Senior Technical Lead, Engineering & Architecture

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:

Seeking a Senior Technical Lead (Engineering & Architecture) with expertise in cloud computing and microservice architecture. Must be proficient in AWS services, Kubernetes, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines. Experience in data modeling, high-performance data processing, and efficient data pipelines for complex financial applications is required.

Our Impact:

The Investments & Capital Markets Division is responsible for executing liquidity, financing, credit risk transfer and derivative transactions as well as managing Freddie Mac’s portfolio of single-family securities and loan investments in the retained portfolio. We also lead certain enterprise-level functions related to financial/capital/risk forecasting, model governance, payments, counterparty risk and third-party risk.

Your Impact:

You will work with a team to implement the Investments & Capital Markets Business Technology Office (I&CM BTO) Data & Architecture strategy. You will collaborate closely with Business Engineering, Financial Engineering teams, Enterprise technology partners, and other division architects. You will also engineer the cloud strategy for I&CM’s SDLC tool chain.

Qualifications:

• Over 15 years of experience in software development and engineering; Experience in finance is advantageous
• Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and architecture, distributed systems, big data architecture, and high-performance computing
• Proven ability to plan and lead large-scale engineering and re-engineering efforts within the Mortgage/Securitized Products sector
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with a detailed understanding of capital markets and mortgage products
• Proficient communication and negotiation skills
• Capability to analyze and navigate complex codebases across various programming languages, with a thorough understanding of software design, system architecture, and implementation details

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Ability to delve into technical details and communicate complex concepts and issues effectively to senior and non-technical stakeholders
• Evaluate software design for functionality, performance, and maintainability
• Develop long-term vision and strategy, while also executing and delivering measurable results
• Utilize mortgage/securitized products domain knowledge to establish credibility with quantitative developers on other teams
• Encourage innovative thinking to solve problems and make decisions
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver complex strategic initiatives
• Strong attention to detail, process management, and task ownership
• Operate in a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment and manage multiple tasks
• Identify and escalate risks and impediments effectively

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.

A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac’s business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.

CA Applicants:  Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the Californ