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Get Access To All JobsLocation: Southlake, TX
Requisition ID 2026-124613
Category Engineering & Software Development
Position type Regular
Pay range USD $120,000.00 - $135,000.00 / Year
Application deadline 2026-08-05
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).
As an Application Support Engineer supporting the Move Money domain, you will play a critical role in maintaining the stability, availability, and resiliency of complex non-production environments that enable software development, testing, performance validation, and business readiness activities. Your work directly impacts the speed, quality, and reliability of technology delivery by ensuring development and testing teams have dependable environments available when they need them.
In this role, you will partner closely with software engineering, quality assurance, infrastructure, database, DevOps, and release management teams to identify and resolve technical issues, coordinate environment activities, and proactively remove obstacles that could impact project timelines. You will leverage analytical thinking, problem solving, automation, observability tools, and AI-enabled capabilities to monitor application health, investigate incidents, identify patterns, and improve operational efficiency across distributed and mainframe technologies.
Success in this position requires the ability to navigate complex technical environments, make informed decisions under changing priorities, and collaborate effectively across teams. You will contribute to continuous improvement efforts by enhancing environment reliability, strengthening operational processes, improving deployment readiness, and helping teams deliver high-quality solutions that support critical money movement capabilities across the firm.
What you have
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications, application support functions, platform support, environment support, or environment management activities.
- 5+ years of experience supporting distributed applications utilizing Java, .NET, REST APIs, web services, microservices, and middleware technologies.
- 3+ years of experience supporting mainframe technologies, including COBOL applications, JCL, batch processing, datasets, file transfers, and service integrations.
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting application, middleware, database, API, integration, infrastructure, and batch-processing issues across multiple technology platforms.
- Experience supporting non-production environments including Development, System Integration Testing, Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing, Performance Testing, and Pre-Production environments.
- Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), testing practices, deployment processes, and release management methodologies.
- Experience supporting incident, problem, change, and service management processes within large enterprise environments.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues efficiently.
- Experience using application monitoring, log analysis, alerting, and operational support tools to improve reliability and availability.
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Exposure to automation, scripting, observability platforms, or AI-enabled operational tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting financial services, banking, payments, or money movement applications.
- Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Dynatrace, Splunk, AppDynamics, Grafana, ELK, or similar technologies.
- Experience leveraging AI-enabled capabilities for incident investigation, anomaly detection, predictive analytics, intelligent alerting, or automated troubleshooting.
- Experience with automation and scripting technologies such as Python, PowerShell, Shell Scripting, or similar tools.
- Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, DevOps practices, and release management processes.
- Experience using ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, or similar workflow and service management platforms.
- Exposure to cloud-based, containerized, or hybrid application environments.
- Demonstrated adaptability while supporting multiple priorities, stakeholders, and technology platforms in a fast-paced environment.
In addition to the salary range, this role is 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:
- 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
Eligible Schwabbies receive
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans
- Tuition reimbursement to keep developing your career
- Paid parental leave and adoption/family building benefits
- Sabbatical leave available after five years of employment
Location: Southlake, TX
Requisition ID 2026-124613
Category Engineering & Software Development
Position type Regular
Pay range USD $120,000.00 - $135,000.00 / Year
Application deadline 2026-08-05
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).
As an Application Support Engineer supporting the Move Money domain, you will play a critical role in maintaining the stability, availability, and resiliency of complex non-production environments that enable software development, testing, performance validation, and business readiness activities. Your work directly impacts the speed, quality, and reliability of technology delivery by ensuring development and testing teams have dependable environments available when they need them.
In this role, you will partner closely with software engineering, quality assurance, infrastructure, database, DevOps, and release management teams to identify and resolve technical issues, coordinate environment activities, and proactively remove obstacles that could impact project timelines. You will leverage analytical thinking, problem solving, automation, observability tools, and AI-enabled capabilities to monitor application health, investigate incidents, identify patterns, and improve operational efficiency across distributed and mainframe technologies.
Success in this position requires the ability to navigate complex technical environments, make informed decisions under changing priorities, and collaborate effectively across teams. You will contribute to continuous improvement efforts by enhancing environment reliability, strengthening operational processes, improving deployment readiness, and helping teams deliver high-quality solutions that support critical money movement capabilities across the firm.
What you have
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications, application support functions, platform support, environment support, or environment management activities.
- 5+ years of experience supporting distributed applications utilizing Java, .NET, REST APIs, web services, microservices, and middleware technologies.
- 3+ years of experience supporting mainframe technologies, including COBOL applications, JCL, batch processing, datasets, file transfers, and service integrations.
