Specialist - Security Development & Engineering
Skills
About the role
Hyderabad, Telangana
Requisition ID 2026-122835 Category Engineering & Software Development Position type Regular
Your opportunity
At Charles Schwab, our purpose is simple: we champion client’s goals with passion and integrity. Guided by honesty, mutual respect and a commitment to doing what’s right, we bring innovation, education, and service together to help shape financial futures. Our people are the foundation of our success – they approach their work with curiosity and collaboration, coming together to create solutions that make a meaningful impact for clients and communities. As we into India, we are bringing this same culture of inclusion, learning, and opportunity to new talent. Joining us means becoming part of a global team where your work matters and your future can take shape.
Our Hyderabad location is central to Schwab’s growth, bringing together talented people and technology to drive innovation, scale and efficiency. Here, you will work alongside teams who create solutions that support millions of clients every day. The work you do is more than daily operations – it’s a chance to experiment, learn, and build within a values-driven, supportive environment. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our early growth phase and shape something new, backed by the stability and strength of a Fortune 500 company. Your impact begins on day one, and your contributions will help define our future in the region
The SCS QA (Quality Assurance) team within Identity and Access Management (IAM) has an opening for a QA Engineer, focusing on cybersecurity functional testing. This position requires a self-motivated individual with strong problem-solving skills who can contribute in a highly collaborative culture and Agile team environment. The QA Staff Engineer is responsible for test estimates, test strategies, test automation and scripts, functional and regression testing for large, complex cybersecurity platforms including IIQ, PAM, SSO, Network Security, Endpoint Security and DLP.
Key Responsibilities:
Perform functional testing of platforms and applications
Ability to conduct reviews of test results in multiple environments.
Proficient in utilization of Automation engineering tools and scripting.
Develop and maintain QA test plans to ensure major milestones, dependencies and critical paths are executed, as well as ing risk-based testing principles where appropriate.
Troubleshoot test issues, record test results, track and prioritize defects, participate in product readiness and release cycle.
Run and create necessary automation scripts and report test results.
Be effective in participating at program, project and product related levels.
Participate in technical governance and help negotiate overall product quality standards with development and business teams.
Work with internal and external partners to define environmental requirements, identify QA-related tools, develop and execute QA process and testing best practices.
Participates in Design Reviews, Requirements Ambiguity & Use Case Reviews, directs the test automation activities of the team, and completes Root Cause Analysis for any defect slippages.
Provides overall QA status reporting and escalate issues/risks in a timely manner to Management and assist in resolution.
Coordinates with impacted QA Domain leads to testing activities.
Consults with business partners when needed for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) advice and counsel.
What you have
Required Qualifications:
BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related degree
5+ years of experience in QA for enterprise applications including functional and automated testing experience.
2-4 years of QA experience with cyber related applications such as Identity Governance, Authorization, Authentication, or Data Loss Prevention.
2-4 years of direct experience in performance testing using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner including script development, maintenance, and execution
2-4 years of experience with script development such as with PowerShell, Python or other scripting language.
3-5 years of experience with automated testing frameworks supporting functional and non-functional testing
Experience with SQL, Java, C# and Oracle.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Experience in using JIRA, and other collaboration tools is highly desirable.
Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, both oral and written is required.
Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, influencing, prioritization, decision-making and conflict resolution skills.
Self-starter: takes initiative and can work independently.
Well-organized and disciplined with high attention to detail. Flexible and adaptable working with various business domains
Preferred Qualifications:
CISSP or other related certifications are preferred.
What’s in it for you
At Schwab India, you’re empowered to shape your future. We support your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture rooted in trust and collaboration – so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our benefits are designed to care for your wellbeing, your family, and your long-term financial security.
Our base benefits, wellbeing, and total rewards include:
Competitive compensation and retirement programs including Employee Provident Fund (EPF), Gratuity, and optional National Pension System (NPS) contributions
Robust Paid Time Off, including annual/privilege leave, sick and casual leave, public holidays, maternity/paternity leave, and more
Education assistance for continued learning to help you grow
Comprehensive medical insurance with Outpatient Department (OPD) services, including vaccination, pharmacy, dental, and vision coverage
Annual reimbursement for health check-ups and mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Childcare (creche) reimbursement for eligible employees
Transportation and meal benefits that support your day-to-day work
Group life, personal accident, and critical illness insurance
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