Cloud Engineer (Advisor)

Fannie Mae; Reston (OR); On-site; USD 155,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Fannie Mae is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure – Technology Engineering Advisor to lead design and operation of resilient, multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). The role blends architecture, hands-on coding, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will mentor engineers, develop infrastructure plans, implement cloud strategies, and ensure security and compliance while aligning solutions with business goals.

Qualifications

• 6 years of hands-on experience engineering cloud platforms.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Cloud Certifications desired.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic cloud infrastructure plans and drive best practices.
• Design and implement cloud strategies and architectures.
• Build robust and modern solutions with hands-on coding.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align cloud solutions with business goals.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Multi-cloud architecture

IAM & security

VPCs & networking

DevOps & CI/CD

IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Scripting (Python, Shell)

Cloud-native development

System reliability

Architectural leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

JSON / YAML / ARM Templates

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

Linux

Job description

Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.

Job Description

As a valued contributor to our team, you will design and develop unprecedented solutions for Cloud Engineering, solving complex or unusual business problems across several projects, programs, or products. This work includes architecture, design, coding, testing, and certifying technology platforms, software, and applications.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

The Cloud Engineer - Advisor ideal candidate brings extensive experience in team building, collaboration, and facilitation of Cloud engineering in a large, multinational Fortune 500 enterprise. This individual will possess extensive experience in secure, scalable cloud infrastructure, with proven leadership capabilities. In this role, they will manage large-scale public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

The role will afford you the opportunity to work as an individual contributor, while partnering with peers at the Manager and Senior Manager levels. The responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute strategic cloud infrastructure plans and drive best practices

• Design and implement cloud strategies and architectures.

• Build robust and modern solutions with hands-on coding

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align cloud solutions with business goals.

• Stay current with cloud technologies and industry trends.

• Develop technical documentation and executive-level presentations.

• Mentor junior engineers.

• Ensure integration of cloud solutions with existing systems.

• Identify and mitigate risks; troubleshoot complex issues.

• Advocate for cloud best practices and standards.

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experiences

• 6 years of hands-on experience engineering cloud platforms

• Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work.

Desired Experiences

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• Cloud Certifications

• Experience working in mission-critical environments

Technical Skills

• Skilled in engineering resilient, highly available cloud solutions in secure multi-cloud environments e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP

• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, network architecture, security, and identity management.

• Experience in building cloud environments (accounts and VPCs) and software-defined networking that allows for connectivity across the enterprise platforms

• Ability to design Fault Tolerant platforms and implement Failover and Recovery Strategies

• Skilled in DevOps and modern CI/CD methodologies and tools

• Automating cloud orchestration with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to scale services

• Experience with Cloud-native development frameworks and tools e.g. VPC, Lambda, SNS

• Understanding of modern cloud scalability to right-size resources to meet platforms computing needs

• Analytics and KPI usage to continuously evolve and improve Cloud Platforms

• Knowledgeable of modern cloud architecture and holistic developer experience.

Soft Skills

• Ability to train and develop mid-senior level engineers

• Strong understanding of mission-critical environments

• Ability to advise technical and non-technical stakeholders on Cloud Strategy and solutions

• Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills

Tools

• Public Cloud Services: AWS

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation, JSON, YAML, and ARM Templates

• Programing/Scripting: Shell Script, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby, and AWS step functions

• OS: Linux

• DevOps Practice: Continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)

• Networking: Understanding cloud network architecture, VPCs, and load balancing

• Security: Implementing security best practices, access control, and data encryption

• Compliance: Adhering to industry regulations and compliance standards

Cloud Infrastructure – Technology Engineering – Advisor

Target Salary: $155,000 to $209,000 a year

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Qualifications

Design, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Solutions Development

Education: Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

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For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.

Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.

The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.

Requisition compensation:

155000

to

209000