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Data Engineer

AT Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab

Data Engineer

Austin, TX

Pay range: USD $36.01 - $73.61 / Hour

Your opportunity

At Schwab, you are 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. As a member of the SAMS Technology team, you will be immersed in a collaborative, innovative, and technically challenging environment. We're looking for engineers who are enthusiastic about learning new and existing technologies to drive exceptional production resiliency of our software products and systems. The role will require a strong work ethic, problem solving skills, and the ability to partner with business and technologists across the organization. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of successfully supporting enterprise level applications and platforms. The role will require a high level of responsibility and accountability.

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What you have

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related experience.
  • 3-5 years of progressive experience supporting software deployment pipelines, database administration related tasks, and system configuration.
  • 3-5 years of experience with SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL performing DBA tasks and migrating data.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Atlassian suite (JIRA, BitBucket, Confluence, Bamboo). Using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Atlassian tools, Github, and Remedy.
  • Has worked with cloud-based service models. Experience with PaaS such as Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF).
  • ITIL proficiency using problem management standard methodologies.
  • Database administration skillset to establish data backup and recovery procedures, monitoring, query optimization tasks, and the ability assess data needs for server sizing requirements.
  • Splunk, App Dynamics, Linux & Windows system administration, troubleshooting, and tuning.
  • Experience supporting vendors and SaaS application platforms.
  • Experienced in motivating change through automation, and passionate about adopting and driving a DevOps model.
  • Responsibility for applications support primarily in lower (non-production) environments.
  • Experience with setting, implementing, and reporting on operational critical metrics. Experience in planning, implementation, and support of business application components, including release management and release engineering.
  • Broad and deep knowledge of IT/software technology trends, infrastructure support, application development, public cloud, web services, middleware, operating systems, databases, networking, security, and business intelligence.
  • Agile methodologies and partnering with Agile development teams. Skilled at process design and improvement.
  • Ability to grasp difficult concepts, large architectures, and sophisticated designs quickly.
  • Experience working in financial or banking industry.

What's in it for you

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. 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

Client-provided location(s): Austin, TX, USA
Job ID: CharlesSchwab-2025-107845
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program