem and change management disciplines

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Ansible
  • Experience with z/OS mainframe environment
  • Experience working through source control with git on team projects
  • Development background in .NET, Java, or COBOL
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Eagerness to learn and support new technologies

In addition to the salary range, this role is also 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
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