Charles Schwab · 9 hours ago
Sr Platform Engineer
Austin, TX, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$115K/yr - $131K/yr
5+ years expCharles Schwab is a financial services company focused on transforming enterprise data and analytics. They are seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to join their Self-Service Analytics Platform team, responsible for maintaining platform reliability and leading modernization efforts for their analytics environment.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Own platform health and reliability for the self‑service environment: monitor/triage, root‑cause and resolve issues, and perform installation, upgrades, and application support on Linux
Lead the modernization effort to migrate Batch Framework workloads to Farnam; ensure robust operational support for Batch Framework during transition and partner with scheduling/orchestration stakeholders (e.g., Control‑M) to bridge metadata and process gaps
Onboard new user groups and partner with Architecture on environment changes, add‑on usage, and upgrades; implement security best practices for batch usage, version control, code migration, UNIX scripting, logging, and release procedures
Drive operational excellence by evaluating and implementing utilities and automation that increase platform/process efficiency and reduce support toil; measure and communicate improvements. Ensure disaster recovery and resilience strategies are defined, tested, and continuously improved for mission-critical data platforms and services
Build with a rigorous, multi‑language toolbox—Java, Python, C#/ .NET (and .NET APIs), Control‑M, BigQuery, and SQL to enhance the platform’s developer experience and scalability for federated analytics teams
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Engineering, or a related field
Minimum 5 years of experience with dedicated focus on Object-Oriented Programming, such as Python, Perl, .NET, and Java
Strong UNIX skills, SQL skills, and infrastructure knowledge
Advanced Python and .NET skills for platform enhancements and automation of platform maintenance tasks
Preferred
Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, supervise small engineering teams, and work collaboratively across functions to deliver scalable solutions
Experience managing the full lifecycle of cloud services, including provisioning, monitoring, scaling, and decommissioning, with a strong focus on security, compliance, and operational excellence
Highly organized and driven by nature, able to uphold agile methodology and source control (Bitbucket/GitHub) consistently
Experience with Jira and Remedy ticketing systems
Experience supporting production operations in a high-availability environment
Company
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