Senior Platform Architect - Investment Ops & Distribution

Charles Schwab; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Schwab Technology Services in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Investment Management Operations & Distribution Platform Architect to define the target-state architecture and drive platform modernization across the Middle Office, Back Office, and Sales & Distribution ecosystems.

You will partner with business leaders, operations, product, architecture, and engineering to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions for ETFs, mutual funds, SMAs, and alternative investments, leveraging modern data and AI

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture roles.
• Significant experience within Asset Management Operations, Sales & Marketing technology.
• Experience leading architecture of vendor-based platforms, SaaS ecosystems, package implementations, and build-versus-buy technology decisions.
• Proven track record leading large-scale platform architecture and modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of software delivery within Agile and product-centric organizations.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture thinking with hands-on implementation leadership.
• Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot/Spring Cloud), .NET/C#, or Python.
• Deep expertise in microservices, event-driven architectures, API design, and distributed systems.
• Strong cloud architecture experience on GCP (preferred) or AWS.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, data engineering patterns, and analytics platforms.
• Experience with Snowflake, SQL Server, and modern cloud data platforms.
• Experience with SalesForce and related data integrations.
• Familiarity with DevOps toolchains including Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, or equivalent platforms.
• Knowledge of AI/ML architecture patterns, model deployment, and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the target-state architecture, technology strategy, and multi-year roadmap for Investment Operations and Distribution platforms.
• Lead architecture governance, design reviews, technology assessments, and platform modernization initiatives.
• Drive platform operating model transformation via ownership, shared services, and rationalization of redundant capabilities.
• Establish architecture principles, integration patterns, reference architectures, and reusable platform capabilities.
• Lead major decisions for strategic initiatives across investment operations, distribution, data, and enterprise technology ecosystems.
• Simplify legacy landscapes and accelerate adoption of scalable, cloud-native architectures.
• Partner with engineering teams to design, modernize, and deliver scalable platform solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
• Champion CI/CD, security-by-design, observability, and reliability engineering.

Skills

Java / Spring Boot / Spring Cloud

.NET / C# / Python

Microservices / Event-driven

API design / distributed systems

GCP / AWS

Docker / Kubernetes

Data architecture / analytics

Salesforce integrations

DevOps toolchains (Git / Bitbucket / J

Architecture leadership

Tools

Snowflake

SQL Server

Git

Bitbucket

Bamboo

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Schwab Technology Services in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Investment Management Operations & Distribution Platform Architect to define the target-state architecture and drive platform modernization across the Middle Office, Back Office, and Sales & Distribution ecosystems.

You will partner with business leaders, operations, product, architecture, and engineering to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions for ETFs, mutual funds, SMAs, and alternative investments, leveraging modern data and AI