Position Overview:

Are you someone who thrives in an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration? Do you enjoy working on fresh problems and finding creative and effective solutions? Do you have a demonstrable record of leading, implementing and maintaining Data Center Network Services enterprise wide?  Are you looking for a career that allows you to work with the latest and greatest technologies? If so, we may have what you are looking for. Apply to join Freddie Mac’s Core and Network Services team!

We are seeking a technically skilled and experience Director of Data Center Network Services to lead, modernize and automate data center services.  This is a dual role where the leader will be the service owner and the engineering leader.   As the leader you will have direct responsibility for all data center services and its lifecycle.  The role requires deep experience in product management and technical expertise in data center technologies with a strong product and engineering mindset.

Our Impact:

• We provide critical infrastructure and support to ensure the enterprise's IT operations runs smoothly and efficiently.
• We ensure data flows seamlessly between different parts of the organization, data center and external networks.
• We run and improve data center network services' and platforms, collaborate with teams and leadership within IT and with business partners to advance our technical capabilities and provide data center network solutions that drive business results.

Your Impact:

• Directly manage a team of engineers while ensuring meeting the requirements of the product owner.
• Product Leadership:
  • Build an end user data center network services' product vision and be capable of blending the needs from enterprise wide technical & business groups into a product roadmap
  • Lead the creation of network data center network services and the consumption of those services.
  • Monitor and improve the delivery and operations of the services.
• Technical Leadership and Engineering Management:
  • Lead, design and collaborate with architecture teams to align with data center network services architecture standards.
  • Lead a team of data center engineers focused on delivering functional blueprints based on patterns approved by and collaborated with Infrastructure Architects
  • Lead development of data center network workflows and automate them.
  • Managing deliverable to meeting expected deadlines
  • Mentor Engineers to ensure engagement and advancement of the overall Team
  • Build self-service capabilities for the portfolio of services.
  • Develop best practices for engineering and deploying data center network services. 
• Create and maintain a process and automation library.
  • Always start from a view of automating as much of the overall process as possible.
  • On a continuous basis review task, increase efficiency, and mark tasks for automation/transfer to delivery team.
  • Utilize and drive project milestones through Jira to ensure clear communication/expectations with leadership and stakeholder.
• Engineering-Driven Compliance & Best Practices:
  • Ensure solutions align with regulatory and compliance requirements – specifically NIST, while maintaining scalability to meet evolving business needs
  • Engineer solutions with the understanding FM is a highly regulated firm which requires control validation by non-technical team members.
  • Utilize a problem-solving approach to design solutions that not only address immediate risks but also future-proof network defenses against emerging threats.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Collaborate with IT, Operations, End User Support, and software engineering teams to integrate data center network technologies into every layer while keeping users experience as a key function of the solution.
  • Work closely with senior leadership on the selection, design and delivery blueprint of new data center network technologies and tools to address evolving threat landscape

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or IT, Advanced degree preferred
• Technical master's degree and/or an MBA is preferred
• 12-15+ years of overall experience
• 5+ years of relevant large-scale enterprise transformation experience as relates to data center network services modernization is required
• 5+ years of experience in any of Cloud and SaaS technologies
• Experience working directly with engineers to define and plan new features for consumption.
• Familiarity with various data centers network services, such as routing / switching, load balancing, cloud networking, application security, software defined datacenter, network management and observability. 
• Experience with Python and Ansible is a must have.
• Experience in building self-service portals and managing a service catalog.
• Prior experience in the primary or secondary mortgage industry is desirable
• Deep knowledge of various enterprise level Platforms widely used in the industry

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Highly motivated and energetic self-starter with solid organizational and time management skills; demonstrable 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 customers in an open, collaborative environment at all levels in an organization
• Technical leadership with knowledge of both legacy and modern cloud based distributed systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to succinctly present sophisticated 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.

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 $199,000 - $299,000 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.