Data Engineer

Charles Schwab

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

9 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Paid vacation

Sabbatical after 5 years

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Schwab is seeking an outcome-driven data technology lead to guide the re-architecting of our core enterprise data platform. You will lead a team of engineers, deliver scalable data pipelines, and ensure high-performance, secure data solutions across the organization.

Based in Texas (Austin/Southlake region), this on-site role emphasizes collaboration with product, QA, and operations to drive timely software releases and value for clients. Strong leadership and cloud data skills are essential.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT or equivalent.
8+ years of data engineering experience.
3+ years of project lead experience in matrixed org.
Financial services experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and project leadership to data pipelines.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate data needs into solutions.
Design and optimize end-to-end data pipelines for large data volumes.
Implement ETL processes to integrate diverse data sources.
Ensure data quality and governance across platforms.
Mentor junior engineers and support deployment readiness.

Skills

ETL development

Data pipelines

SQL

Google Cloud

Python

Data quality

Agile

Data governance

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in CS/IT

Tools

Informatica IDMC/IICS

GitHub

Bamboo

Liquibase

Job description

Your opportunity

At Schwab, you are empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.

Schwab is recruiting an outcome driven, results-oriented, well organized data technology lead who shares our passion for technology, innovation, people, and excellence. Our main goal here at Schwab is to transform people’s lives by changing the way the world invests. We are in the midst of re-architecting and rebuilding our core enterprise data platform to support our rapidly growing and evolving business. The technical engineering lead will be a hands-on lead engineer with technical/business acumen and lead experience that excels in a structured, dynamic, fast-moving environment and is passionate about developing high quality, high performance, and scalable solutions. The candidate will lead and work aside a team of seasoned engineers whose main objective is to maintain all aspects of the system health and ensure the on-time, quality delivery of software releases.

This position will be part of the Operational Data Exchange (ODX) Technology team within the Schwab Data organization focusing on providing Operational Intelligence and Insights, and position Schwab to remain a Data Driven organization using a world class Data Exchange (DX) platform. The DX support various critical business functions and business units – Schwab Technology Services (STS), Audit, Corporate Tax, Risk, Compliance, etc. This is a role for someone who is passionate and excited to learn/understand corporate systems, focus on basics and streamline existing system to make it stable, and build a future state data platform that is going to be pivotal to drive client-centricity, reducing time to market, scale & increasing efficiency. Ideal candidates enjoy creating structure in a fast-paced environment, thrive under ambiguity, and embrace change passionately. This is a unique opportunity to grow and transform our business through driving significant step-change in our time to market, building more stable integrated solutions, and enabling project success via cross-functional coordination and ownership.

This position could sit in Austin, TX.

In This Role You Will

Provide technical and project leadership to data pipeline development.

Understand the needs of the business and using this knowledge to align on a solution and drive delivery

Drive Agile development supporting organization priorities and innovation.

Collaborate with analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver tailored solutions.

Design, implement, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and transforming large volumes of structured and unstructured data.

Develop robust ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to integrate data from diverse sources into our data ecosystem.

Implement data validation and quality checks to ensure accuracy and consistency

Mentoring junior team members to ensure team and project success.

Implement data security controls and access management policies to protect sensitive information.

Drive outcomes and team performance and collaborate with all to achieve results.

Work closely with development, product owner and team members to decompose stories, design features, and prioritize tasks.

Effectively navigate cross-functional communication to ensure alignment between teams and within one team.

Cultivate a culture of open feedback that promotes accountability for getting better together.

Collaborate with other shared functions to support application support and automation for deployments.

Interface with product owner and key stakeholders in Project Management, Business, Development, QA and Technology Operations to ensure high quality delivery of software projects on time.

Identify technology risks and dependencies early to establish mitigation plans.

Create and maintain artifacts for production support and deployment processes and ensure smooth hand off to support teams.

Meet periodically with onshore and offshore developers and application support to review and improve processes.

Demonstrated ability to disagree, debate your case with data, and commit to deliver regardless of the outcome.

What you have

Required

Expertise in ETL development, Data Quality, Best Practices, Exception Handling

SQL, Google Cloud Products including BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Composer, Pub/Sub, SQL Server Integration Services

Expertise in Informatica (IDMC/IICS) and Python coding skills

Used AI in development lifecycle to gain efficiency

Business Analysis experience to perform data analysis to translate business requirements to data mapping

Exceptional track record in delivering results and business outcomes

Experience in maturing teams at different levels

Masters or bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or similar/equivalent area of study

Minimum of 3 years working in the financial services industry.

Minimum of 8 years of solid data engineering experience.

Minimum of 2 years project lead experience in matrixed organization

Strong understanding of Data Warehouse concepts (star schema, slowly changing dimensions, fact/dimension modeling) and Operational Data Exchanges/Stores.

Solid understanding of data lifecycle, metadata management, and governance standards.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences.

Willingness to learn new skills and keep up with technology changes in future to meet business needs.

Prior experience working in an onshore offshore model driving development outcomes.

Preferred

Experience working with and sourcing data from Corporate Systems like Workday, BMC Remedy Helix, Jira, Rally, etc.

Experience providing guidance, direction, and feedback to other technical staff to meet agreed upon objectives.

Ability to analyze, propose and implement timely, effective, quality solutions for all issues or problems within area of responsibility.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills required for composing and delivering technical presentations or other forms of documentation to various levels of technical and non-technical management.

Proficient managing multiple priorities in a well-organized, dynamic, geographically dispersed environment

Strong understanding of Data pipelines and patterns

Experience in dev tools such as GitHub, Bamboo, Liquibase

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

This position will be in Southlake, TX.

What’s in it for you

At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future: