Sr Specialist - Software Development & Engineering
About The Position
At Schwab, the role supports the company’s effort to transform the finance industry through innovative thought and creative problem solving. The Sr Specialist acts as a technical liaison between product and engineering teams, aligning release roadmaps for an advanced collateral management system with business objectives. The position governs code freezes, enforces software quality standards, and leads technical scope reviews to maintain architectural integrity. The role directs release management and deployment planning, oversees high-level production issue triage, and designs tracking systems to automate release metrics and improve cross-functional engineering delivery. It also develops software automation tools, including with GitHub, and optimizes CI/CD pipelines to improve developer productivity. The specialist educates stakeholders about system capabilities, presents release strategies, and provides release guidance and technical mentorship to software engineering team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
- 60 months of progressive, post-bachelor’s experience in a related occupation with a bachelor’s degree, or 36 months with a master’s degree.
- 36 months of experience in release management using deployment strategies such as Canary, Blue-Green, or Big Bang.
- 36 months of experience with change-management workflows or ticket creation using tools such as BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, or JIRA.
- 36 months of experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Harness, Bamboo, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps.
- 36 months of experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Waterfall, or Kanban.
- 36 months of experience with application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating systems.
Responsibilities
- Act as a technical liaison between product and engineering teams and align release roadmaps for the advanced collateral management system with business objectives.
- Govern code freeze processes, enforce software quality standards, and lead technical scope reviews to ensure architectural integrity.
- Direct release management activities, formulate deployment tactics, and oversee high-level production issue triage for successful system rollouts.
- Design and architect tracking systems to automate release metrics and use data to optimize cross-functional engineering delivery.
- Develop advanced software automation tools, including with GitHub, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enhance developer productivity.
- Educate stakeholders about system capabilities and present release strategies.
- Provide release guidance and technical mentorship to software engineering team members.
Benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid vacation
- Paid volunteering
- 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
- Paid parental leave
- Family building benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Hybrid/remote work schedule available for eligible positions, subject to Schwab’s internal approach to workplace flexibility
- Annual bonus opportunity and other eligible earnings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
