Your opportunity At Schwab, the Wealth & Asset Management Engineering (WAM) organization enables efficient business processes that use technology to scale and provide operating leverage for Schwab Asset Management, Financial Research, and Wealth & Advice Solutions. Our teams use the firm's technology platforms, capabilities, and expertise to provide a seamless client experience within a risk-controlled environment.
We are seeking an Associate- Data Engineer for our Data Engineering group within the WAM Engineering organization. As an Associate - Data Engineer, you will have a strong passion to learn and implement technology solutions to solve real world business problems. You will enthusiastically seek action and be driven to ask questions and find creative solutions to challenging problems. 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. You will be working with a team of talented technologists and SMEs who bring a lot of energy, focus and fresh ideas that support our mission to provide value by seeing the world "Through Clients' Eyes."
What You Are Good At
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and contribute to multiple projects simultaneously.
- The ability to work on problems of limited scope that require reviewing straightforward factors in the analysis of data and break down tasks Into smaller components for systematic analysis.
- An exacting attention to detail and enthusiasm for producing highly usable and scalable software solutions using advanced development technologies and best practices.
- A passion for solving problems in a dynamic customer-focused team environment that uses the newest technologies and techniques.
- A commitment to regularly improving your technical and professional skills, learning emerging technologies and growing as valued team member.
- Influencing the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of projects.
What you have What You Have
- A university degree from a well-respected academic institution; advanced degrees in Information management, Computer Science, Business Administration and/or other professional certifications are a plus.
- 2+ years of experience in database development, RESTful web services, ETL/data processors, event-driven messaging on data centric platforms.
- 2+ years of experience developing software in a Scrum environment modeling work in toolsets like Bitbucket, Bamboo, JIRA, and Confluence.
- 1-2 years of Schwab technology domain experience as a current or recent contractor or employee
- Proficient with agile development process encouraging Pair programming, build backlog, story writing, collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility.
- Experience supporting the implementation of effective data engineering practices, such as creating, securing, and monitoring data pipelines and data stores, following prescribed policies and procedures.
- Experience supporting the implementation of effective quality assurance testing approaches, such as rigorous testing and compliance verification, following prescribed policies and procedures.
- Experience writing code to automate file movement operations over multiple transmission protocols (e.g., SMB, FTP, SFTP, Snowflake Sharing, etc.)
- Experience with SQL, ETL, and other code-based data transformation and delivery technologies.
- Experience in messaging and services-based software, preferably in cloud platform using RabbitMQ, Kafka or the equivalent.
- Familiarity with Informatica Developer Tool set or Data Validation Option (DVO) is a plus.
- Familiarity with Eagle investment systems platform
- Knowledge and experience with complex XML and XSD data structures including parsers, XPath, and XQuery
- Experience and strong knowledge in one or more types of database management systems like SQL Server, MongoDB and Redis.
Why Work for Us
Own Your Tomorrow embodies everything we do. We are committed to helping our employees ignite their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in reinventing a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth.
Benefits: A competitive and flexible package designed to empower you for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive and flexible package designed to help you make the most of your life at work and at home-today and in the future.
Schwab is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to any status that is protected by law. Please click here to see the policy.
Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on advancing women, racial and ethnic minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at or call .
What's in it for you At Schwab, we're committed to empowering our employees' personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you'll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. 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
What's in it for you:
At Schwab, we're committed to empowering our employees' personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you'll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. 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
Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on employing and advancing in employment, qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at or call .