Senior Site Reliability Engineer - GCP

Charles Schwab

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(159)

Austin, TX

Why you should apply for a job to Charles Schwab:

  • 4/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 67% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 75% would recommend this company to other women
  • 69% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • After 5 years of service at Schwab, employees are eligible for one month of Sabbatical leave.
  • Paid parental leave and reimbursement to help offset adoption or surrogacy expenses for eligible employees.
  • Mentorship program opportunities and competitive tuition reimbursement program to invest in employees’ success.
  • #2025-117903

    Position summary

    Engineering (SRE) mindset and solve problems through systematization.

    • Identify opportunities to build innovative tools and address unique operational challenges for large-scale, enterprise applications.

    • Create scripts to automate operational tasks and integrate solutions into infrastructure.

    • Collaborate with Engineering, Scrum, and Operations teams to provide technical expertise and support key initiatives for system availability and reliability.

    • Triage alerts, diagnose/resolve critical issues, and manage implementation of changes.

    • Develop tools, frameworks, and instrumentation to validate and increase rollout success for applications.

    • Coordinate capacity planning and develop CI/CD orchestration systems to streamline software delivery.

    • Troubleshoot mission-critical application workflows in real time and incorporate feedback into product development.

    • Participate in on-call support rotations.

    What you have

    Required Qualifications

    • 6-8 years of enterprise-level administration and support experience.

    • 6-8 years of experience in automation scripting, dashboard creation for proactive monitoring, and alert setup.

    • 6-8 years practicing SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) and process improvements.

    • Hands-on experience with enterprise systems administration, monitoring, and deployment.

    • Experience with Windows 2019/2022 and Linux (VM-hosted).

    • Cloud application configuration, deployment, support, and migration (GCP/PCF is a plus).

    • Knowledge of IP networking (DNS, DHCP, firewalls, IP routing).

    • Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems and high-availability architecture.

    • Linux and Windows system administration, troubleshooting, and tuning.

    • Development experience in .Net, PowerShell, Java, Python, or Bash.

    • Knowledge of SQL, Oracle, or MongoDB databases.

    • Working knowledge of Actimize.

    • Experience with message brokers (Solace, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ, Kafka).

    • Experience with Splunk, AppDynamics, or similar tools.

    • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Financial services industry experience.

    • Experience with Agile methodologies.

    Personal Attributes

    • Strong customer orientation and proactive ownership of projects/issues.

    • Extreme sense of ownership in resolving problems in distributed environments.

    • Resolve to dig deeper into technical issues.

    • Self-starter with confidence to independently resolve issues and deliver results.

    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:

    • 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
    • Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
    • Paid parental leave and family building benefits
    • Tuition reimbursement
    • Health, dental, and vision insurance

    Why you should apply for a job to Charles Schwab:

  • 4/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 67% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 75% would recommend this company to other women
  • 69% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • After 5 years of service at Schwab, employees are eligible for one month of Sabbatical leave.
  • Paid parental leave and reimbursement to help offset adoption or surrogacy expenses for eligible employees.
  • Mentorship program opportunities and competitive tuition reimbursement program to invest in employees’ success.