Cloud Infrastructure - Technology Engineering - Lead

Fannie Mae; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Fannie Mae is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure - Technology Engineering Lead Associate to design and lead scalable, secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and ensure reliable, compliant delivery of critical platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, modern DevOps practices, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to align cloud initiatives with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent Cloud Certifications
• Experience in mission-critical environments
• 4+ years in cloud engineering or related roles

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud strategies and architectures.
• Build robust and modern cloud solutions with hands-on coding.
• Mentor mid-senior engineers.
• Ensure integration of cloud solutions with existing systems.
• Advocate for cloud best practices and standards.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevOps

CI/CD

IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Security

Multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Networking

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Cloud Certifications

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

JSON

YAML

ARM Templates

AWS

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 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).

• 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.
• 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.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experiences

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

Desired Experiences

Bachelor 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.

Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.

Tools

• Public Cloud Services: AWS
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation, JSON, YAML, and ARM Templates
• Programming/Scripting: Shell Script, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby, and AWS step functions
• OS: Linux
• DevOps Practices: 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 - Lead Associate Target Salary: $141,000 to $184,000 a year

#LI-Hybrid Qualifications Education: Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

Tackle America’s biggest housing challenges using the latest technology and AI, while collaborating with experts in their fields.

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.

Requisition compensation: 141000 to 184000

The future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at Fanniemae.com/careers.

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.

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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.

As a Fortune 25 company, Fannie Mae expands access to housing across America.

Powered by the latest tech and AI, our innovative products and services drive the mortgage industry forward.

We believe that prioritizing our people’s growth and success is essential to achieving our business goals and fulfilling our purpose.