Charles Schwab · 22 hours ago
Senior DevOps Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expCharles Schwab is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to collaborate with developers and Agile teams in building, testing, securing, and deploying new offerings in their Financial Planning platforms. The role involves designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and ensuring production reliability while participating in Agile ceremonies.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release workflows that accelerate safe, frequent deployments to GCP and on‑prem/hybrid environments
Build and evolve GKE-based application platforms using Helm/kustomize, container registries, and GitOps‑friendly practices; drive 12‑factor and containerization standards
Automate infrastructure and configuration with Terraform and policy guardrails; codify environment provisioning, secrets, and networking baselines
Implement observability and runbooks with developers (dashboards, alerts, SLO‑aligned monitors) to reduce MTTR and prevent repeat issues
Participate in an on‑call rotation for DevOps support (release support, pipelines, platform) while partnering with SRE/operations teams on production reliability. (IC role; not a primary SRE position.)
Operate within Change Management controls (ticketing, approvals, deployment windows) and contribute to continuous improvement of release governance
Collaborate within Agile ceremonies—stand‑ups, reviews, and retros—to plan work, surface risks, and iterate quickly as a self‑organizing engineering partner
Qualification
Required
8-10+ years of DevOps experience in Linux environments, with deep hands‑on GCP exposure
Strong PCF (Pivotal Cloud Foundry) experience (preferably production workload support) and understanding of its architecture/deployment strategies
Strong knowledge of core GCP services and architectures (e.g., GKE, networking, IAM, storage), with practical production experience; GCP certification preferred
Expertise in Docker and 12‑factor design; production experience with GKE, Helm, and kustomize
Proficiency with CI/CD tools—GitHub Actions and Bamboo—including build packaging, test gates, environment promotion, and production support workflows
Hands‑on Terraform for infrastructure‑as‑code and environment automation
Strong understanding of networking (routing, subnets, NAT) as it applies to microservices and hybrid connectivity
Scripting in Bash and Python for build/deploy tooling, environment diagnostics, and automation
Clear documentation, cross‑team communication, and problem‑solving skills in a fast‑moving Agile environment
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering (or equivalent experience)
Benefits
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
Company
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