DevOps Automation Engineer (Ansible)

Charles Schwab • Austin, TX

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About The Position

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(s). Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as a part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning. Join our development team as a support engineer for the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). In this role, you will assist with platform operations, automation development, and tenant support under the guidance of the lead engineer. This position offers an opportunity to grow technical skills while contributing to infrastructure-wide automation initiatives.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Information Technology role or 2+ years in a software development role
• 2+ years of experience with automation tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Shell scripts) and Git version control
• 1+ years of experience working with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
• Good understanding of REST APIs and scripting
• Familiarity with Linux environments (RHEL 8/9) and container runtime basics
• Willingness to learn and support tenants with technical guidance
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field, or an additional 3+ years of relevant experience
• Experience working in large-scale environments
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)
• Exposure to VMware products and enterprise automation platforms
• Understanding of security standards and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)

Responsibilities

• Assist tenants with platform navigation and automation questions during scheduled office hours
• Support the development and maintenance of Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules under supervision
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams to implement automation strategies
• Help maintain platform documentation and contribute to onboarding materials
• Participate in platform governance activities including RBAC and CI/CD integration
• Support troubleshooting efforts and contribute to service restoration strategies
• Identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) adoption
• Follow best practices for compliance, security, and scalability in automation tasks

Benefits

• Bonus or incentive opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities