Principal Architect

3 weeks ago


Southlake, United States Charles Schwab Full time

Position Type: RegularYour 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.



The Offer Order (O2) platform is a client data platform within Schwab that drives differentiated experiences for customers, accounts, households, and advisors through various channels (Schwab.com, rep tools, branch tools, call center, etc). The sophisticated systems that power segmentation, client preferences and experiences use event driven architecture, APIs, batch, and frameworks to provide resilient and scalable capabilities.



Asthe domainArchitect, you will shape the overall strategic vision and technical roadmap for O2 within the Client Data organization, formulating and socializing policies, standards, and governanceframeworks to ensure stability and operational efficiency of the platform. In this role you will lead engagements with adjacent teamsto collaborate on technology efforts in alignment with the broader Data Strategy, while maintaining adherence to Compliance, and Regulatory standards. You will work closely with a team of experienced engineersto identify and craft solutions for the current and next iteration of the O2 platformthat will support current and future business capabilities enablingSchwab to delight customers. You will be responsible forhelping drive an organization of engineering excellence (design, quality, observability, security, deployment and rollback strategies, resiliency and disaster recovery strategies, etc), within O2 and cultivating a culture of that challenges the status-quo.



In addition to future state, you will work with Business Stakeholders to understand business requirements to support any ongoing or upcoming work in the O2 domain, defining a system architecture for new business initiatives and programs and delivering or supporting high level and low-level designs and working with and participating in various Architecture Governance Boards to procure approvals.



It’s an exciting time to join this team and be involved in building the next chapter of our platform that is crucial for the firm.

What you have


Required Qualifications:



Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related degree OR related practical experience

8+ years asa Solution Architect or Domain Architect; Application Modernization involving Mainframe Legacy systems and Cloud Transformation experience.

6+ years of managing the integration of an organization’s technology strategy with business capabilities and goals to develop an effective architecture.

5+ years of leading the design, implementation, and ongoing support of architectural initiatives from inception to operational maintenance.

Fosters a culture across the organization of having conversations based on organizational strategy and principles to create alignment. Ensures goals are understood and continuously worked towards across the organization.

Takes ownership of decisions made in the engineering organization by helping organization members make clear decisions in alignment with organizational goals and backing decisions made. Raises awareness for how biases impact decisions and ensures accountability is practiced throughout the organization.

Mentors across the organization in an open, respectful, flexible, empathetic manner. Fosters an organizational culture of mentoring by seeking out mentoring opportunities for themselves and others, and supports others in their growth as mentors.

Leads strategic organizational decisions and plans. Consistently works at a strategic level, influencing decisions to achieve organizational alignment on major goals.

Works to build and improve relationships across the organization. Leverages those relationships to better plan for and position the organization.

Evangelizes technical vision within and beyond an organization.

5+ years managing the life cycle of software and services incorporating quality, reliability, and security throughout.

5+ years Implementing standards, processes, and methods to create, test, and verify software components, ensuring reliability, and resolving operational problems and bugs.

4+ years of experience implementing concepts for system design, ensuring compatibility with future cloud adoption.

Strong architecture, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities, along with an ability to lead sometimes ambiguous, and constantly evolving requirements.

Strong technological affinity and experience, as well as attention to detail and a passion for quality is required.

Ability to communicate effectively with peers and executives translating technical language into actionable plans.

Strong collaborative qualities and a positive demeanor. You can transition and cross train peer teams on your designs and technology development.

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment across multiple time zones and locations.

Ability to effectively transition your design reference materials to engineering organizations, and engineered solutions.



Preferred Qualifications:

Strong understanding of various applications, servers and network security best practices

Experience designing mission critical, 24x7 systems

Working proficiency with SCM and DevOps tool suites; examples include Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Concourse etc.

Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum, experience adopting or leading continuous integration and continuous delivery concepts and frameworks

Experience in the Financial Services industry.

Google Professional, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solution Architect Cloud Provider Certifications

4+ years utilizing services from cloud platforms to support and improve organizational functions

3+ years utilizing code-based methods to manage deployments.

2+ years experience with data pipelines and storage systems for data mining, analytics, and machine learning, prioritizing compliance, security, and scalability

2+ years experience with AI capabilities

Previous experience in a highly regulated environment with appreciation for audit and regulatory principles will benefit the applicant.


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


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