Freddie Mac

Freddie Mac

Site Reliability Engineer Tech Lead

Dallas, TX · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$145k-$217kDetected 36 days ago
PythonJavaGoBashSQLMongoDBSnowflakeAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesCI/CDCollaboration

About the role

  • 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 rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.
  • The Technology & Operational Risk department within the Multifamily (MF) division is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) who will blend software engineering with IT operations to ensure the reliability, availability, scalability, in the performance of key systems, services, and environments.

Responsibilities

  • System Reliability: Design, implement, and maintain automated solutions to ensure high availability, resiliency, and scalability of applications and services.
  • Incident Management: Collaborate with stakeholders to respond to production incidents, develop protocols to minimize downtime, conduct postmortems, and implement preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
  • Performance Optimization: Analyze system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize for speed, scalability, and resource utilization.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders to support new features, deployments, and compliance initiatives.
  • Documentation: Create and maintain up-to-date documentation for systems, processes, and troubleshooting procedures.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and implement transformative initiatives that reduce manual toil, streamline operational workflows, and drive continuous improvement in reliability and efficiency.
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Requirements

  • Strong proficiency in programming and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash, Java), with a track record of automating repetitive operational tasks and building self-healing solutions.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS), including automated provisioning, scaling, and recovery of resources.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools and configuration management for fully automated build, test, and deployment pipelines.
  • Experience with data management platforms and automation of data workflows (e.g., MongoDB, Snowflake, SQL, Dremio, Qlik Replicate).
  • Experience with agile and DevOps cultures, driving adoption of automation best practices across teams.
  • Ability to mentor and guide teams in adopting automation tools and practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Ability to work independently, persistently, and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

  • Relevant certifications in cloud, automation, or SRE/DevOps (e.g., AWS DevOps Engineer, Google SRE) are a plus.

Compensation

  • This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $145,000 - $217,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program.

Benefits

  • Set up monitoring systems to track performance metrics, meeting system health and performance targets and addressing potential issues before they impact users.
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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.
  • Extensive experience with observability and monitoring platforms (Elasticsearch Observability, Elasticsearch APM, OpenTelemetry), with a focus on automating system health checks, alerting, and root cause analysis.

Company info

  • At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it's at the core of everything we do.
  • Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country.
  • Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose.
  • Our mission to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the U.S. housing market in all economic conditions extends to all communities from coast to coast.

This listing is sourced directly from Freddie Mac's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.