Director, Infrastructure, DevOps & Security Platform

Charles Schwab; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Sabbatical after 5 years

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab in Westlake, TX seeks a Director of Software Development & Engineering for Platform Infrastructure & Engineering. The role oversees AWAT Infrastructure Operations, security, CI/CD, and automation strategy, bridging multiple domains with executive leadership.

You will guide architecture, governance, and vendor collaboration to deliver reliable, scalable platforms in a complex financial services environment. Strong leadership and delivery focus are essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years IT experience in infrastructure, operations or cloud engineering.
• 5+ years leading enterprise infrastructure and DevOps functions.
• Experience with on-prem and multi-cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure) and 24x7 reliability.
• Strong communication with executive leadership and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop & lead platform technology strategy for infrastructure, security & DevOps modernization.
• Lead infrastructure lifecycle programs: hardware refresh, OS upgrades, capacity, DR tests.
• Drive DevOps services: shared CICD tooling, deployment platforms, runtime services.
• Ensure compliance with security standards, audits and risk management.

Skills

Platform strategy

IT operations leadership

DevOps & CICD

Security risk mgmt

Job description

Charles Schwab in Westlake, TX seeks a Director of Software Development & Engineering for Platform Infrastructure & Engineering. The role oversees AWAT Infrastructure Operations, security, CI/CD, and automation strategy, bridging multiple domains with executive leadership.

You will guide architecture, governance, and vendor collaboration to deliver reliable, scalable platforms in a complex financial services environment. Strong leadership and delivery focus are essential.