Sr Manager, Cloud Engineer

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.

At Schwab, the Cloud Services organization empowers development teams with secure, scalable, and easy-to-consume cloud solutions aligned with regulatory and client expectations. Our mission is to operationalize cloud capabilities and enable the standardized, enterprise-scale adoption of multi-cloud infrastructure.

Within this organization, the Cloud Services Engineering - Modules team builds the developer-facing infrastructure products that make cloud adoption simple, consistent, and secure. We deliver reusable modules, opinionated patterns, and automated guardrails that enable application teams to move quickly while meeting Schwab’s security, reliability, and compliance standards.

As a Cloud Senior Engineer, you will operate as a technical leader and force multiplier, owning complex, multi-team initiatives and shaping the design and evolution of enterprise cloud modules. You will drive the translation of platform capabilities into scalable, developer-ready solutions, while influencing engineering standards, improving system reliability, and elevating the overall developer experience across the firm.

This role is ideal for engineers who want to move beyond individual contribution into broader technical ownership. Leading design across systems, mentoring engineers, and driving alignment across platform, security, and application teams. You will have the opportunity to impact how cloud is consumed at scale across Schwab while working with modern cloud technologies and enterprise-grade systems.

What you’re good at
• Leading technical design across complex systems
You design scalable, secure cloud solutions and guide architectural decisions across multiple services or domains.
• Driving standardization and platform evolution
You identify fragmentation and drive adoption of reusable patterns, improving consistency,  scalability, and developer experience.

• Operating as a force multiplier
You mentor engineers, elevate code quality, and influence engineering practices beyond your
immediate team.
• Simplifying complex problems
You break down highly complex technical challenges into clear, actionable solutions that balance short-term delivery with long-term sustainability.
• Collaborating across teams and influencing outcomes
You work effectively with platform, security, and application teams, aligning stakeholders and driving decisions with strong technical judgment.
• Taking ownership of production systems
You ensure reliability and operational excellence through proactive improvements, incident leadership, and continuous optimization.
• Communicating with clarity and impact
You articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences and provide clear direction during design, delivery, and incident scenarios.
• Thriving in regulated environments
You design and deliver solutions that meet strict security, audit, and compliance requirements.

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

• 7+ years of experience in Software Development or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) in enterprise environments supporting production systems
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform, with demonstrated experience designing and scaling reusable modules or shared infrastructure patterns
• Experience leading design and delivery of complex cloud solutions, spanning multiple services, teams, or system components
• Experience supporting mission-critical, 24x7 production systems, including incident response, root cause analysis, and service restoration
• Hands-on experience with DevOps toolchains and CI/CD pipelines, such as Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Bamboo, or similar platforms
• Experience implementing security, compliance, and policy controls in cloud environments, including identity, network security, and governance integration
• Demonstrated delivery of measurable improvements in multiple areas (Platform standardization; System scalability and performance; Reliability and availability; Automation and operational efficiency)
• Experience collaborating across engineering teams to define requirements, influence architecture, and deliver integrated solutions
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building developer-facing platform products, such as reusable modules, golden paths, or self-service infrastructure platforms
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives or influencing architecture beyond immediate team scope
• Strong ability to mentor engineers and scale impact through others, improving team capability and engineering rigor
• Experience defining or contributing to engineering standards, patterns, or governance models
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs and influence stakeholders with data-driven insights
• Experience working in highly regulated environments, with familiarity in audit, risk, and compliance frameworks
• Cloud provider certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with multi-cloud strategies and enterprise platform operating models

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