Chief Architect: On-site Enterprise Platform Modernization

Charles Schwab Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Schwab Corporation in Austin, TX seeks a Chief Architect for Retail, Bank and Corporate Technology (RBCT) to provide senior architecture leadership across a broad portfolio and modernization initiatives. You will shape and drive the long-term architectural vision for cross-enterprise platforms, aligning with Schwab’s technology strategy and business goals.

You will lead enterprise-level programs, mentor engineers, and partner with senior business and technology leaders to set strategic

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead complex, large enterprise, architectural initiatives across multiple teams, domains, or business areas.
• Ability to perform solution architecture for highly complex programs involving multiple systems, emerging technologies, or substantial investment.
• Proven ability to architect systems for availability, disaster recovery, observability, performance, scalability, and incident prevention across mission-critical platforms.
• Demonstrated accountability for ensuring modernization strategies and blueprints are executed as designed.
• Experience providing feedback and ongoing guidance to fine-tune systems and implementations based on real-world scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-level architectural initiatives across RBCT domains, shaping long-term vision and cross-enterprise platforms.
• Guide modernization efforts and ensure tech decisions align with business outcomes, risk expectations, and operational excellence.
• Act as trusted advisor to senior leaders, offering strategic insight on tech trends and opportunities to innovate.
• Mentor developing engineers and foster pragmatic, scalable, and well-governed architecture across teams.

Skills

Architecture Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Tech Direction

Portfolio Governance

Cloud Modernization

Java/.NET

SQL/NoSQL

APIs & EDA

Executive Communication

Leadership Courage

Tools

Container Platforms

Job description

Charles Schwab Corporation in Austin, TX seeks a Chief Architect for Retail, Bank and Corporate Technology (RBCT) to provide senior architecture leadership across a broad portfolio and modernization initiatives. You will shape and drive the long-term architectural vision for cross-enterprise platforms, aligning with Schwab’s technology strategy and business goals.

You will lead enterprise-level programs, mentor engineers, and partner with senior business and technology leaders to set strategic