Your Opportunity
The Operational Services organization at Schwab partners with teams across the firm to deliver on service promises to Schwab clients. We are responsible for protecting and safeguarding the assets of the firm and our clients while continuing to increase scalability and efficiency.
The Operations Transformation Office (OTO) is responsible for transforming Operational Services into a highly scalable organization, while creating a culture of excellence in how we create shared value for clients, manage risk, cultivate talent, and collaborate with partners across the firm. Within the OTO our Business Technology team creates web applications and automation jobs to provide scalability and improve the experience for the Operations employees processing work.
As a Business Led Development developer, you create applications by working directly with the operations employees and learning their processes. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of software development : gathering business requirements, developing the application, writing unit tests, and coordinating testing and deployment. Our applications may be completely automated jobs for moving and providing data into core systems and reports or also web applications for data entry and workflow management. We interact with many different internal core systems and a variety of projects in order to keep the core business operations functions running as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
Application Development
- Developing and deploying solutions inclusive of unit, regression and functional test plans
- Participating and assisting in application architecture functions
- Working independently or with a team on low, moderate and highly complex programming tasks
- Developing and testing internal web applications, including UI design
- Supporting existing applications using VBA, C#, Javascript and similar technologies
- Analyzing software problems utilizing debugging tools / methods and code fixes
- Designing, creating and managing database tables
- Automating user interface interactions using programming
- Performing Peer Code Reviews and helping to communicate coding standards
- Assisting in mentoring Jr level associates in programming practices and design
- Optimizing applications for memory and processing requirements
Business Solution Development
Using business knowledge to coordinate various solutions / improvements to enhance operational scalabilityLeading discussions with the business during analysis and problem solving sessionsAnalyzing business processes and providing technical solutionsCommunicating technical aspects of business processesAssisting with measuring impact of application and prioritizing future deliverables and dependenciesRelating technical terms and concepts to non-technical business usersPartnering with internal business units to write user stories, success criteria, and JIRA ticketsScoping projects for effort and risk. Helping to define tasks for each deliverableEstablishes appropriate expectations for development to be completed while using an Agile approach, demoing projects regularly and responding to feedbackWhat you have
Required qualifications
6 years of demonstrated experience with full-stack application development and progressive levels of responsibility.o Abilities in developing web and or desktop solutions using some of the following language(s) (VBA, Python, C# / , Blazor, Javascript, HTML, Angular)
o Strong knowledge of dynamic website design and comfort with various technologies including (SOAP / RESTful Web Services, / MVC, XML, JSON, Angular)
Expertise and working knowledge of GitHub, Bitbucket and BambooFamiliarity with Big Query and the Google Cloud Platform is a plusFamiliarity with the Schwab Business Led Development (BLD) – Farman, Orca framework a plus.Ability to interpret business requirements / user stories into technical deliverablesWorking knowledge of SQL and database designSelf-starter who can drive and execute against outcomesFocused and versatile team player that is comfortable under pressureAttention to and appreciation for detail with proven ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver quality outcomes within short timeframesSuperior communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as the ability to develop concise and effective communications tailored to specific audiencesProven creativity and resourcefulness in uncovering sources of informationExcellent problem-solving and advanced critical-thinking skillsAbility to train and develop less experienced application developersPreferred qualifications
Financial services and especially Schwab experienceWhy 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.