Position Overview:

Our rapidly evolving IT department is in search of a Data Protection Tech Lead with excellent time management skills and a consistent track record of setting and reaching team goals! We’re looking for a candidate with considerable Data Protection Engineering experience who can lead the design and implementation of Backup, Recovery, and Ransomware protection solutions.

Our Impact:

• We design and implement Backup and Recovery solutions that support a wide range of applications in a hybrid Cloud environment.
• We strive to prevent service impacts in a wide-ranging and constantly evolving ecosystem, assure rapid recoverability from any impacts to business and services
• We strategize and transform IT with Automation and Process Engineering

Your Impact:

• Provide Data Protection proactively to ensure the stability and security of the platform.
• Identify, Influence and Implement technology, process and skill changes to modernize our Infrastructure.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to assure transparent communication, risk reduction and accountability for the performance of the team.

Qualifications:

• 8-10 years demonstrated experience
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience; advanced studies preferred.
• 5+ years of engineering experience with Enterprise Data Protection and Ransomware Protection products including Dell DPS Suite, Avamar, Data Domain, and CyberSense in a hybrid Cloud environment.
• History of enabling AWS Native Backup and AWS Backup Vault configuration and maintenance.
• At least 1-3 years proven experience with AWS cloud formation, Terraform, or similar tools.
• Demonstrable success implementing other data protection tools such as Cohesity, Rubrik, or Commvault.
• Ability to drive accountability for team performance and continued improvement of execution.
• Communicates well within the team to set clear goals and effectively relay the status and accomplishments to management.
• Must not only lead current technical trends, but also anticipate and analyze future state technologies.
• Demonstrable experience automating common processes via Ansible or comparable automation tools
• Proven troubleshooting experience and ability to guide the Backup Operations Center.
• Previous history with TSM or other Data Protection tools a plus.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Communicates and influences very effectively.
• Demonstrates deep job specific knowledge and methodologies to drive effective change and transform how work is performed.
• Elevates team members via mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Highly effective team leader.
• Top influencer for other IT and business partners.
• Significant contributions to strategy and objectives using knowledge leadership for areas of responsibility.
• Thinks beyond individual sphere.

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.

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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 $140,000 - $210,000 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.