Lead Software Architect

Your Opportunity

The Retirement Planning Services (RPS) Technology organization leads a coordinated technology approach to continually improve Schwab's primary retirement digital platform. Our team is seeking a talented Software Architect Lead - who embraces being a technical leader and has a real passion for using state of the art technologies - to design and build compelling interactive applications, as we continue our modernization of the legacy technology stack to our target state. Our mission is to build robust solutions that achieve measurable value, which empower our clients, in a fun and engaging environment. In RPS, we strive to embody Schwab's Through Clients' Eyes strategy through our people and creative solutions.

What you have

As our Software Architect Lead, you will need to be an initiative-taker who partners well with others and leads the design and direction of the department's technology stack, in alignment with and helping to influence the broader Client Experience Technologies (CET) and RPS architectural direction. This role is all about getting the job done, so you have a can/will do mentality about all tasks associated with getting phenomenal applications and services out the door. You prioritize mentoring your teammates and improving the experience our clients get on our platforms. As a Schwabbie, you listen to others with an open mind, foster diverse inputs, and respectfully convey your thoughts and opinions in pursuit of our collective goals.

• Extensive application development and design experience to help lead/validate designs on new applications and major enhancements to existing applications across the portfolio.

• Designs and evaluates engineering process and service improvements based on their understanding of business needs.

• An exacting attention to detail and the talent and enthusiasm for producing highly usable and scalable software solutions using advanced development technologies.

• Proven excellent technical and business communication skills at various organizational levels.

• Interacts with influence with high-level individual contributors, managers, directors, VP's and SVPs.

• Partners with other RPS portfolio principal architects to influence enterprise direction, recommending tooling / solutions.

• Represents and leads the teams through CET technical governance.

• Confidence solving problems in a dynamic customer-focused team environment that utilizes the newest technologies and techniques.

• Strategizes increased integration of cross-functional capabilities to pursue innovation and address short- and long-term business objectives.

• History of delivery, operational and engineering excellence across multiple orgs concurrently.

• Establishes strong partnerships with business and product partners, helping to refine their vision and business requirements into architectural solutions.

• Applies ingenuity and creativity to problem analysis and resolution in complex situations.

• Expected to possess a forward-looking approach to the resolution of functional issues and should influence industry best practice.

• Designs enterprise-level services, systems, and architecture patterns, including working knowledge of Domain Driven Design.

• Builds valuable documentation and communicates and influences effectively.

• An advocate and evangelist for availability, scaling, performance, and customer experience.

• A thought leader and socializer on emerging technology within the organization to inspire and educate team members on industry best practices and drive change.

• Exhibits a commitment to regularly improving your technical and professional skills, learning emerging technologies and growing as a valued team member.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

• 12+ years of full-stack web development experience.

• Skill with C#/.NET Core development, as well as JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

• Experience with Angular, TypeScript, and client side MV* frameworks.

• Responsive Design and Single Page Applications (SPA) expertise.

• Familiarity with unit testing patterns (TDD/BDD) and methodologies.

• Application performance evaluation and tuning skills, including designing SQL/Stored Procedures for scale.

• Web Accessibility experience.

• Proficiency in creating and consuming RESTful services.

• Knowledge of authorization frameworks (e.g., OAuth 2, SAML, JWT).

• Understanding of Agile software development principles, including experience participating in a Scrum-based delivery team.