Senior Technical Lead, Infrastructure Architecture (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

Position Overview

The Freddie Mac Infrastructure Architecture team is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to provide leadership and oversight associated with infrastructure architecture in partnership with engineering and operations.

Our Impact:

• Collaborate with other Infrastructure Architects to assure that the Freddie Mac environments are aligned with strategic vision, roadmap, principles, and guidelines and can enable software engineering teams and solution architects to deliver on business outcomes

• Define and implement Reference architecture patterns which will be leveraged by development teams

• Be a leader through transformation into Agile Architecture and align with the Modern Delivery methodology within Freddie Mac

Your Impact:

• Design and implement comprehensive IT infrastructure architectures that meet business requirements

• Develop and maintain technical roadmaps

• Ensure the security, compliance, and governance of infrastructure architectures

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize infrastructure projects

• Conduct research and stay up-to-date on emerging trends and technologies

• Provide technical leadership and guidance

• Develop and maintain documentation of infrastructure designs, configurations, and procedures

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required; Advanced degree preferred

• 10+ years of experience in Infrastructure architecture, design and implementation for a financial services organization

• 3+ years of relevant large-scale enterprise transformation experience as relates to architecture is preferred

• Prior experience in the primary or secondary mortgage industry is desirable

• Strong understanding of network architecture, protocols, and security (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP)

• Experience with storage systems (SAN, NAS) and backup/recovery solutions

• Deep knowledge of various enterprise level Platforms widely used in the industry

• Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure)

• Strong experience with virtualization technologies (VMware)

• Strong experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes)

• Tech Certifications desirable (AWS, Azure, CNCF, TOGAF, etc)

• Hands-on and architectural experience with these is required in this role.

• Experience with AI/ML and GenAI Basics

Keys To Success In This Role
 

• Highly motivated and energetic self-starter with strong organizational and time management skills; proven experience operating at high standards of quality and accuracy within a fast-paced changing environment

• Excellent communication, leadership and relationship management skills, that enable partnering with and influencing key team members in an open, collaborative environment at all levels in an organization

• Technical and Architectural leadership with knowledge of both legacy and modern cloud based distributed systems

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to succinctly present complex subject matter, specifically translating technology problems/solutions to business partners

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.