Senior Optical Transport Engineer - Hybrid

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.

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).

This is a Senior Optical Transport Engineer role on our Data Center and Edge Networks team - we provide a global, superior data network infrastructure for Charles Schwab & Co. The Senior Optical Transport Engineer will work closely with other engineers, service providers, application owners & internal network operations to provide support in the data center and edge network environments.

What You are good at

• Partnering with internal and external business groups to develop technical solutions to meet business objectives.
• Designing and implementing complex network environments.
• Define, documenting, and enforcing network standards.
• Leading network design and architecture review of global projects.
• Communicating difficult concepts and managing span of influence.
• Optimizing network performance.

What you have

Required Qualifications :

Experience designing, deploying, and supporting optical / DWDM ROADM networks and protected wavelength services.

Experience in wavelength service provisioning, optical node insertions / migrations.

Experience with Cisco NCS / ONS 15454 optical platform.

Preferred Qualifications :

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

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 :