Sr Manager, Software Development & Engineering Lead

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.

We are seeking a Software Development and Engineering Lead to join our Container Platform Capabilities team as we continue our journey to provide Schwab application developers and engineers with technologies, services, tools, middleware, and guidance to enable and streamline application development on our platforms.  This senior individual contributor (IC) role is responsible for shaping, guiding, and sustaining shared platforms, systems, and developer ecosystems. The role bridges strategic technical direction and hands on execution, operating across teams to ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.

In this role, you will be:
•          Translate high level architectural strategy into practical, implementable technical designs
•          Evaluate design tradeoffs and system constraints, documenting decisions to guide downstream teams
•          Design and evolve platform capabilities, automation frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines that enable application teams to utilize the Schwab container platforms
•          Engage directly in production adjacent and risk related technical investigations, including vulnerability management, system behavior analysis, and internal audit
•          Collaborate with engineers, architects, product partners, and platform stakeholders across organizational boundaries
•          Facilitate shared understanding through technical artifacts, design reviews, and knowledge transfer documentation
•          Create and maintain durable technical documentation that improves onboarding, alignment, and platform adoption

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

• Expert knowledge of DevOps processes
• Expert knowledge of Unix/Linux
• Expert knowledge of GitOps framework
• Expert knowledge of security standards and practices
• Above Average knowledge of Docker, Docker Registries (Harbor), and Kubernetes
• Above Average understanding of Cloud architecture principles and best practices
• Above Average knowledge of Containers Secure Supply Chain (CSSC) framework
• Above Average knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions)
• Above Average Cloud experience with AWS, GCP, Azure or PCF
• Above Average knowledge of Networking concepts (Load Balancing, DNS, etc.)
• Above Average knowledge with IaC (Terraform)
• Above Average knowledge of scripting languages including Bash and Python
• Above Average knowledge with configuration management tools, preferably Salt

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming (Java, .NET)
• Above Average knowledge with YAML/JSON
• Drives data-based decisions and optimizes performance through strategic insights
• Delivers timely updates and effective communication with others involved in a project or effort
• Leverages deep industry knowledge to drive success while leading high-impact teams, projects, or programs
• Creates opportunities for others to assume meaningful responsibilities
• Identifies and resolves challenges with a forward-looking approach
• Develops and implements procedures that enhance business effectiveness
• Influences business unit strategies to optimize resource allocation
• Verbally delivers precise, persuasive communication for productive outcomes
• Upholds high standards of reliability, trust, and subject matter authority
• Delivers impactful messages that persuade diverse audiences
• Establishes strategic goals, measures performance, and optimizes outcomes
• Analyzes trends to create actionable strategies that align with long-term goals
• Drives continuous improvement by raising quality benchmarks and establishing new standards of excellence
• Develops compelling written content that influences and engages readers

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