Enterprise Security Solutions Architect - Hybrid

Company: Charles Schwab
Location: Glendale
Posted on: May 4, 2025

Job Description:

Enterprise Security Solutions Architect - Hybrid at Charles Schwab summary:
The Enterprise Security Solutions Architect at Schwab is responsible for developing and implementing robust security solutions across the enterprise, aligning them with business objectives and security requirements. This role involves leading performance engineering for low latency applications and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure compliance with architectural standards. The architect will also contribute to the creation of security roadmaps, guide solution architects, and participate in architecture forums to foster innovative security strategies.
Position Type: Regular
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.
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Under the direction of the CTO and in conjunction with Schwab Cyber Security Services, Enterprise Architecture is responsible for solution architecture of enterprise impactful security solutions across Schwab. As an Enterprise Security Solutions Architect, you will have responsibility for ensuring that Schwab has robust security solutions implemented across the enterprise with a highly capable solution architecture with the appropriate strategies, frameworks, and roadmaps to support Schwab's business objectives.
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You will be part of a team of thought leaders responsible for developing security solution architectures, publishing Software Architecture Documents, participating in architecture forums, and developing technical standards and strategies.
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You will present to technology leaders and business executives, providing and implementing changes to solutions in the security space to leadership around technical solutions, and collaborating with other technologists on crafting cross-domain security solutions.
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As a Solutions Architect, you will work alongside the product leads, technical leads, and other supporting team members defining requirements ensure that Schwab is able to manage cyber events with minimal impact.
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Your primary responsibilities will include:
A focus on performance engineering of low latency applications and educating teams on non-functional requirements to achieve web scale reliability.
Developing and maintaining the security architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with business objectives and security requirements.
Providing guidance and oversight to solution architects in designing robust, reliable, secure, and high-performance solutions that align with the enterprise architecture and security standards.
Conducting regular reviews of architecture artifacts, projects, and solutions to ensure compliance with architectural and security standards, policies, and best practices.
What you have

Required:
Demonstrated enterprise architecture -leadership for security processes and programs at the strategic, blueprint, and project level, including experience with NIST-CSF and Zero Trust Architecture.
Experience with cloud security in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience with performance engineering of low latency applications and educating teams on non-functional requirements to achieve web scale reliability.
Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and effect changes that have broad and long-term impact on the firm and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
Background in consulting roles with the proven ability to work across multiple levels of the organization from developers to senior leaders with good judgment and the ability to manage stressful situations.
Demonstrated success and progression as a technology professional in a large commercial enterprise, preferably in financial services or other highly regulated industries, with experience in cloud-based architectures, application architecture, infrastructure architecture, and security architecture.
Ability to innovate and lead explorations into technologies and strategies, including familiarity of a broad range of industry trends, with experience designing the future state and roadmap, accounting for near-term product deliverables.
Preferred:
- Experience in financial services vertical or other highly regulated industry

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
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

Keywords:
enterprise security, solutions architect, cloud security, NIST-CSF, Zero Trust Architecture, financial services, security architecture, performance engineering, cybersecurity, AWS

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