Sr. Cloud Engineer

Charles Schwab Inc.; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Schwab Corporation in Texas seeks a Cloud Senior Engineer to design, implement, and operate cloud architectures across hybrid environments, ensuring security, resilience, and auditable delivery. You will collaborate with development, security, and architecture teams to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions using Infrastructure as Code.

Requirements include 6+ years in enterprise IT, 3+ years building hybrid networks to AWS/Azure/GCP, and strong Terraform/Ansible skills.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience working within enterprise IT.
• 3+ years of experience designing, deploying, and maintaining hybrid network architectures connecting on-premises data centers to AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
• 3+ years of experience using Infrastructure as Code tools, including Terraform, to build and maintain consistent cloud environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security, a related field, or related practical experience.

Skills

Problem solving

Decision making

Collaboration

Cloud design

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Cyber Security

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Salt

Git

Job description

Your Opportunity

At Schwab, you’re 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. We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by delivering innovative, reliable technology products and services. As a Cloud Senior Engineer, you’ll help shape the next generation of cloud solutions that support Schwab’s commitment to secure, resilient technology.

In this hands-on role, you’ll design, engineer, and support cloud architecture across hybrid environments, applying strong problem solving and decision making to reduce risk, strengthen security, and enable reliable delivery. You’ll collaborate with development, security, and architecture partners to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions while using automation and Infrastructure as Code to create consistent, auditable environments. Your cloud expertise, adaptability, and collaborative approach will help advance Schwab’s technology capabilities and support mission-critical services.

What you have

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience working within enterprise IT.


• 3+ years of experience designing, deploying, and maintaining hybrid network architectures connecting on-premises data centers to AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.


• 3+ years of experience using Infrastructure as Code tools, including Terraform, to build and maintain consistent cloud environments.


• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security, a related field, or related practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing secure cloud infrastructure that minimizes blast radius and change risk while supporting efficient migration paths, least-privilege access, and baseline configuration standards.


• Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, Salt, or similar automation technologies used for Infrastructure as Code.


• Experience with cloud security products and applying secure design principles.


• Experience defining and implementing security controls aligned with NIST and CIS standards.


• Experience building and managing infrastructure through GitOps and Infrastructure as Code workflows to enable consistent, auditable, and reliable cloud deployments.


• Working proficiency with source control and DevOps tools such as Git, Bitbucket, GitHub, Bamboo, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Concourse.


• Ability to use Problem Solving, Decision Making, and collaboration skills to work across development and security architecture teams and translate project requirements into effective technical solutions.


• Experience developing policies and operational processes that support highly available technology environments and mission-critical, 24x7 systems.


• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum and continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.


• Google Professional, AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, or similar cloud provider certification.


• Experience in the financial services industry.

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