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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Charles Schwab Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Salary:** $93,309.0 - $120,203.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data as a Services, Data Systems, Cloud Services, Cloud Optimization
- **Published:** June 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.schwabjobs.com/job/lone-tree/cloud-engineer/33727/96574262672

## About the Role

* Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues using best practices to support live applications

 * Integrates strategies that mitigate risks and maintain controlled modifications
 * Utilizes best practices in cloud service practices to optimize cloud usage
 * Prioritizes compliance, security, and scalability of data systems, and must have current working experience with Schwab processes and systems
 * Executes strategies to restore services promptly and address disruptions
 * Designs scalable, consistent environments that reduce risk and increase reliability
 * Optimizes planning and development through advanced tool integration
 * Addresses QA challenges by applying best practices in testing and compliance
 * Validates requirements and constraints to support effective development and operations
 * Monitors and addresses security policy violations using best practices
 * Resolves software design challenges using predictive and adaptive methods
 * Applies best practices to build, test, and validate software components while resolving issues
 * Consolidates software changes into secure, stable releases using best practices
 * Ensures systems align with cloud architectures using modern design methodologies

## Description

Focus is on platform operations and database services (OpenShift/Kubernetes, VMware Data Services
Manager, and PostgreSQL). Day-to-day engineering and production support to provision, operate,
patch, upgrade, backup/restore, and troubleshoot cloud and platform services that host enterprise
database workloads. The role also builds/maintains automation and runbooks (including approved AI-
assisted workflows) to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.

What You Have

-Hands-on engineering role responsible for operating and supporting OpenShift/Kubernetes, VMware, DSM, and PostgreSQL platforms in production
-Focuses on database lifecycle management, platform stability, and incident resolution
-Drives automation, runbook maturity, and AI-assisted workflows to improve efficiency and consistency
-Ensures secure, compliant, and reliable delivery of enterprise database services, * Conducts in-depth analysis, evaluates factors, and influences decisions with insights

 * Ensures stakeholders has the necessary information for informed decisions
 * Analyzes market dynamics, provides guidance to peers, and aligns work with business goals
 * Trusts colleagues to manage outcomes
 * Anticipates consequences of situations and acts to prepare for contingencies in assigned tasks
 * Identifies opportunities for process improvements and implements creative solutions
 * Influences team quality and effectiveness with decisions
 * Verbally presents ideas confidently, ensuring mutual understanding
 * Delivers powerful messages with persuasive language to drive viewpoint adoption
 * Chooses effective methods to reach ambitious goals and measure outcomes
 * Applies specialized expertise to support initiatives that optimize performance

 * Produces work that meets or exceeds quality expectations
 * Writes concise, well-structured, and engaging business documents

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


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