Principal Architect
Company: Charles Schwab
Location: Euless
Posted on: October 8, 2024
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Job Description:
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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