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

Freddie Mac; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to drive infrastructure architecture initiatives. In this pivotal role, you will design and implement comprehensive IT infrastructure solutions that align with business objectives. You will lead cross-functional teams in transforming architecture practices to embrace Agile methodologies, ensuring robust security and compliance. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a better housing finance system, making a significant impact on homeownership accessibility. Join a dedicated team and help shape the future of housing finance while enjoying a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Market-leading benefits

Annual incentive program

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture for financial services.
• Strong understanding of network protocols and security (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
• Experience with large-scale enterprise transformation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement IT infrastructure architectures that meet business needs.
• Collaborate with teams to prioritize infrastructure projects.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance of architectures.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Network architecture

Cloud computing (AWS, Azure)

Virtualization technologies (VMware)

Containerization (Docker)

AI/ML basics

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Docker

AWS

Azure

VMware

Job description

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.

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 California Fair Chance Act.

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Time-type: Full time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $179,000 - $269,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.