Charles Schwab · 1 month ago
Solution Architect - Crypto & Blockchain Integration
US-TX-Austin
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $236K/yr
10+ years expCharles Schwab is a leading provider of custody, trading, and support services for independent Registered Investment Advisors. The role of Solution Architect focuses on integrating crypto and blockchain technologies into RIA-focused custody platforms, ensuring compliance and security while driving innovation in financial services.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Serve as the SME and technical expert in integrating digital assets into RIA-focused custody platforms
Address complex technical challenges in multi-party interaction scenarios, architecting robust solutions that enable financial advisors to efficiently coordinate with a diverse ecosystem of partners
Facilitate the seamless delivery of digital assets integrated within the existing ecosystem and user flows for investment management
Help define strategy, architecture, design, and implement solutions that enable the use of digital assets, ensuring security, scalability, and regulatory compliance
Collaborate with peer architects, Enterprise Architects, and cross-functional teams, including those specializing in order management systems—to develop cohesive and forward-thinking architecture strategies
Lead architecture strategy sessions and engage hands-on throughout the implementation process to tackle challenges and deliver high-impact solutions
Stay current with industry trends in digital assets, blockchain, and financial technology, and apply this knowledge to drive innovation within the organization
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience designing, developing, and integrating solutions with major digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoin projects, for real-world financial applications
10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience (Java or .NET)
5+ years of experience architecting scalable, highly available technical solutions
Experience architecting and building cloud-based or cloud-ready applications
Experience with CI/CD
Proven experience architecting and integrating financial services applications with crypto and blockchain technologies
Demonstrated hands-on expertise in designing and implementing solutions that leverage digital assets for RIA or similar financial platforms
Strong leadership record in architecture strategy and direct involvement in all stages of solution delivery
Experience working collaboratively with peer architects, Enterprise Architecture, and cross-enterprise technical teams
Comprehensive understanding of order management systems and core financial domain architectures
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive consensus across diverse teams
Proven ability to support production operations and provide Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) expertise, including managing SLAs and SLOs to ensure system reliability and performance
Familiarity with enterprise architecture management tools such as Application Portfolio Management
Knowledge of architecture principles, costs, models, standards, and best practices of technology management, IT functions, processes, and projects
Experience with Agile development methodology and TDD/BDD
Knowledge of both SQL (Oracle, Cloud SQL PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases
Demonstrated experience in developing applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), leveraging its suite of services for scalable and efficient solutions
Preferred
Web, UI/UX, microservices experience strongly preferred
GitHub suite preferred
Benefits
Bonus or incentive opportunities
Company
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