What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Mainframe and Java Developer position at Charles Schwab?
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).
The Client Data Technology organization is comprised of teams that support Schwab business goals through the delivery of technology solutions that focus on providing enhancements and functionalities that are needed to support our corporate customers and accounts. We are seeking for a dynamic and motivated, experienced Mainframe developer to advance our platform offerings and driving innovation.
The Senior Mainframe and Java Developer will work with technical and business partners to design and maintain optimal programming and environment solutions. Job activities will involve researching and documenting production environments, architecture, developing solutions and supporting the tools and processes to gather detailed user requirements, architecting/developing a solution, and driving strategic planning discussions with technical, business, and client stakeholders. Successful leaders at Charles Schwab communicate well with teams and leaders of the organization, have active listening skills, ask questions, and provide good development feedback. Our ideal candidate is a servant leader who can lead multiple parallel initiatives – big and small – with attention to detail, manages outcomes, and has experience managing resources across multiple locations including offshore.
In this role the primary responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Required Qualifications
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:
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).
The Client Data Technology organization is comprised of teams that support Schwab business goals through the delivery of technology solutions that focus on providing enhancements and functionalities that are needed to support our corporate customers and accounts. We are seeking for a dynamic and motivated, experienced Mainframe developer to advance our platform offerings and driving innovation.
The Senior Mainframe and Java Developer will work with technical and business partners to design and maintain optimal programming and environment solutions. Job activities will involve researching and documenting production environments, architecture, developing solutions and supporting the tools and processes to gather detailed user requirements, architecting/developing a solution, and driving strategic planning discussions with technical, business, and client stakeholders. Successful leaders at Charles Schwab communicate well with teams and leaders of the organization, have active listening skills, ask questions, and provide good development feedback. Our ideal candidate is a servant leader who can lead multiple parallel initiatives – big and small – with attention to detail, manages outcomes, and has experience managing resources across multiple locations including offshore.
In this role the primary responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Work with technical and business experts to create and support optimal production and test environment solutions
- Research and development of (functional and technical specifications documents) production and test environments, architecture/design/develop solutions
- Develop plans for proof of concept and validation of technology/solutions
- Develop and support the tools and processes to gather detailed user requirements
- Participate in strategic planning discussions with technical, business, and client stakeholders
- Identify gaps in processes and services across environments
- Review programming and environment changes and raise awareness for potential impacts
- Effective and efficient utilization of programming tools
- Architect and develop effective solutions that are in line with the organization's vision
- Actively participate in product design and development sessions
- Provide direction to less experienced Programmer/Analysts
- Identify gaps in processes and services across production and test environments
- Develop architectural diagrams/documents, develop software codes and automated test scripts
- Write efficient, easy to follow technical documentation
- Act as liaison between technical and non-technical counterparts
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 8 years of experience with mainframe systems based on COBOL, DB2, CICS, VSAM & MF Batch (JCLs, Procs, Control-M etc). Experience of integrating mainframe systems with distributed systems and modernizing mainframe workflows is a must.
- Proven experience in designing and implement end‑to‑end workflows spanning COBOL batch/online (CICS), DB2, VSAM, and Java/Spring Boot microservices and Spring Batch.
- Knowledge of the Agile methodology and experience in an Agile working environment. Agile certification will be a plus
- Experience with the Atlassian tool stack (JIRA)
- Project delivery with ability to drive projects to successful completion; ability to anticipate project risks/issues and propose creative solutions.
- Prior experience interfacing with various partners, including vendors, offshore development teams, and internal groups
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, influencing, prioritization, decision- making and conflict resolution skills
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills
- Working experience in a globally distributed environment with team members working outside of US time zone along with team members working in different US time zones.
- Cloud platform exposure (PCF, AWS, GCP).
- Messaging & streaming patterns (MQ series, exposure to Kafka)
- Observability stack (Splunk, AppDynamics,).
- Experience in Financial Services industry is a plus
- Experience in Test Driven Development is a plus
- Agile certification (e.g., CSM, SAFe) or architecture certification.
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