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting application, middleware, database, API, integration, infrastructure, and batch-processing issues across multiple technology platforms.
- Experience supporting non-production environments including Development, System Integration Testing, Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing, Performance Testing, and Pre-Production environments.
- Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), testing practices, deployment processes, and release management methodologies.
- Experience supporting incident, problem, change, and service management processes within large enterprise environments.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues efficiently.
- Experience using application monitoring, log analysis, alerting, and operational support tools to improve reliability and availability.
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Exposure to automation, scripting, observability platforms, or AI-enabled operational tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting financial services, banking, payments, or money movement applications.
- Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Dynatrace, Splunk, AppDynamics, Grafana, ELK, or similar technologies.
- Experience leveraging AI-enabled capabilities for incident investigation, anomaly detection, predictive analytics, intelligent alerting, or automated troubleshooting.
- Experience with automation and scripting technologies such as Python, PowerShell, Shell Scripting, or similar tools.
- Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, DevOps practices, and release management processes.
- Experience using ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, or similar workflow and service management platforms.
- Exposure to cloud-based, containerized, or hybrid application environments.
- Demonstrated adaptability while supporting multiple priorities, stakeholders, and technology platforms in a fast-paced environment.
In addition to the salary range, this role is 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:
- 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
Eligible Schwabbies receive
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans
- Tuition reimbursement to keep developing your career
- Paid parental leave and adoption/family building benefits
- Sabbatical leave available after five years of employment
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Application Support Specialist
Align your degree to the role
PERM requires your degree field to match the job. A general IT or computer science degree supports most Application Support Specialist petitions, but a degree in an unrelated field can trigger PERM denials even when your work experience is strong.
Target employers with active PERM filings
Search the DOL's OFLC Wage Search to find companies that have filed PERM applications for Application Support or IT support roles. Employers with recent filings have an established sponsorship workflow, which shortens your path from offer to petition.
Confirm the EB-2 versus EB-3 tier early
Most Application Support Specialist roles sponsor at the EB-3 skilled worker level. EB-2 applies if the position genuinely requires an advanced degree. Clarifying this before accepting an offer lets you evaluate your priority date timeline accurately.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to filter Application Support Specialist jobs by green card sponsorship history. You'll see which employers have filed EB-2 or EB-3 petitions for this role, so you're not guessing about sponsorship willingness during the interview process.
Request the prevailing wage determination upfront
Before PERM is filed, your employer must obtain a prevailing wage determination from OFLC. Ask which wage level they intend to file at. Level I and II determinations are common for this role and affect both PERM compliance and your offered salary structure.
Prepare your employment history documentation now
USCIS scrutinizes I-140 petitions for Application Support roles when prior positions weren't formally titled. Gather reference letters, pay stubs, and official job descriptions from past employers before your petition stage to avoid delays from USCIS Requests for Evidence.
Green Card Application Support Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Application Support Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Application Support Specialist positions qualify at the EB-3 skilled worker level, which requires a bachelor's degree or two years of training and experience. EB-2 sponsorship is available when the role genuinely requires an advanced degree or the employer can demonstrate a business necessity for higher qualifications. Your employer's HR or immigration counsel will determine which category applies based on the actual job requirements.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status requiring renewal every three years, subject to the annual lottery. An employer-sponsored green card through PERM leads to permanent residency with no renewal requirement and no cap concerns at the EB-3 level for most countries. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone can take six to twelve months before the I-140 petition even begins, whereas H-1B approval can happen within a few months for cap-exempt or premium-processed cases.
What does the PERM process look like for an Application Support Specialist?
Your employer files an Application for Permanent Employment Certification with the DOL, documenting that no minimally qualified U.S. worker was available for the role. This involves a recruitment phase with specific advertising requirements. Once DOL certifies the PERM, your employer files the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. You can then apply for adjustment of status or an immigrant visa once your priority date becomes current on the Visa Bulletin.
Where can I find Application Support Specialist jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified green card sponsorship history, so you can identify employers who have actually filed PERM or EB-3 petitions for Application Support roles rather than relying on vague job postings. Targeting employers with a documented sponsorship track record reduces the risk of pursuing roles where sponsorship is aspirational rather than committed.
Can my employer start the green card process while I'm on H-1B status?
Yes. Employers routinely initiate PERM labor certification for workers already on H-1B status. Filing I-140 while on H-1B also activates AC21 portability protections after 180 days, meaning you can change employers in a similar role without losing your priority date. H-1B extensions beyond the standard six-year limit are also available once the I-140 is approved and your priority date isn't yet current.